Mother Joseph Care Center

I stayed here for about 3-​mo. in 1999. It was clean, good care, staff responded to my needs asap & w/​a nice attitude that made me feel truly cared for. Abt 92% of the time I felt in good hands.
Tips: Rec. trying to limit calls for assistance when possible. My family brought treats for the staff; cookies, pizza, etc. & were there on & off thru the day, limiting some need 2 call Staff. [I learned while at Harborview that Staff eat on the run!]
While at «MoJo’s» I received good care but minimal physical therapy (PT), which is one of the reasons I didn’t give it 5 stars.
The staff, from Mgmt, RN’s, LPN’s, & CNA’s were quite fine! Though, 1 or 2 p.t./weekend male aides caused anxious & vulnerable feelings & concern! There was 1-​Female weekend CNA who was the BEST: caring, sensitive, nice, gentle, patient, listener, efficient & effective.
Most Staff were also very good to my family. They even brought in a roll-​away bed so they could stay with me overnight, which really eased my anxiety.
So, there were some concerns worth mentioning & exploring:
1) One male CNA Temp/​weekend staff who gave me a serious uncomfortable vibe; I didn’t feel safe.
2) The Physical Therapy was minimal & a factor in assessments concerning when I would be able to be leased.
3) Fire Drills were alarming! First off, it was not always clear that the alarm & flurry of activities were due to a safety drill & not the real thing! Secondly, rather than truly practicing & following drill instructions, shortcuts were taken to get it done & over with. Tall, wide linen carts were rolled inside my room, blocking my egress, but clearing the hallway to appear to be in compliance & to have complied with the exercise & quickly. Although reassured by staff that it would be done right had it been a REAL emergency, I did not feel reassured!

My father spent some time here after he was discharged from the hospital because of pneumonia. The doctor apparently thought he needed to recover here for some reason or another. The reason was never clear when I spoke to the social worker about it. So I never really understood why he was here.
The place is very clean and the people are very nice I only had a problem with a few things.
Baths/​showers were twice a week. For my father it was Tuesday and Friday. I realize that there are always more patients than aides and caregivers. But my dad did not change his clothes unless he took a shower or my mom told him to. And she did. Everyday. But no nurse or aide did. At least if they did and my dad ignored them I apologize.
My dad was clearly depressed in there. I understand that sometimes we all have bad days and that goes for nurses and patients. But my dad is a very happy go lucky guy. It almost makes me sick how he’s like that. But he was clearly miserable in there. All the stories he told me about the rudeness or just plain malice by the nurses or aides have to come from somewhere. I also read another review that was similarly bad on the net as well.
When we asked when he would be released we were told they needed to have a meeting and a review by everyone then if everyone agrees, he can be discharged. But the meeting was not scheduled until we asked when it was when they told us they would tell us when the meeting would happen. After meeting they told us it would be no problem as long as nursing agrees. So they said they will find out. Nursing was not at the meeting because of an emergency. But they didn’t find out until we called to remind them. It just seemed like they were giving us the runaround. I realize they probably weren’t and if so again I apologize.
Overall it took my father five days before he was released. He should’ve been discharged maybe 3 days after he was admitted. But instead he spent over a week in there. 8.5 days really.
I can’t recommend this place to anyone. I realize it’s a great place for many but honestly we had a bad experience and don’t hope to ever go back there.