Principal Senior Living

This place is not for a family that cares for their loved ones. The memory care unit is JOKE. Time and time again they proved their inadequacy in caring for dementia patients in their "memory care" unit. This is one of the most expensive nursing homes around the Jackson County area and we thought it was great. Turns out it is just new and will soon have a bad reputation. The nurse argues with families and patients. My 93 year old 100 lb grandmother was sent to the ER for being "combative" because the nurse continued to argue with her instead of deescalating the situation. When we moved her to Villages at Jackson Creek, we found out we were not the first to have been kicked out of Benton House because they are not an adequate facility to handle dementia/alzheimer's patients. Please do your research before deciding to go with Benton House. It was hard on my grandmother to move and I blame Benton House.

This place is not for a family that cares for their loved ones. The memory care unit is JOKE. Time and time again they proved their inadequacy in caring for dementia patients in their "memory care" unit. This is one of the most expensive nursing homes around the Jackson County area and we thought it was great. Turns out it is just new and will soon have a bad reputation. The nurse argues with families and patients. My 93 year old 100 lb grandmother was sent to the ER for being "combative" because the nurse continued to argue with her instead of deescalating the situation. When we moved her to Villages at Jackson Creek, we found out we were not the first to have been kicked out of Benton House because they are not an adequate facility to handle dementia/alzheimer's patients. Please do your research before deciding to go with Benton House. It was hard on my grandmother to move and I blame Benton House.

It is truly sad to see your caregivers cleaning, doing laundry, vacuuming. I have seen patients needing help & your staff totally distracted doing other duties. Very short staffed & that is a acceptable.

Caution! I assisted my sister into this location for the 30 day step down program after she left the hospital with a broken ankle & knee. Her 2nd night there she had a fall which was no fault of Benton House. What followed was a nightmare! She fell at approx 3:00 AM, the nurse was notified and the family was not. She was told that she would be taken for X-Ray in the morning. She never was. Later when she needed help for the restroom the person told her hatefully that she could & would get up on her own. She frightened my sister and with much pain she managed. No nurse checked on her the next day until we had made several calls. My young nephew went to visit and discovered her in immense pain. By the time WE called an ambulance & got her to the hosp. 15 hrs had elapsed. She had a shattered shoulder and broken wrist. After more time in the hosp she went to a nursing home & it ended up being 8 wks before she went home.

Just to name a few of the issues we encountered here: The doctor on staff took it upon himself to prescribe a 'black box' warning drug for a patient he had never seen, without consulting with the patients primary care physician, or the family member with medical power of attorney. The drug he prescribed was in no way appropriate for the patient. When his error was discovered he refused to meet with family members or the primary care physician. Additionally, all of the instructions that accompanied the patient at check in were lost, and the few that were retained were ignored repeatedly by staff that resulted in the family having to hire an advocate to literally go to the facility every day to be sure instructions were being followed. It was determined that moving as quickly as possible was the best option for the patient. Benton House was notified 24 hours in advance that the patient would be moved, but upon check out the facility was unable to locate any personal possessions of the patient, including all clothing that was brought into the facility by the patient. Run Away, run fast, go somewhere else, under a bridge would be a better alternative than this disorganized, unprofessional, borderline illegal facility. Reviews on the Benton house doctor in question are alarming to say the least.

TERRIBLE!!!. My Mom was a respite patient there while we were on vacation. She made 2 visits to the emergency room in 7 hours from falls. We were told that she fell out of the bed, she had never fallen out the bed before. We find that hard to believe due to the injury she received. We told them she needed assistance when standing and someone should be near her if she was using her walker. My sister and I have cared for my mother for almost 12 years and she has only had maybe 2-3 falls. She was so soaked in urine that the hospital personnel commented "the Benton House is going to have to do better". They only used 17 pads on her and she was there for 6 days. There was a total lack of communication with Benton House when my mother was taken to the hospital both times. In short we had to cut our vacation short and return to Atlanta to rescue my mother from that place. The Benton House is a sure case of you can not judge a book by its cover. I would not recommend this place to anyone who cares about their LOVE ONE.