Our Lady Of Consolation Nursing And Rehab Care Center

    111 Beach Drive, West Islip, NY, 11795
    2.5 · 14 reviews
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Good therapy, severe systemic failures

    I saw both sides: some nurses were attentive, the therapy team was excellent, and the grounds, lobby and activities are attractive. But I also experienced serious, systemic problems - chronic understaffing, long call-bell waits, rude/untrained aides, dirty rooms, cold/poor food, disengaged doctors, safety lapses (bedsores, dehydration, rehospitalization) and billing/communication nightmares - so I cannot recommend this place.

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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

    2.50 · 14 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.4
    • Staff

      2.6
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      2.5
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Convenient location (close to home)
    • Large, attractive facility and grounds
    • Private rooms described as homey
    • Caring and attentive staff reported by some reviewers
    • Good nurses and strong therapy/physical therapy team
    • Daily therapy beneficial for some residents
    • Activities and entertainment available
    • Clean lobby and well-maintained exterior
    • Courteous social worker and warm staff interactions reported
    • Some residents described as well cared for and clean

    Cons

    • Untrained or inadequately trained staff and float staff
    • Rude, unprofessional, or 'nasty' aides
    • Chronic understaffing and long call bell wait times
    • Neglect: bedsore, dehydration, dirty diapers, hygiene neglect
    • Inadequate nursing assessment and focus on medication dispensing
    • Poor communication with families and delayed illness notifications
    • Inconsistent medical attention; doctors seen as disengaged
    • Safety incidents: not checking feet leading to injury, improper shoe fit for diabetic patient
    • Rehospitalization and inadequate rehabilitation outcomes
    • Dirty rooms and poor housekeeping behind closed doors
    • Cold or poor-quality food reported by some, though others praised it
    • Expensive and problematic billing practices (incorrect addressee)
    • Inaccessible resident café and safety hazards (glass doors)
    • Large investments in amenities with perceived underfunding of direct resident care
    • Discharge issues (patient discharged unable to get in/out of bed)

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across reviews is strongly mixed and polarized: while multiple reviewers praise aspects of the facility (its location, appearance, private rooms, some caring staff members, and an effective therapy team), an equal or larger number of reviews recount serious care failures, neglect, and unprofessional behavior. The dominant themes are inconsistency and variability of care quality — some residents and families experienced excellent, attentive nursing and beneficial daily therapy, while others reported neglect serious enough to cause bedsores, dehydration, rehospitalization, and safety incidents.

    Care quality and clinical oversight appears uneven. Positive reports highlight good nurses, an effective physical/occupational therapy team, and daily therapy that benefited recovery. Conversely, many reviewers cited neglect: long waits for bathroom assistance, dirty diapers left on residents, lack of showers, insufficient supervision of immobile residents, and discharge of patients who could not get in or out of bed. There are specific, serious safety concerns reported, including failure to check feet (resulting in a foot injury and improper shoe fit for a diabetic resident) and other examples suggesting lapses in routine clinical assessment. Several reviews mention nurses who focus primarily on dispensing pills rather than conducting thorough assessments.

    Staff behavior and staffing levels are central to complaints. Frequent mention of understaffing and untrained float staff correlates with reports of long call bell response times and inconsistent resident care. Many families described aides and some nurses as rude or unprofessional; others, however, reported warm, caring interactions and courteous social work support. This contrast suggests variability by unit, shift, or individual caregiver rather than a uniformly delivered standard of care.

    Facility, amenities, and environment generate similarly mixed impressions. The building and grounds are described as large, beautiful, and well maintained with a clean lobby and attractive exterior; private rooms were called "homey" by some. Activities and entertainment offerings exist and are appreciated by certain residents. At the same time, reviewers say that investments in amenities appear to outpace funding or attention to frontline resident care: complaints include inaccessible resident café, safety hazards (e.g., glass doors), dirty rooms behind closed doors, and a perception that money is spent on appearance rather than improving direct care staffing and training.

    Dining feedback is polarized: multiple reviewers praise the food as very good, while others call it cold or terrible. This again points to inconsistent day-to-day performance. Administrative and billing problems were explicitly mentioned — expensive charges, a "terrible bill," and at least one instance where a bill was incorrectly sent under a family member's name — raising concerns about financial communication and billing accuracy.

    Communication and clinical leadership were recurring areas of concern. Several families reported poor communication about changes in patient condition, delays in notifying families of illness, difficulty contacting staff, and a perception that physicians review charts without taking time to personally engage with patients or families. When staff were described as "looking at the chart" rather than knowing the patient, families felt the medical team was not sufficiently invested in individual care.

    Overall pattern and takeaways: the facility offers many positive attributes — location, grounds, private rooms, and pockets of very good nursing and therapy care — but there are numerous, serious reports of neglect, safety issues, undertraining, understaffing, and inconsistent management. The reviews indicate that experiences can differ widely depending on unit, shift, or individual caregivers. Prospective residents and families should weigh the praised amenities and therapy capabilities against the reported risks of inconsistent care, and should ask specific questions about staffing ratios, training for float staff, clinical oversight, wound and foot-care protocols (especially for diabetic residents), call-bell response times, infection control/housekeeping standards, and billing practices before deciding on placement.

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    About Our Lady Of Consolation Nursing And Rehab Care Center

    Our Lady Of Consolation Nursing And Rehab Care Center sits at 111 Beach Drive in West Islip, NY, and holds 450 certified beds as a nursing facility run by Catholic Health, with James Ryan, LNHA, as its Chief Administrative Officer. The center gives skilled nursing services that include 12-16 hour nursing care, a 24-hour call system, and daily help with bathing, dressing, and taking medication, which means folks who need help every day get steady support and folks with trouble moving around can count on non-ambulatory care plus help with transfers. The staff includes nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and a bunch of medical specialists ranging from cardiology and neurology to pediatrics and oncology, so you see plenty of types of care including critical care, hyperbaric medicine, neurodiagnostic testing, and even speech and physical therapy.

    For folks who want activities or social time, there's a library, a game room, an arts room, and a movie theater, and you'll also find things like a fitness room, scheduled fitness programs, garden walking paths, outdoor programs, and a small café named Babylon Bean-Coffee Extreme where people can gather. There's a Resident Council where residents and staff talk out concerns, and people can join in on resident-run activities, movie nights, and music programs, which help create a sense of community. The facility isn't part of a hospital or a big retirement community but does offer different services like rehabilitation, hospice, home care, palliative care, and infusion therapy. It's tied to both Medicare and Medicaid, accepts insurance like Aetna and Blue Cross, and has diagnostic services such as radiology and neuroradiology, plus specialized units for neonatal, pediatric, and maternal fetal medicine.

    Safety and health ratings look strong, as the center's had no federal fines or penalties in the past three years. Pneumonia vaccines go to 99.0% of long-stay and 98.7% of short-stay residents, and every long-stay resident and nearly every short-stay resident gets a flu shot. Major injury falls, worsened mobility, and pressure ulcer rates are all lower than state and national averages, and hospitalizations and emergency visits don't happen very often when compared to other places. The facility received a 5-star rating for short- and long-stay resident care, got an overall quality care star rating of 5 stars, and earned 4 stars overall from CMS. Staffing and health inspection ratings land at 3 stars, which means about average. The short-stay mobility improvement is high at 76.7%, and re-hospitalization rates are managed at 22.1% for short-stay residents.

    The center operates as a non-profit and says its commitment is to give compassionate and high-quality care to people with wide-ranging health and daily living needs. The mix of care options covers everything from simple help with getting dressed to more complex critical care needs, and there's quite a few opportunities for social and physical activity along with medical support.

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