Pruitthealth-Blythewood

Pros

• The staff at PruittHealth in Blythewood were nice and attentive to the residents.
• The caseworker provided helpful answers to all questions asked by the family.
• The facility was clean and well-maintained on the outside.
• Family members were allowed to visit their loved one through the window, showing some level of accessibility during a challenging time.

Cons

• The facility kept the patient in bed the entire time, with no opportunities for exercise.
• The patient was severely malnourished upon returning home after receiving inadequate nutrition during their stay.
• There was a lack of rehabilitation services provided while the patient was at PruittHealth.
• Visitors were not allowed to see the patient, limiting family interaction until just days before discharge.
• The food served to the patient was pureed and potentially lacking in nutrients, leading to concerns about inadequate feeding.
• The staff only moved the patient from bed to chair without encouraging any walking, resulting in weakened muscles after discharge.
• Despite friendly staff interactions, the overall level of care did not meet expectations.

Review

The experience of a family visiting their loved one at PruittHealth in Blythewood has left them feeling deeply dissatisfied with the level of care provided during their father's stay at the facility. Upon arriving to visit, they quickly noticed that he had been kept predominantly in bed with very little physical activity. This lack of mobility and rehabilitation was alarming, particularly given his condition upon discharge. The facility's approach to care seemed heavily focused on keeping him sedentary rather than facilitating any form of exercise or movement, which could have significantly improved his overall well-being and recovery.

During their time at PruittHealth, the family discovered that their father had been fitted with a feeding tube, a situation that raised immediate concerns about his nutritional intake. When he returned home after his rehabilitation stint, it became painfully clear that he was severely malnourished; weighing only 98 pounds indicated a serious lapse in dietary attention during his stay at the facility. The family found themselves grappling with the harsh reality of trying to rehabilitate him back to health post-discharge without any substantial support from PruittHealth. They recounted how they spent weeks attempting to arrange home rehabilitation services because there were no adequate rehabilitation efforts made during his time in the center.

Communication with staff and caseworkers appeared effective on some levels; however, this did little to compensate for what was perceived as inadequate hands-on care. Although they reported that members of the staff were friendly and approachable and their caseworker promptly answered queries regarding their father's treatment plan, friendliness alone is insufficient when it comes to providing necessary healthcare services. The family's primary concern lay in what they felt was an abject failure to deliver proper medical attention and physical therapy that could have better served their relative’s recovery trajectory.

Visitors faced additional hurdles due to visitation restrictions imposed by the center, which limited family contact primarily until just before his release. This created an emotional disconnect between the family and their father during an already challenging period marked by uncertainty surrounding his health outcomes. Their limited ability to monitor progress or conditions inside the facility through window visits fostered feelings of helplessness; thus contributing further to their dissatisfaction with PruittHealth's approach toward patient-family engagement during treatment.

A notable aspect of concern for this family was related directly to nutrition: specifically, how patients were fed within PruittHealth’s walls. Their father was served pureed food while residing there, yet the fundamental question remained unanswered: Was this food nutritionally sufficient for someone recovering from significant illness? It remains unclear whether staff were providing adequate portions or quality nutrition needed for recovery or if limitations stemmed from institutional processes overlooking these basic yet critical needs.

While other aspects such as cleanliness within PruittHealth were acknowledged favorably—the building itself presenting as clean and visually appealing—it stood starkly juxtaposed against the deficiencies observed in patient care practices internally. Ultimately, despite some positive interactions with individual workers who may have shown kindness or diligence on an interpersonal level, it is evident that concerns around proper caregiving overshadowed these experiences. As such, this family's journey underscores broader issues within healthcare facilities like PruittHealth regarding accountability for comprehensive patient recovery strategies beyond mere niceties displayed by caregivers—and highlights an urgent need for improved standards addressing holistic healthcare delivery methodologies moving forward.

Hospitals

• U HS Pruitt (0.1 miles)

Restaurants

• Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits (0.4 miles)
• Zaxby's (0.5 miles)
• Taco Bell (0.7 miles)
• Jersey Mike's (0.8 miles)
• Chick-Fil-A (1.3 miles)
• McDonald's (1.3 miles)
• Wendy's (1.5 miles)

Pharmacies

• CVS Pharmacy (0.5 miles)
• Walgreens (0.6 miles)
• Kroger Pharmacy (0.7 miles)
• Walgreens (1.7 miles)
• Octapharma Plasma (3.1 miles)
• Walgreens (3.8 miles)
• Walgreens (4.1 miles)

Physicians

• Lexington Women’s Care Sandhills (0.6 miles)
• Spring Valley Family Practice (0.7 miles)
• Palmetto Family Medicine (1.3 miles)
• Sandhills Rheumatology (1.4 miles)
• Rice Creek Family Medicine (1.7 miles)
• Palmetto Pediatric & Adolescent Clinic Pa (1.7 miles)
• Medical Park Pediatrics (2.3 miles)

Cafes

• Starbucks (0.7 miles)
• Starbucks (0.8 miles)
• Panera Bread (1.4 miles)
• The Human Bean Columbia, Summit Parkway (2 miles)
• Lighthouse Cafe & Stuff (3.2 miles)
• Starbucks (3.8 miles)
• Starbucks (4 miles)

Places of Worship

• Sandhills Community Church (1.9 miles)
• Village Church (3.3 miles)
• Restoration Life Ministries (3.6 miles)
• Spring Valley Baptist Church (3.9 miles)
• Radiant Life Church (5 miles)
• Trinity United Methodist Child Cr (5 miles)
• Grace Life Church (5.6 miles)

Parks

• Lake Carolina Properties Harborside Village Green (3.5 miles)
• Doko Meadows Park (5 miles)
• Blythewood Park (5.1 miles)

Transportation

• U-Haul Moving & Storage (5.6 miles)

Theaters

• Spotlight Cinemas Capital 8 (5.8 miles)