721 Dunaway Ln, Azle, TX 76020, United States
I wanted to give the fine folks of Azle Manor Nursing home a big Thank you. They took care of my Mom for nearly 3 years and to her passing a couple weeks ago. They were caring, UN-believably patient and attentive through her time there. Good communication with the staff, helping me through the end of life arrangements and hospice care provisions were just some of the things that they helped me with over her stay. God Bless you all!
Read More ReviewsI wanted to give the fine folks of Azle Manor Nursing home a big Thank you. They took care of my Mom for nearly 3 years and to her passing a couple weeks ago. They were caring, UN-believably patient and attentive through her time there. Good communication with the staff, helping me through the end of life arrangements and hospice care provisions were just some of the things that they helped me with over her stay. God Bless you all!
Feels like home! My Pop is at Azle Manor, as of last night. Laci answered all of our questions, going in and gave us a thorough tour…..she is very compassionate and patient and has a lot of experience at the home. Elesha, my Pop’s nurse, is EXACTLY, the kind of person you want taking care of the people you love the most!!! She is bright, knowledgeable and caring. I pray all continues to go this well. Thank you Azle Manor!
We were recently tasked with the challenge of finding a nursing center for my father. We we're trying to stay as close to Azle as possible. My family visited Azle Manor in two groups; I went with my sister, and my mom visited with my other sister. Even with us visiting at different times, we identical experiences; we felt very unwelcomed, to the extent that our presence was a nuisance. In contrast, even though it was clear within the first few minutes of our visit at Legacy Oaks that they could not provide the level of care my father was likely to need, the representative we met with spent so much time helping guide us through the process of finding the right center for him. She provided us so much help, even with the knowledge we weren't going to be clients. She even called us a few days later to see how things were going. Our experience with Springtown Park was also very good; they spent a lot of time with us (multiple visits), and even allowed us to spend some time on our own within the facility, and encouraged us to speak with residents and employees about their experience there. We ended up deciding on Springtown Park (it was an easy decision), but (somewhat fortunately), my father had other plans, and passed away before being released from the hospital. Maybe our experience does not reflect the level of care at Azle Manor, but with that said, the flippant attitude we experienced during this difficult time left us questioning what takes places when families aren't around.
I’m really not sure where to start, but I guess I’ll start from the beginning. My father was here for 4 months last year after having surgery, for rehabilitation. He is a dementia patient with short term memory loss due to several head concussions he had earlier in his life and is also wheelchair bound. Everyone was truly amazing. The nurses were so very sweet and my mother and I were so thrilled to have found an amazing center, where my father can be, to rehab and then come home. The people in physical therapy are truly amazing and they really helped my father regain strength so he can transition himself from his wheelchair to the bathroom, recliner and bed. In the beginning, there were a few issues with a few of his medications that help keep my father alert and clear headed because Dr. Porter, the facility’s doctor felt like he didn’t need to be on them as often as his prescribing doctor had prescribed them, but my mother worked with Dr. Porter and came to an agreement and things were okay. My father was agitated in the evenings because of one of the meds not being given three times a day, but it was manageable. My father came home January of this year and then last month in April, my father developed a blood infection and a UTI at home and was hospitalized for 6 days. The infections weakened him tremendously and the only place my mother and I wanted him to go for rehab, was Azle Manor. Well, it’s not been a good experience this time around. Dr. Porter decided to change his medications after the first two weeks my father was there, that help him be clear headed and alert and were changed to as needed and my father has to ask for them. When a patient is taken off those meds cold turkey, and isn’t in their right mind due to being taken off those medications, all hell breaks loose. He went nights without sleep, he would try to get out of bed during the night because he didn’t know where he was at, he would see things that upset him and he was clearly in mental torment. I’m so thankful he did not fall out of bed because he is wheelchair bound. My mother talked to Dr. Porter and the doctor was willing to put him back on both meds but his anxiety medication after 14 days, was back to as needed. So since my mother is there daily, she has to ask for his anxiety medication twice daily or else it’s not given. His sleep aid medication ran out and was last given to him Wednesday night 5/22/24 and no one told my mother. So from Thursday night to Sunday night, my father was not himself. He is seeing things that upset him, he is very agitated and very restless during the night and not sleeping again. He is hateful towards the nurses sometimes and that is not like him. When he is given his medications like his psychiatrist has prescribed, he is so sweet to the nurses and very appreciative and clear headed. My mother is there every single morning before he wakes up until 8:30pm-9pm every single day so she sees the changes in him and it’s up setting to her. With it being Memorial Day, the doctor & office staff are not there which is understandable. They deserve to have the day off with their families. But it’s a shame, that things have changed since my father was there last. If we knew he would go through mental torment due to certain medications not being given, we would have looked for another skilled nursing facility. The staff are so very sweet to both my father and mother, but their hands are tied when Dr. Porter decides every two weeks to change how often a patient is given their medications. Especially medications that help with mental state. We are at a loss of what to do. We are hoping that Dr. Porter and the office stuff will be there tomorrow, Tuesday 5/28/24 so my mother can try to get to the bottom of this. The staff are used to seeing residents holler out, not be in their right mind and be hateful to them, but this is not normal for my father. We are truly grateful for the nurses, CAs and physical therapy and everything they do does not go unnoticed.
My dad enjoyed being here (he lived there for about 4 years, about age 97-100) and he previously had never wanted to live in a nursing home. They had lots of activities, and even took them out like on field trips to places, and I was welcome to visit and participate in activities with him. I still visit Azle Manor even though my dad has gone to Heaven!
