Medical Center Convalescent Hospital

    467 E Gilbert St, San Bernardino, CA, 92404
    3.0 · 37 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Understaffed, unsafe, dirty, poor care

    I placed my loved one here and my experience was mixed but overwhelmingly negative. The facility is dangerously understaffed (nurses overloaded, long waits, call lights ignored), pain and urgent needs were often untreated, and I saw too much medication and little individualized attention. Cleanliness and safety were major issues-dirty bedding, cold rooms, cockroaches reported, and troubling reports of improper laundry and COVID mishandling-so I feared for their safety. Meals were insufficient, repetitive or cold and many residents looked unkempt. Communication and management were poor (language barriers, unhelpful supervisors, staff overwhelmed), though several staff were exceptional. Nurse director Anna, Glenda, wound specialist Fili and therapists like Mickayla and Mario, plus many CNAs (Joyce, Pedro, etc.), provided compassionate, skilled care and support. Overall I would not trust this place for recovery; it needs urgent investigation and major staffing/management fixes.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    2.97 · 37 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
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    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.2
    • Meals

      2.2
    • Amenities

      1.5
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Many compassionate, professional caregivers and nurses praised by name (e.g., Jose, Darnell, Jennlynn, Ma, Carrie-LVN, Azanae, Bernice, Pedro, Joyce, Hannah)
    • Strong wound care with named specialist (Fili) and successful healing outcomes
    • High-quality rehabilitation and physical therapy (PT Mickayla, Mario, Anna cited positively)
    • Supportive, attentive CNAs and RNs who provide emotional support and bedside manner
    • Engaging activities program staffed by Teri and helpers
    • Several staff and managers praised as professional, fair, and helpful (Director of Nursing Ana Yumul, Jordan, Jenny, Glenda, Lupe)
    • Reports of excellent, attentive case management
    • Some reviewers report being well cared for and having health stabilized or life saved
    • Well-portioned meals and occasional praise for food quality (some meals described as very good)
    • Availability for video chats and frequent updates to families
    • Some reviewers describe overall five-star or very positive rehab experiences
    • Two-person rooms with private restrooms reported by some as acceptable
    • Friendly, welcoming tour experiences and warm staff noted by some visitors

    Cons

    • Under investigation by reviews for alleged elder abuse/neglect and falsification of records
    • Allegations of improper laundry practices (sharing underwear)
    • Reports of COVID exposure risk and poor isolation procedures (roommate placed in isolation, gowns not provided)
    • Cold rooms, lack of blankets, and inadequate provision of personal protective items
    • Dangerous understaffing and high patient-to-nurse ratios (reports of ~12 patients per nurse)
    • Inconsistent staffing and frequent turnover leading to variable care quality
    • Delays in care and slow or poor call-light response
    • Safety concerns including falls, injuries, and hospital readmissions
    • Poor cleanliness and hygiene issues (dirty bedding, patients not cleaned, cockroach sightings)
    • Food frequently cold, repetitive, insufficient portions, and generally poor dining experience for many
    • Poor communication and language-barrier problems between staff and families
    • Management problems cited (unfriendly, unprofessional, smoking outside, taking advantage of staff)
    • Insurance-driven delays or decisions about transfers and care
    • Room intrusion/privacy problems in shared rooms
    • Limited Wi-Fi/TV access and slow internet with signal breakups
    • Reports of medication overuse or too much medication and insufficient attention
    • No-show or delayed therapy/bathing/shower services for some patients
    • Alleged worker mistreatment and poor employee support from supervisors
    • Facility aged and outdated; described as cold, stuffy, or poorly run
    • Strongly negative recommendations from multiple reviewers and calls for investigation

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment from the review summaries is highly mixed and polarized: many reviewers praise individual caregivers, therapists, and some leadership for excellent clinical skill, compassion, and outcomes, while other reviewers report significant and sometimes severe problems including alleged neglect, safety incidents, and facility-wide shortcomings. Positive comments are often specific and name particular staff members who provided exceptional care, particularly in wound care and rehabilitation; negative comments frequently allege systemic failures that affected safety, hygiene, infection control, and basic comfort.

    Care quality and staff: A dominant theme is variability. Numerous reviewers single out nurses, CNAs, and therapists by name (Jose, Darnell, Jennlynn, Carrie-LVN, Bernice, Pedro, Joyce, Hannah, Fili, Mickayla, Mario, Anna, Jenny, Glenda, Lupe, and others) and describe compassionate bedside manner, strong clinical skills, and excellent rehabilitation results. Wound care receives repeated positive mentions, with a named wound specialist credited for shrinking and healing wounds. Several reviewers report that therapy (physical therapy) was “second to none,” that case management was proactive, and that staff were emotionally supportive — even saying staff “saved” or stabilized loved ones. The Director of Nursing and some managers are also praised in a number of accounts for professionalism and fairness.

