Caring Village of Margate

I've chosen Caring Village of Margate for my dad because it was within budget, they accept Medicaid, and because of the activities that they provide. They have physical therapy, dancing, and they have someone that comes in twice a week to engage the residents in activities. His room is very nic...

I've chosen Caring Village of Margate for my dad because it was within budget, they accept Medicaid, and because of the activities that they provide. They have physical therapy, dancing, and they have someone that comes in twice a week to engage the residents in activities. His room is very nice and very clean. The staff is very friendly. It's like a family there because I have personal communication with the staff who care for him, which is great. The facility is big but small enough where it's intimate. The atmosphere is welcoming. When I came in to see my father, they knew who I was. They went to go look for him and I wasn't left waiting. It's very intimate and personal. There is a main area where the seniors sit out and watch TV, and it's pretty big. There's also a nice porch outside. Another thing that I really liked is that they immediately rushed him to the hospital when they noticed that he was bleeding from his urine the second day that he was there. They took him to be admitted at the hospital and they called me right away to let me know what was going on. That means he's being cared for and they're attentive to his needs. The personalized communication is by far the best. I'm contacted immediately when there was something happening with my father. And my father likes it there, which is good. I want to say they really value the care for the seniors. They're not doing it just for the money. It seems like the staff are really dedicated. They are really, really nice, and they really seem to care about the job that they do.

Caring Village of Margate was filthy, the walls were dirty, the floors were dirty, the bathrooms dirty, the kitchen was dirty, and two roaches climbing the wall where the refrigerator is. It's absolutely dirty. Other than the person that was walking me around, everybody was indifferent. Only th...

Caring Village of Margate was filthy, the walls were dirty, the floors were dirty, the bathrooms dirty, the kitchen was dirty, and two roaches climbing the wall where the refrigerator is. It's absolutely dirty. Other than the person that was walking me around, everybody was indifferent. Only the person that's walking you around, giving you a sales pitch, was the only animated person. Everybody else seemed to be very indifferent to visitors. They showed me this one closet space that they called the library where they had a table stacked with books strewn all over the table and on the floor and one chair. That was "their library." They showed me the dining area. Everything was just dirty. There's an outdoor area that's not kept. On their website, they show it probably as it was completed, but it's in a state of disarray. No maintenance to it whatsoever. They were vegetable gardens full of weeds. It's just terrible. Nobody cares about it.