My dad was sent to VC for a 2 to 4 week "ASSESSMENT " and he never left there alive. I saw him 4 days after he got there and knew something was wrong. My dad was in a LTC facility for 8.5 years. They were having problems when it came time to his personal care for the last year of his life. In every other way he was still the kind man he always was The dementia changed my father to become aggressive but ONLY during personal care time. I don't believe the çareaids in my dad's dementia ward knew how to look after dementia patients. Anyway... my brother wanted to see his medication list and the home decided they would send dad out for assessment which I now believe is code word for drug [LOXAPINE] which is NEVER to be given to elderly dementia patients. It will shut down all their vital organs. My dad must have been a bit tougher because he lasted longer than 2 to 4 weeks. He wasn't close to dying when he went in there. Also check to see if your LO has water. Looking at videos I took there was NEVER water but I did see those sponges on a stick. I believe that was another way to kill him. He was so dehydrated on his death bed. His tongue was parched like dry soil with no rain for weeks. I took a picture of his tongue as I never seen anything like that before. The last day in that death facility they managed to give my dad LOXAPINE but everything else they didn't for whatever reason. Please see what drug they have your LO on. Look up the effects. Look to see if they have water. My dad was strapped into that awful looking Frankenstein wheel chair that strapped him in by the legs. They said it was so he didn't fall. Dad never fell out of his wheel chair before. But....LOXAPINE makes you unstable so you could fall. I should have called 911 to get my dad out of there. I trusted that Dr. My dad was on the first floor ward. His hall had a sign that said blue. I'm sure that stands for something. I feel my dad was an experiment. The last day I saw my dad alive in that facility I saw 3 other patients in that same Frankenstein chair. Are they going to die too? I'm literally shattered over what happened to my dad and what i believe goes on there. I believe he suffered terribly. I was told he aspirated and the fluid caused a blood infection on top of everything else. Which tells me no one was there to suction him. He also had pneumonia. I do not even want to give this place a 1 star rating.
Posted Date : 14/08/2023
Anonymous
I came to Villa Caritas for a 6 wk psychitric assessment – voluntarily. My psychiatrist didn’t want me going back to my home town so he kept me for a total of seven months. I had nobody to speak for me (except for the third fl. unit manager who helped when things went sideways.) The psychiatric nursing staff are too busy when you have a problem. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. I am glad for the patients I met. Some were very kind. Otherwise I think this place needs a review. I paid for my own telephone counselling; there was absolutely no one to counsel me. THEY SAID THEY HAVE ONLY ONE PSYCHOTHERAPIST FOR the 120 patients. Villa Caritas could use alot of improvement. It includes patients with depression, anxiety, severe grief, schizophrenia, dementia, etc. TO ME THIS PLACE IS A JOKE TO THOSE WITH NO FAMILY TO SPEAK FOR THEM.
Anonymous
Lots of abuse, withhold meds, use drugs to control pts, forced restraint, seize everything including clothes on your back, pts drugged dumb, steal your thins, shoes, money, l object to anything and pay a big price and put in isolation with little food or liquids. Lied to me to get me to come in, PT was supposed to help but told couldn’t come to room, only wanted total compliance with no questions, refused to answer any questions, wanted to give drugs I had conditions that precluded me from taking and said in her medical opinion I should take it but I could have serious repercussions – not good from my perspective.
The place should be shut down and the doctors lose their license and BIG malpractice fines. I worked in medical field for years and this kind of treatment was not allowed. Years ago but right is still right, but not here!!! I am much worse for being here.
They wanted me to pay AHC fee + cash to get needed personal care because the person was “a doctor”. Really do they get in their underwear different than me?if so I want it on film so others can see how to do it.
Anonymous
The doctor, social worker, pharmacist, nursing staff all lie like a rig all the time. I was told they would help get into Supportive Living, with the financial abuse by my landlord, physio, my end stage neuropathy, and “fix” everything. LIES. Within 36 hours of admission they had confiscated 100% of my things, locked them away from me, had several people come to me telling me they were going to be looking after me (lies), that my doctor would be by later – day s later still no doctor, the pharmacist came by but refused to let
Anonymous
My mom was admitted in February after an undetected infection caused an extended aggressive dementia crisis. Following appropriate treatment by Villa Caritas she very quickly returned to her ‘normal’, and will be moved to new facility soon. She was managed by the staff on 2B, then transferred to 2A. The care I’ve seen during my twice a week visits has been very good, the staff very caring and ready with a kind word or greeting to mom who was always surprised they remembered her name. Dr Walkers peppiness and ease with explanations has been appreciated. I am so grateful to the staff who work so hard for our loved ones. Thank you to each of you.
Anonymous
Excellent facility. Clean. Caring with professional staff who take time to speak with residents and families. Social workers are a tad overworked but still make time to coordinate with family. Medical staff are stellar.