Rockledge Health and Rehabilitation Center

PLEASE PLEASE HEED ALL THE REVIEWS YOU CAN FIND ON EVERY SINGLE WEBSITE AVAILABLE, AND DO NOT LEAVE YOUR LOVED ONE IN THIS FACILITY.We had to transfer my Dad from an out of town hospital to a local rehab closer to home and were desperate to find an open bed and this was only one available. From the moment we arrived in the evening after he was medically transported, we felt like we had walked into a horror film.There were patients all over the halls being neglected. Not a single person welcomed us or did a proper intake on my Dad. A cna showed us to his room. The hospital had insisted he be given a private room because he was at great risk of infection, yet he was placed in room with a very mentally unstable individual who was being neglected. We continued to ask to speak with a department head or nurse to discuss my Dad's condition and our concerns and things he was at risk for. Finally by 11:30pm, we went home after no one was available.They offered to move my Dad into private room the next morning, but it was filthy and we had to request they at least sweep the floor. We have a large family and were present from morning until late night. We witnessed extreme neglect of patients who did not have loved ones advocating for them. The one time we did not arrive early, they left my Dad alone in a wheelchair for hours unattended in the courtyard. The rehab was subpar and family was discouraged from participating. Unlike the premier rehabs nationwide I have been in where one PT is assigned to a patient and family participation is welcome. At Rockledge it was a 3:1 ratio where patients where left on the machines alone to complete the exercise with no guidance or supervision. Deplorable conditions.The nursing staff was extremely inadequate with very little medical knowledge. Most of them seemed to be trained at the level of a cna and didn't do more than dispense meds from a chart. WE NEVER ONCE saw or talked to a Doctor. An RN told us she was the Doctor