Royal Living Alf,, Inc.

I placed my father who had Parkinson's Disease here. He was dead within four days. I was told that if we needed a doctor, their doctor was a block away and could be there if needed. On day 2, I requested that a doctor see my father, but the owner said the doctor comes either the 1st or 2nd Monday of the month and she didn't remember which. I thought my father was suffering from side effects of the meds he was taking. The owner and her assistant are both nurses so I relied on their input. The owner said my father was probably just adjusting to the new surroundings. I witnessed the HHAs manhandle my father when adjusting him in the slippery leather recliner in living room on day 2. They abruptly moved the handle and picked my father up and put him back down hard to sit him up again. He grunted in pain. I found him dead in that recliner on day 4 (Mon.) at 4pm. I said he wasn't breathing, but the HHAs said they just put him in the chair and he was breathing. The paramedics soon arrived and said he was dead for awhile. The owner called me later to say the doctor was on his way (too late) and my father ate breakfast and lunch that day - a lie, bull s---. I WOULD NEVER PUT A LOVED ONE IN THIS HOME. He was at Whitehall Boca under medicare coverage for 100 days & I was told he needed to be in a facility. I couldn't get him into a nursing home, so this ALF was one of the recommendations to me by someone. I WILL NOT PUT MY MOTHER INTO THIS PLACE OR ANY OTHER. I WILL KEEP HER IN HER HOME WITH HER 24/7 CARE. HOME IS THE ONLY PLACE A PERSON WILL GET DECENT CARE. I learned the hard way that your own home is the best place to be.

by Verified visitor, Sep 2009