Saint Francis Med Center Dp is a nursing home community in Lynwood, CA.
Information last verified:
3630 Imperial Highway, Lynwood, CA 90262
For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318
Long waits and slow follow-through come up repeatedly in negative reviews.
Some reviewers describe arriving and not being attended to promptly, with delays that extended for hours. Others mention long waits for discharge paperwork, getting called back, or seeing someone after check-in. Several accounts also describe frustration with staffing responsiveness once care was underway.
Many residents describe nurses and doctors as kind, professional, and compassionate.
Across the reviews, patients and families frequently highlight staff warmth and professionalism, especially from nurses. Multiple people describe feeling supported during stressful events, including ICU stays and emergency situations. Even when reviews mention problems elsewhere, they often still call out specific clinicians or nursing teams as helpful.
A few reviews describe quality or attentiveness changing after transfers.
Some reviewers report that care was better at one point in the stay and then worsened after moving to another floor or unit. One account describes limited observation and missing basics after a transfer. Another mentions the staff’s handling and communication becoming a concern later in the hospitalization.
Several reviewers comment on room cleanliness and overall tidiness.
A couple of reviews mention the hospital being clean and rooms being kept in good condition. At least one reviewer contrasts that with an experience where the room did not appear prepared with basic items when they arrived.
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30 resident community capacity
Skilled Nursing Facility
Beauty salon
Cable or satellite TV
Dining room
Fully furnished
Garden
Housekeeping services
Kitchenette
Move-in coordination
Outdoor space
Restaurant-style dining
Small library
Telephone
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available
Long Beach (Daugherty) (8 miles away) Los Angeles International (12 miles away) Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena (21 miles away)
24-hour call system 24-hour supervision
Activities of daily living assistance
Assistance with bathing
Assistance with dressing
Assistance with transfers
Diabetes diet Meal preparation and service
Medication management
Mental wellness program
Special dietary restrictions Diabetes diet Special dietary restrictions Community-sponsored activities Resident-run activities Scheduled daily activitiesSaint Francis Med Center Dp is located at 3630 Imperial Highway, Lynwood, CA 90262 in Los Angeles County, California
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