    However, an equally strong set of reviews describe poor or dangerous care. Understaffing is a frequent complaint — reviewers describe nurses overwhelmed with many patients (one claimed about 12 patients per nurse) leading to missed calls, delays in urgent care, and insufficient supervision. These accounts include reports of falls, injuries, hospital readmissions, and a perception that safety is compromised. Several reviews describe active negligence: failure to address pain, inadequate bathing or grooming, and patients left without blankets or showers. There are also allegations that supervisors mistreat employees and create a stressful work environment, which reviewers link to inconsistent and poor patient care.

    Safety, infection control, and allegations: Some of the most serious complaints allege elder abuse/neglect investigations, falsification of meal/medication refusal records, and improper laundry (sharing underwear). Multiple reviewers raised COVID-related concerns — alleged exposure from a physical therapist, placement in isolation with a roommate, and lack of gowns or basic infection-control materials. These allegations, if accurate, indicate potential systemic problems with record-keeping, infection prevention, and dignity/privacy practices. While some reviews explicitly call for investigation and regulatory scrutiny, other reviews do not mention these issues, reinforcing the overall inconsistency of experiences.

    Facility, cleanliness, and amenities: The facility is repeatedly described as older and in need of maintenance. Cleanliness complaints are widespread: dirty bedding, patients not cleaned, cockroaches reported, and general perceptions that the facility is poorly run. Amenities and comfort are variable — some patients report warm, attentive staff and acceptable room setups (two-person rooms with their own restroom), while others describe cold rooms, lack of blankets, limited or slow Wi-Fi/TV service, and stuffy or poorly ventilated rooms. Food is another divided area: several reviewers praise well-portioned and tasty meals, but many more describe food as cold, repetitive, insufficient, or the worst part of their stay except for the coffee. Privacy and noise issues in shared rooms have been reported, including reports of other patients intruding into rooms.

    Management, communications, and patterns: Management and administrative communication receive mixed mentions — several reviewers praise specific directors and office staff as helpful and professional, while others call out unfriendly, unprofessional management and unclear procedures for transfers or insurance decisions. Language barriers and poor communication with families are cited in some reviews. A clear pattern emerges: when staffing levels, leadership attention, and specific clinicians align, patients and families report excellent clinical outcomes and compassionate care; when those elements are missing or inconsistent, experiences can be poor to dangerous.

    Implications and takeaways: The reviews depict a facility with pockets of clinical excellence — notably in wound care and rehab — staffed by many skilled and caring individuals. At the same time, multiple separate and serious concerns recur across reviews: understaffing, safety incidents (falls and readmissions), sanitation and laundry practices, infection-control lapses, inconsistent meal quality, and allegations of record falsification. Because the feedback is so mixed and includes claims of active investigations and safety risks, potential residents and families should seek clear, current information from the facility about staffing ratios, infection-control policies, laundry procedures, complaint/investigation status, and oversight. When possible, ask to meet key clinical staff, observe cleanliness and meal services in person, and verify therapy and wound-care credentials. The pattern suggests that individual staff members can and do deliver excellent care, but systemic issues may produce uneven outcomes and, in some reports, serious harm.

    Location

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    About Medical Center Convalescent Hospital

    Medical Center Convalescent Hospital offers care for people recovering from illness or surgery, and what folks see first is a well-equipped building run by Eva Care Group as a for-profit limited liability company with Tze Yun Chen holding managerial control since January 2021. The facility holds 99 certified beds and usually has about 74 residents each day, and there's a nurse staffing level averaging 4.44 nurse hours per resident per day, though the nurse turnover rate sits at 25.9%. Keith Sabandal, RN NHA, serves as the administrator, and there's a Director of Nursing who's known for being friendly and kind, with both LVNs and Certified Staff offering 24-hour support. Residents have access to RNs and LVNs day and night, and a team of on-site therapists work closely with both residents and their families to help with recovery and rehabilitation, setting personal goals and adjusting support as needed, and those services cover short-term rehab, long-term skilled nursing care, and help for folks needing hospice care.

    Medical Center Convalescent Hospital emphasizes a resident-centered care approach, treating everyone like family, with a social worker on staff and some team members recognized for excellent care, and they try to help especially with diabetes management in a proactive way. Amenities aim for patient comfort, and the daily activity programs fit different interests, with things like coffee time, news updates, simple group exercises, and relaxation events taking place regularly. Even though the place received a Four Star Long Stay Quality Measures award, inspection reports have noted 36 total deficiencies, with 3 related to infection, including issues about implementing an infection prevention program (F0880), with no real harm documented but several people affected. Cited issues also include pharmacy service problems, such as delays in providing pharmaceutical services and not always employing licensed pharmacists (F0755), plus a deficiency in nutrition services like failing to keep food and drink attractive or at the right temperature (F0804).

    The team focuses on giving support in recovery, using tailored plans for rehab that help each resident reach their best possible level, and therapists stay involved along the way. Staff members are described as polite, caring, and knowledgeable, and there's a photo gallery so folks can see what the inside of the facility looks like. All in all, Medical Center Convalescent Hospital tries to provide steady care for those who need extra help after a hospital stay, with health services for rehab, daily activities to keep folks engaged, and a philosophy that puts the residents' needs up front, while some past inspection issues still remain on record.

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