Alpine Fireside

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My dad was at Alpine Fireside nursing home for 2 weeks in the summer of 2012 because he needed to be on an IV antibiotic. We were there 3-4 times a day and begged them to turn him since he has Parkinson's and couldn't turn or move on his own in his condition at the time. From our very numerous observations he was hardly ever turned and they even refused to have any record of when he was last turned available to us in his room. They would not even provide a pillow to be used to keep him turned when we turned him ourselves. After 2 weeks he had a stage 3 bed sore which was his first ever, a pulmonary embolism(blood clot to the lungs) and pneumonia from aspirating(breathing the food/water into his lungs). When we picked him up his mouth was full of pudding while he was lying flat in bed even though the staff knew that he had aspiration/swallowing issues as many Parkinson's patients do. We took him straight to the hospital where these things were immediately discovered and he almost died. The nurse asked us immediately if he had come there from a nursing home. We met with the administration of Alpine Fireside later to try to prevent this from happening to anyone else and they denied that any of this had happened there and said that these things must have occurred between there and the hospital, which was only 15 minutes away. This is why I feel it necessary to provide this review, so that people can make informed decisions concerning the care of their loved ones. My dad has never been the same since and is completely disabled now. He will never go to another nursing home. He is living with us and we will always be his caregivers. I would not recommend this nursing home to anyone.