The Jefferson

If you are thinking about this place for skilled nursing, AVOID it at ALL COSTS. I overheard a resident being reprimanded in the hall for not showing up for PT. OT was worse and Speech Therapy was horrible as well. They just "mark time" with patients who are elderly. NO EMPATHY. We had a loved one there ---with too few nurses to care for patients. They neglect patients who are very sick and do not provide the right medical care. Tried to get our medical records, had to threaten them with a law suit. Speaking of threatened...they threatened to to have me pay $716.00 a day while our appeal was being reviewed. CLEARLY a violation of medicare rules...and many other Virginia state laws broken....loved one was manhandled by a CNR. She took away his call button- a clear violation of the law. Reported it--nothing done. Administration is horrible as well. Try to find and Administrator on the weekend! There's much, much more. My loved one was abused by pushing him around and when we left that facility with ABSOLUTELY NO care instructions for a severely ill person. We got home and was back in the hospital locally and was gone in a week. THESE PEOPLE DO NOT CARE. It is all about money. I could write a book and now we are left with guilt for taking our deeply loved one here. How can we live with our regrets? We thought we were doing the right thing. DO NOT TAKE YOUR LOVED ONE HERE. AGAIN, DO NOT TAKE YOUR LOVED ONE HERE. I asked to see an administrator MONTHS ago. After seeing this review, he called me. Though they have high ratings, BEWARE. This is not the place to go. If you LOVE you family member or friend, do not go there.

Highly recommend The Jefferson for quality senior living! It’s in the heart of Arlington and beautifully kept. Place is always buzzing with activities and I see plenty of smiling faces!

I would not recommend this facility as they are understaffed, and not responsive to the loved ones. My 85 plus year old Aunt was in their “care”, and we could not reach her for almost a week until my cousin physically went to check up on my Aunt. My 85 year old Aunt had her cell phone with her, but someone “helped her”, either lower the ringer or put it on mute so that she could not hear the ring and answer our phone calls. My 85 year old Aunt is not a Techie! Calling the operator or the nurse’s station was a nightmare! If we were lucky to get through then they would take the messages, but no call back or follow up, even though they promised each time. The whole family was so relieved when my cousin was able to go and physically meet my Aunt, and confirm that she was alright, even though she had lost weight.