The Savoy at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    2121 E Commercial Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308
    2.1 · 7 reviews
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Neglectful care, dirty facility, dangerous

    I placed my loved one here and it was a nightmare. Staff were angry, unresponsive, and slow - call buttons ignored for hours, residents left in soiled diapers, feeding neglected, rooms dirty and smelling, and personal items went missing. Horrible food, food poisoning, and a catheter mishandling that caused bleeding and a severe bladder infection requiring ambulance/hospital transfer. A few nurses and the rehab team were compassionate and effective, but corporate ignored us - I do not recommend this facility; patient safety is at risk.

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    2.14 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.1
    • Staff

      2.1
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      2.1

    Pros

    • Caring RN and CNA team praised
    • A-Team nurses noted as excellent
    • Effective physical therapy program
    • Effective occupational therapy
    • Attentive doctors and rehab team
    • Personalized, family-like attention reported by some
    • Dietitian-approved/healthy meals reported by some
    • Activities available (e.g., Bingo)

    Cons

    • Severe understaffing reported
    • Unresponsive staff and ignored call buttons
    • Long waits for basic assistance
    • Delayed/basic needs neglected (e.g., tissues, feeding)
    • Catheter mishandling causing pain, bleeding, infection
    • Serious infections requiring IV antibiotics and hospital transfer
    • Reports of pneumonia and other medical complications
    • Food poisoning and poor food quality described
    • Dietary needs not accommodated (e.g., no soft diet for patient without teeth)
    • Patient left in soiled diapers and humiliation/neglect
    • Falls from bed and other safety incidents
    • Staff insults, threats toward patients and families
    • Theft of personal belongings reported
    • Dirty facility and foul smells in rooms
    • Corporate/management unresponsive to complaints
    • Inconsistent physician presence (nurse seen infrequently)
    • Mixed staffing quality (wide variability between teams)

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is highly mixed and polarized: some families and reviewers describe professional, caring, and effective clinical teams and rehab services, while many others report serious neglect, safety failures, and poor management response. The dominant themes are variability in staff performance and troubling incidents tied to understaffing, which appear to produce significant negative outcomes for several residents.

    Care quality shows a sharp divide. Positive comments emphasize a caring RN and CNA team, an "A-Team" of nurses in some cases, attentive doctors, and effective physical and occupational therapy programs with personalized attention and a strong rehab focus. These reviewers describe a family-like atmosphere, good teamwork, and successful rehabilitation leading to weight loss and recovery. However, numerous reviews report alarming clinical failures: ignored call buttons, long waits for basic care, delayed feeding, and failure to change soiled diapers. There are multiple reports of severe clinical complications attributed to poor care — catheter mishandling with blood and pain present for days, resulting bladder infections that required IV antibiotics and ambulance/hospital transfer, pneumonia concerns, and at least one reported instance of food poisoning. Several reviews explicitly warn others to avoid the facility due to these safety issues. Falls from bed and other safety incidents are also documented.

    Staffing and behavior concerns are prominent. Many reviewers attribute neglect to understaffing — staff are described as unresponsive, overloaded, or absent (e.g., nurses seen only once a week). This staffing stress appears to correlate with delayed responses to call buttons, neglect of toileting and hygiene, and inadequate supervision. In addition to clinical neglect, reviewers report unacceptable interpersonal behavior: staff allegedly insulting or threatening patients and family members. There is also a pattern of inconsistent staff quality — while some teams are praised as exceptional, others are described as angry, slow, and neglectful. This inconsistency suggests variability in training, leadership, or staffing allocation across shifts or units.

    Facility, dining, and environment feedback is similarly mixed. Some reviewers say the dietitian-approved meals are healthy and appropriate, and activities such as Bingo are available and appreciated. Conversely, other reviewers report horrible food, dietary accommodations not met (for example, no soft diet for a patient without teeth), and at least one report of suspected food poisoning. Environmental concerns include dirty conditions, foul smells in rooms, and theft of belongings. These reports of hygiene problems and missing personal items compound the clinical safety concerns, raising questions about overall facility oversight.

    Management and responsiveness to complaints are another recurring issue. Several reviewers state that the corporate office or management was unresponsive when complaints were lodged. This perceived lack of accountability appears to amplify family frustration after adverse events. At the same time, some reviewers explicitly call the facility "well managed" with professional staff who work well together — reinforcing the picture of a facility with uneven performance rather than uniformly poor or excellent care.

    In sum, the reviews paint a facility with significant internal variability: pockets of high-quality, compassionate clinical and rehab care exist alongside serious reports of neglect, medical errors, hygiene problems, and poor management responsiveness. The most concerning, recurring patterns are understaffing-linked delays in care, call button neglect, catheter-related injuries and infections, and transfers to hospital-level care. Families considering this facility should be aware of both the positive reports of effective rehab and nursing teams and the repeated, severe negative incidents described by other reviewers. It would be prudent for prospective residents or caregivers to ask targeted questions about staffing levels, recent infection or incident reports, catheter care protocols, dietary accommodations, and complaint-resolution procedures; to tour multiple shifts if possible; and to verify recent regulatory inspection results and hospital transfer records before making a placement decision.

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    About The Savoy at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    The Savoy at Fort Lauderdale Rehabilitation and Nursing Center sits at 2121 E Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, serving seniors from the community and nearby areas. The center has 116 certified beds and provides both short-term and long-term nursing care options, including specialized services like orthopedic rehabilitation, wound care, and amputee care. It's part of CareRite Centers, which focuses on renewal and healing, and offers suites, dining amenities with nutritious meals, and concierge services meant to give a luxury experience for patients and residents. The community's called a revitalizing Rehabilitation Environment, using cutting-edge techniques and individualized care for each resident, with programs set up to help people get back to daily life as quickly as possible.

    The Savoy reports average nurse staffing at about 3.69 hours per resident daily, a bit below Florida's average of 3.9. Nurse turnover stands at 45.9%, higher than the state's average of 43.6%. Inspections show 35 total deficiencies, with some findings related to environment-such as ensuring residents have proper window access and enough closet space-plus care planning and helping residents keep up with daily activities unless medically necessary. No reports show actual harm from these, but they do mention potential for more than minimal harm. There's access to state reports and consumer guides, and profiles with plenty of facility details. Records also mention previous legal actions against former owners, listing case numbers and fines.

    The Savoy keeps an emergency power plan ready for outages. It aims to offer a comprehensive care experience, with nursing home services, help with activities of daily living, and programs designed to involve residents socially and emotionally, not just physically. Residents and their families leave positive reviews about the staff, describing them as helpful, joyful, and kind, and the facility's received awards like Best Meals and Dining and Best of Senior Living. While some like the high-end features and five-star feel, others may want to look closely at inspection findings and staffing data. Overall, the Savoy serves as a modern rehabilitation and nursing center, aiming to help seniors recover and maintain quality of life in a well-kept, active setting.

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