Between 1st and 3rd January 2019 I received a call on my mobile from a nurse (?) at Royal Adelaide Hospital, stating that my mother Ruth Preston (DOB 22/12/1922) had been admitted to RAH with rectal bleeding. This symptom abated, but a low red blood cell count was measured. The nurse emphasised that my Mum and her medical record requested no operative intervention, but I corrected this by stating that clearly her medication and nursing care at ...
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Adela6798
6 years ago
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the two things I really disliked were: 1) the smell of the place- a very heavy floral disinfectant odour that made me feel ill whenever I visited. 2) I also disliked the way that patients who were immobile due to mental or physical incapacity were all left in their wheelchairs (upright or laid back) together in an area near the elevators rather than in a more appropriate social area. this gave me an uncomfortable feeling and my father in law was ...
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Clarissa9592
6 years ago
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I have been here 6 years and a half and initially my younger Son aked abot the alarm system as I had left a good one. He was told it was in the pipeline. The bell system was not very reliable and later I was informed my bell didin't work when I informed the Manager I had set up an Emergency Alarm System with my younger Son. I was given a pendant to wear. I was also informed the bells in the old activity room did not work either. The activity roo...
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Crystel1529
8 years ago
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Lovely that we can take our pets into visit. Office staff are so helpful, staff make a special effort when there is a problem. It would help carers (i.e. me) if you could insist sometimes - pride is the problem with my husband, I think.
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Quincy5589
8 years ago
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Party pies, sausage rolls, and pastries are not good for dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Every week dry sandwiches are not good. Food for dinner at Glenrose Court is disgusting.
In April I spent 3 days in Adelaide and had dinner with my mum, of which I paid for, they were terrible to say the least.
Why not: lamb or pork cutlets with gravy and veggies or salad for Dinner or Tuna Monday, or scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomato. Tuna patti...
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Facility reply:
We appreciate the time taken to provide us with this valuable feedback. Our menu is a 4 week rotating menu which provides choices for our residents to select what they would like to eat. In the evening the menu provides for a choice of a light hot meal, or salad or 2 different types of sandwiches. Life Care is committed to ensuring residents have both nutritionally appropriate and appetising meal options which are different every day of the week. We are liaising with the Maggie Beer Foundation to continually improve the quality of our meals and believe we are improving all of the time.