The Pearl at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

My father in law was here for rehab after an extensive stay at Holy Cross. The staff here was very friendly, everyone from the front desk staff, nurses, CNA’s and Physical therapist. The doctor and Joyce were kind and compassionate. I think some of the complaints come from people who think they are the only patients that are here, the staff was always working while we were there and all had smiles on their faces. That says a lot about the environment that the employees are happy.

They let my great uncle lose 30lbs. They would leave food there in front of him, but wouldn't try to help him eat, or give him a variety of food. He said he got tired of the tuna sandwhich that they kept giving him. I told one of the nurses that he wants something else, and she rolled her eyes, and made it seem like he was being picky. She left the tray there full of food once again that he can't or won't eat. He would only eat the food that his other family member would bring him on some days. He lost 30lbs in about 2 weeks and got admitted back into the hospital. Once, he was back in that nursing home, which I told my family he doesn't need to be there, he was back to not eating. They let his IV run out of medicine and it kept beeping. They took about 20-30 minutes to come refill it back. Who knows how long it's happening when we are not there. We asked the front desk to bring him more water, and it took a while, so we go back to the front, and the nurse said she simply "forgot" to refill his water bottle and bring it back. My uncle also stated that there were times where he needed help, and the nurses would take at least 30 minutes to respond. We witnessed that happening another time, and the nurse said it's because she was on the other side of the nursing home. That's why it took so long. My uncle is currently unresponsive and the medical team is there trying to revive him. I'm leaving this review because this place needs to be restaffed or shut down. Update: He passed away because of their negligent care.

Nurse Jose took off my surgical bandage that was not to be removed by anyone but my surgeon to supposedly take a photo of where the incision had been made to remove my damaged hip joint and replace it with an artificial one. Jose's actions greatly increased the risk of infection from my hip replacement surgery I had the day before at Broward Health North Hospital. The original bandage was put back on after I refused the clear plastic one Jose tried to put on that was of very low quality and not at all like the surgical dressing put on after my hip surgery at the hospital. I had to demand after Jose left that I be taken to Holy Cross Hospital ER to have a qualified doctor put another, sterile bandage on, and when I called my surgeon's office later when they had opened, they confirmed the bandage should have never been removed at Pearl without their consent, which was never asked for, nor given. The information about not removing surgical dressings is in the Hip Replacement Handbook from Broward Health North Hospital on page 21. I also couldn't get my drugs prescribed by my doctor that I had picked up at CVS Pharmacy the previous week, dispensed to me in a timely manner, after I gave them to the nursing station, being told they weren't on order, although my name, dosage, etc. was on the plastic bottle labels that the nurse at the station told me were lost. I demanded the bottles be turned over to me before I went to the ER so I could show the ER doctor what medications I was supposed to be taking in the event I had to be kept at the hospital and only then did I get the bottles with the medications back to take to the hospital with me. I found out after I left this facility that one of my medications had not been returned to me in the plastic bag all the other medications were in, by Nurse Jose leaving me a voice message and also sending me an email. So why had this been put aside from my other medications as it's a controlled substance in the opioid family of