Grace Eldercare RCFE

If you are looking for a board and care facility for your loved one, I would strongly encourage you to look elsewhere! My grandmother lived at this facility for the last few months of her life. Although the owner and her staff seem like very nice people, this facility is not equipped to properly care for the elderly. My grandmother developed a pressure sore on her leg that became infected, and when instructed on the proper care of the sore, the owner and her staff were unable to follow very simple directions for proper wound care. Initially, they were pouring raw iodine on the sore, which essentially burned it and worsened the situation.
A longtime diabetic, my grandmother’s blood sugar was perfectly controlled for many years with oral medication. The night before she died, she was brought to Alta Bates Hospital, where her blood sugar was over 1,000. It became evident that her blood sugar had not been closely monitored for some time.
My parents were charged more and more money for every month that my grandmother lived at Grace Eldercare. They were initially quoted $ 100 a day… but the price kept going up & up…
My parents paid the owner for the full month of June on June 1^st, but my grandmother then died on June 6^th. They never received a refund for the remaining 24 days of the month! This facility is now under investigation for violating several laws, including their failure to report my grandmother’s death to the county!!!
Need I say more???
Grace Eldercare might want to consider a name change: Red Flag Eldercare would be more appropriate.
Do yourself & your loved one/​s a favor & find another more reputable facility. No one should have to suffer unnecessarily at the hands of someone who means no harm but really KNOWS NO BETTER.
Thank you for reading.