5 Star User Review
I have been in Fairfield Nursing Home for six months and I like it. The staff is very nice and helpful. There are only a couple of staff members that I don't care for but that's true of any facility. I was in a nursing home a couple of years ago and Fairfield is much nicer and more professional than the other one. Fairfield has gotten me approved for Medicaid where the other nursing home could not. This is a real blessing because I don't have insurance and don't have the means to pay for my stay. I have received very good care during my time here.
My only real complaint is about the food. I don't expect gourmet meals and I know they have a strict budget but they could prepare food with more fresh ingredients instead of a lot of processed food. A lot of the residents, including me, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes as well as other illnesses and processed food has a lot of sodium, fat, and trans fat in it. For example, for chicken pot pie they use frozen pot pies like you can buy at the supermarket. Same thing with the salisbury steak and other entrees they serve. It is easier to just put them in the oven but it really doesn't take that much time and effort to make them from scratch and they would taste so mucg better. The vegetables sometimes come out of a can which is also high in sodium. Not good for people who have major health problems. Also, the kitchen staff does not pay attention to your food preferences and the instructions written on your menu ticket. I don't think they give us enough vegetables so I talked to the dietician about getting a tossed salad at lunch and dinner. Most of the time my tray arrives without a salad and I have to go to the kitchen and ask for one.
Overall, I am happy here. I am not a permanent resident. I will be going home before long but I would definitely stay here again and would recommend it to friends.