Blue Palms Senior Living of Deland

BEWARE! Do not send your loved one here. Most places look great on surface..Watch the Day nurses.Bring in outside medical.My brother Handicap disabled with Severe TBI wheelchair bound() was neglected and discriminated by the head DAY nurse in charge of ALF. Rushed to hospital by the NITE NURSE . Cecily Nurse in charge ignored him. Pneumonia! everyday. She Day nurse was irritated when she told me he was repeating himself. After the several times my brother complaining to Cecily, he brought his urine container with blood in it to prove to her. She never looked at it, she scolded him & ignored him. She complained to me about him bringing his urine outside his door, I told her if he is complaining after 3 days that there is something wrong. I cared for him 16 yrs. He saved the container for me to see. I witnessed her bully her young staff to get her to say what she wanted her to say, she fabricates. Hangs out sitting around with young staff. Residents left to fend for themselves. ** After two weeks he was rushed to hospital by NIGHT nurse. Not , Cecily the day nurse. Night nurse took his temperature and called ambulance...Cecily did nothing but complain.She never listen to his cries out for help nor view the blood in his urine container.She has NO patience and it bothered her that he repeated himself. After he left hospital, he was placed in rehab next door. I know now she wanted to get rid of him. There was no reason to send him to rehab to the building next door, He was already getting P/T where he resides. Director Jeff in P/T dept, told me it was because he was getting P/T every day, HE DID NOT". Director Jeff & Nurse Cecily working together trying to place my brother in a nursing facility. Within a week of rehab Director Jeff promise to send him back to his room, Jeff lied to me on many issues. He changed his insurance without my knowledge. He manipulated My brother in making decisions on his own.He could not comprehend. They knew this due to his TBI, I was told by a respectful medical source and a resident they were also doing the same with a female resident with TBI.Trying to get rid of her. Director Jeff who is in charge of P/T and ALF is even worse. Controlling with no conscience. His famous words to me every time i tried to defend my brother, rightfully. "Well things change" Really? Why? Because you say after one week of spending time with him? Director Jeff once a physical Therapist runs the whole show is a controlling individual. He thinks he knows everything. He is not a doctor. It's his way or the highway. Family had NO say. . Now I have legal documents available. I offered medical records to Jeff he declined them. How could he? It did not matter because their minds were made up to place him in a nursing home.He misled the family.I guess I knew in my gut. The first 4 weeks my faith got the best of me trusting they would do the right thing. After 2 months almost 3 months of collecting rent, knowing he wouldn't return. WOW! Almost felt like a scam. The whole time nothing in my heart felt right about this. I had no choice at the time. I carry a medical POA and now Legal document from a lawyer to make decisions for my brother, I have an attorney now. After spending months in rehab. I transferred him out to another rehab Alliance rehab in Deland.be re-evaluated for ALF. Recently I have filed complaints against facility with AHCA. **I am happy to report my brother as of November to date, 8 months later, has been living independently in another ALF facility. Alliance Rehab took my brother in for over 2 months and got him back on track. Social worker Etc Thank you! Alliance took a weak fragile man confused man and gave him his life back They re-assured me my brother would be able to live independently. P/T & the nurses.Blue palm wanted nothing to do with the challenge of a disabled, wheelchair bound TBI. I will not let this go. I have spoken to other families and we all agree that these facilities hire bad,inpatient nurses.They are the ones you have to watch.Never had issues with staff.