<div dir="auto">So I work in home health as a physical therapist and have been to dozens of facilities in Waukesha County. There are a few I can definitively recommend you should avoid, and unfortunately none of them are as good as their marketer or tour guides lead you to believe....I can't tell you how many hours I've spent on the phone with family members/POA's (usually a child of the resident), who are at their wits end because facility staff aren't attentive or buildings are not actually providing the services promised at the time if admission. HOWEVER, with that being said, there are a few that are better and accept Medicare with a Medicaid secondary. As mentioned by others, Three Pillars just started filling memory care units within the past year and still have several empty rooms. They did have a COVID outbreak that started in October and was continuously extended at least through January, which impacted their activities schedule, but they have diverse activities and community "field trips" and their food at least looks and smells good! The other place I learned to love after initially hating it is Brookdale Capitol. It's strictly memory care but they have the best activities director I have ever come across, she is so patient and every activity is specifically picked and targeted to engage and stimulate the brain of a patient with Alzheimer or dementia progession. She is there all day, bakes food for the residents, voluntarily works all major holidays, I can't say enough good things about Vanessa, and that alone promotes such a positive environment. It's a small building and they get to know each resident inside and put. I'm sorry this ended up being so long winded, I don't know if it helped, but feel free to reach out if needed, I'm familiar with a lot of the buildings, (and please try to avoid LindenGrove and Aria if possible, they seem to be the worst stories I hear and have yet to meet any family that can even say just 1 positive anything about their experience) Good luck!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sarah Schuette </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 3:53 PM Kristin Sanden via Lekooks <<a href="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org">lekooks@lekook.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Greg and I are looking for any recommendations or experiences with nursing homes in Waukesha county as we have found ourselves in sudden need of this for his mom. Bonus points if you know if they accept Medicaid. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kristin<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Kristin Sanden</div></div></div>
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