Blaire House of Tewksbury

After a hospital stay my husband was admitted to Blaire House in Tewksbury. He was in need of physical therapy given his Parkinson and memory loss; he could not be taken care of at home as he was unable to care for his own needs and had a tendency to fall. This was very emotional time and uncertainty by both my husband and certainly for me. We didn’t know what to expect nor how he would be treated. To begin, the process was well executed, informative and helpful. (Betsy) as well as working with the Business Office (Priscilla) who provided me with all that I needed to do on the financial side. I can honestly say that the physical and occupational teams were outstanding; before long he was walking and improving all round. At times when he had a set-back and had to start over again,

ATTENTION JP!!! JP review!! Just to let you know it is actually illegal to have any kind of alarm on patients or their furniture/belongings anymore per the state (in that type of setting). It is now considered a form of restraint and abuse since they are forced to be confined to an area by being scared by an alarm. I’m sorry you had a bad experience but as a nurse who helps with state review I just wanted to let you know that little piece. I do not work there or have anything to do with Blair house, I just stumbled upon your review when going through nursing home reviews. I hope things have improved for you and your loved ones.

Warning to anyone with a loved one with dementia/alzheimer's, this place is not equipped to carefully monitor them. Same for anyone needing a "full" dialysis treatment. My elderly father had slight dementia and fell at our home (when the cleaning lady pushed his walker into the closet, out of reach of my father). He suffered a small fracture in his back. We decided to place him in Blaire House because they offered dialysis and physical rehabilitation to help him walk again. There were no alarms on the beds, red flag #1. There are only 2 nurses for over 40 rooms and impossible to get any type of reasonable turnaround. So pressing the button for help meant long wait times (I tested this myself a few times, had to help my dad myself). The dialysis is only 3 hours and no one told us that, had

My poor father was at Blaire House for about 2 years. He had a very hard time getting the staff to pay attention to him. The admin staff were not good at communicating at all. Calls and e-mails often went unanswered. Questions and concerns were never addressed quickly or satisfactorily. And the funny thing is.....I was asked to contact Blaire House about my review. That call went unacknowledged. Typical.

My mother was recently a patient on the dementia floor at the Blaire House and it was an outstanding experience for her and for me, her daughter. She was sent there from Beth Israel for physical therapy and dementia care after a long stay at BI. It is hard to find a bed for such a patient. I was unfamiliar with Blaire House not being from the area. Upon my arrival I was apprehensive at first. I made the long trip to visit her almost daily. Each day I was beyond happy she was there! The staff was absolutely wonderful. They were kind, caring, concerned and always had a quick minute or multiple minutes to talk with me. I left there each day feeling and trusting that my mother was truly in great care. We moved my mother from Blaire recently in order for her to be closer to more family. But, t