1/5 Debra G. 1 year ago on Google
Think
hard
before
sending
a
family
member
to
Symphony.
On
its
face,
everything
appears
lovely.
Beautiful
building,
spacious
rooms,
fitness
area,
nice
grounds.
But
once
youâre
there,
youâll
see
itâs
just
a
veneer.
My
mother
and
I
discovered
that.
Donât
believe
the
photos
Symphony
posts
on
social
media.
Donât
believe
what
the
executive
director
or
sales
people
tell
you.
Get
objective
info.
Talk
to
the
state
ombudsman
for
this
facility.
Youâll
get
a
better
picture
of
whatâs
really
happening
with
residents.
And
unless
something
drastic
has
changed
since
we
were
there
with
my
mom,
I
can
tell
you
whatâs
happening
is
substandard
care.
Residents
routinely
complained
of
bad
foodâbad
as
in
it
tastes
bad,
looks
bad
and
is
occasionally
moldy.
The
executive
director
will
tell
you
itâs
because
the
elderly
have
changed
tastes.
They
doâŚbut
the
stories
they
told
matched
my
motherâs
experience.
No
one
wants
to
eat
badly
prepared
food.
Workers
are
nice,
but
many
are
poorly
trained.
Falls
are
common
because
staff
are
not
trained.
Thatâs
likely
due
to
the
nursing
director
being
an
LPN
instead
of
an
RN.
Covid
protocols
I
saw
after
the
prior
nursing
director
left
seemed
lax,
and
residents
routinely
contracted
Covid
from
each
other
or
from
new
residents
and
staff
who
unknowingly
came
to
the
facility
with
Covid.
My
mother,
who
weighs
about
135-150
pounds,
was
paying
for
Level
5
care.
Level
5
care
means
she
needed
assistance
with
transfers.
In
addition,
the
contract
we
signed
said
Symphony
did
two-person
transfers.
Thatâs
why
we
chose
Symphony.
We
discovered
it
was
a
bait
and
switch.
Symphony
took
my
motherâs
$2000
community
fee,
dealt
with
her
needs
for
six
months,
then
âdiscoveredâ
they
couldnât
do
two-person
transfers.
And
all
of
this
happened
right
around
the
holidays.
It
ended
up
being
the
worst
holiday
season
of
my
life.
My
poor
mother
was
miserable
because
we
had
to
move.
They
also
still
owe
us
monies
we
paid
in
January
2022.
We
and
our
long
term
care
insurer
have
repeatedly
attempted
to
get
the
monies
refunded.
I
am
now,
after
waiting
a
year,
preparing
to
have
the
arbitration
agreement
invalidated
for
fraud
so
this
matter
can
go
before
a
court.
I
say
all
of
this
because
itâs
trueâand
because
our
experience
with
Symphony
isnât
unique.
Talk
to
the
state
ombudsman.
We
reported
what
happened
and
learned
we
werenât
the
first.
There
are
better
places
to
take
a
loved
one
than
Symphony.
Places
with
better
food,
better
staffing
ratios,
better
trained
staff,
and
nursing
directors
who
are
skilled
RNs
with
hospital
experience.
Places
that
know
how
to
do
a
one-person
transfer
with
a
resident
my
motherâs
size
and
donât
tell
you
they
need
a
hoist.
Places
that
actually
have
staff
trained
to
use
a
hoist
if
one
were
needed.
Bottom
line:
Donât
be
fooled
by
a
pretty
exterior
and
social
media.
Ask
questions.
Call
the
state
ombudsman
in
Frankfort
and
ask
to
speak
to
the
person
assigned
to
Symphony.
Ask
for
what
residents
have
reported
and
how
recently.
Donât
put
your
loved
one
in
Symphony
unless
you
have
solid
proof
the
executive
director
and
management
have
changed
for
the
better.
Youâll
end
up
paying
a
premium
price
for
inadequate
care.
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