Altoona Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

"If you care anything about your loved ones, you won't send them to this God forsaken cesspool of a nursing home. I might have saved my grandmother's life by pulling her out of this place"

"Has to be one of the dinghy depressing homes I've ever been in. I don't see how they are allowed to care for the elderly. Take a tour BEFORE you put a loved one in. Go on your own do not set a tour up. I have unfortunately no say where my loved one was put but if I did this definitely wouldn't be it. Not saying all employees are bad just 80% of them. Starts at the Top down to CNA.. State should really take another LOOK."

"My sister was just recently transferred to this rehab center with no notice to either them or us. I have to say I was nervous based on reviews. However, they have been taking great care of her (a few hiccups but the director of nursing Lynne has been awesome) For the first time in weeks I have been able to go home and rest and not have to worry about her). This facility is working hard to regain our trust and are doing an excellent job."

"I realize it has been awhile but five years ago I was sent to Altoona Rehab following back surgery. I was there 19 days and had a wonderful experience. When I got there, I was in a lot of pain and couldn't do anything for myself. In the first week, I must have met 30 to 40 different employees and all of them were respectful and kind. The facility was clean and my room was mopped every day. Many of the employees had been there 10 to 15 years. I hope things haven't changed because I have told my children if the day comes that I need a facility, Altoona is where I want to be."

"I would certainly not recommend this place for anyone's loved ones. I trusted them with my only living family member, my mother. I was to do her laundry at my home..instead many times I found her laundry to be empty when I visited. They put her in other patients clothing on numerous occasions, mind you she had a full closet full of clothing that was marked with her name. The staff lost her prescription glasses that cost $200 dollars and never found them. She sat in her wheelchair in the open family room after suffering from a possible 3rd stroke (she was recovering from 2 already). She was unresponsive and not talking. She had not ate or drank for 2 days. She was at the end of her life, which I knew...have some respect and put her in her bed so she can pass away peacefully not in a room full of strange patients. From what I was told, she passed away in her sleep in her bed on June 30, 2018. Now if I trust the facility that that was the truth...I will never know. I highly recommend that you do not trust this facility to properly care for your loved ones!"