WOODVIEW CARE HOME

I’ve toured this business recently and found it to be very clean and homey. The owners keep the best interest of their residents in mind and have their comfort as a top priority. Here it seems like residents aren’t a number, but cared for as if they are one of their own. They seemed very happy and comfortable. What I respected most is that it didn’t seem stuffy or packed at all. It’s no different than if they were in their own home, with a visiting caretaker.

My 92 year old mom has been in the Woodview Care Home for almost three years. They take excellent care of her. The owner, Ingrid, always goes above and beyond to provide a loving home for her residents. She stays on top of all medical needs. She's regularly in contact with me and my mom's medical personnel. Always make sure she has what she wants. Donna, the main caregiver, always tells my mom she loves her. My mom doesn't like to leave her room. She has a buzzer if she needs anything, but they check on her regularly so it's rare that she needs her buzzer.

I had an incredibly positive experience with Woodview Care Home in Folsom, and I’m beyond grateful for the care and compassion they provided for my father. Ingrid, the owner, has created a warm, welcoming, and nurturing environment that feels like home. She is not only professional but truly dedicated to the well-being of the residents. Donna, one of the caregivers, was an absolute blessing. She treated my father with the utmost respect and kindness, always going above and beyond to make sure he was comfortable and cared for. The personal attention and love they showed him made all the difference during his time there. I highly recommend Woodview Care Home for anyone looking for exceptional care and a supportive, family-like atmosphere. Thank you, Ingrid and Donna, for everything you’ve done for my father!

Please read this entire review. My father was put in this facility by his son. On my first visit this care home maintained a very clean environment. No bad smells, all rooms and patients kept very clean! And it maintained its cleanliness, however most patients had some form of dementia, some were on oxygen, some in wheelchairs. My father had used a walker. His mind was very sharp! There are 2 caregivers at this facility..they sleep when the patients sleep. There was an occasion where an elderly woman had fallen off of her bed, my 88 year old father had came to her rescue, the caregivers could not be woken up even with the alarms going off! My father attended to this poor woman until he was given a number to call for help. I talked with Ingred the owner of the facility and suggested a nighttime caregiver that would be awake while the other caregivers were sleeping. As we all know people with any form of dementia can walk out of a home, get hurt and lost. # 2 incident an elderly gentleman had a very bad cough, my dad had told me about this gentleman and his cough. He said the man kept his door open and he heard no noises coming from this man’s bedroom, my father went inside of this elderly man’s bedroom and found him dead as my dad thought he was. Where were the caregivers!!!! Ingred told me the man was not dead, however when he got to the hospital he was pronounced dead, ok yes this gentleman was very old, his time was nearing, but why would this facility give my 88 year old dad emergency numbers to call for help. My father did not need this undue stress put upon him. Once again I talked with Ingred about hiring a nigh shift caregiver. Her response was if a family member thinks it is necessary the family member would pay for a special care giver for their loved one! ABSOLUTELY NOT! I brought up the meals my father had been given. He needed a special diet, every patient had been eating the same meals, there are no exceptions for different patients, my father complained to me about the food situation, his stomach hurt almost daily, he was constipated. He was a diabetic. I did send him some candy cause he needed it when his blood sugar would get low. . He was given to much salt in his food, which I brought up to Ingrid. On a few occasions, she said they do low salt foods. However, I was still concerned for my father him and another patient had caught pneumonia and we’re taken to the hospital. My father died from a heart attack at 12:20 PM.. maybe two days before my dad passed. I once again brought it up to Ingrid that my father had had heart issues and was on blood pressure medications that his foods need to be adjusted. Then my father dies a couple days later. I think I could have my father a little bit longer., his mind was all there. Why was he left in charge to help the other patients? Because his mind was all there the others were an oxygen wheelchairs. What have you? When you go visit the place it is clean in a pretty area upscale neighborhood but I believe wholeheartedly that they need someone while they’re so called. Caregivers are sleeping..caregivers have no medical training. They take a yearly test on CPR, how to take someones blood pressure and hand out medication, which is a good thing, but come on now, why can’t this facility care enough to pay a nighttime caregiver, minimum wage I’m guessing is what they get paid, the facility’s food expense must be low, I saw lots of pastas given sauces ect..cheap and filling food, hmm, I know my dad treated his co residents to yummy meals and yummy treats ordered in for delivery. My dad was a kind, smart man. The residents I met were also very kind and nice.

We moved my 87 yr old mother to Woodview Care Home from a larger facility. I can’t express enough gratitude for the wonderful personal care and concern that the caregivers and administrator offer. They go above and beyond in meeting the details of her care needs with a kind and gentle spirit- communicating with me frequently as needed. I could not have found a better care home for my mom- and I’m a nurse.