Kelly Fredericks
May 2026
My dad has been at NHC rehab in Anderson SC for approx 17 hours. He wet the bed and had to lay in a wet gown and sheets and skin for who knows how long. When they DID change the bedsheet, he was left with a wet gown and no top sheet or blanket. I went to see him at 9:00 this morning and he told me what happened. He felt as if the aides were angry with him for wetting the bed. (First of all you are being PAID to help these seniors however they need it. Wet bed and all). Then he had to pee again, so I asked several aides, nurses, speech therapist and they all said they would "get somebody" or that everyone was busy. So apparently staffing is a problem. I finally spoke to the lady in the office on that wing, and she finally got help for him. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you need more staff. Or at least get them away from the nurses' station. They were all just standing around, laughing, talking, oblivious to needy patients. Several just sauntered down the hall as I watched from outside my dad's room, right under his lit call light. I was ignored like my dad was. He had to use the bathroom for 40 minutes before ANYONE did anything about it. You may say you are understaffed. Well, that is NOT my problem. That is YOUR problem. Hire enough staff, pay them enough to get qualified employees. Thats just good business. You get paid to treat these elderly patients with dignity and respect and leaving a poor 86 year old to lay in his pee-covered clothes is neither dignified NOR respectful. I have read many other reviews of NHC rehab, and overwhelmingly they state the same concerns and problems, so it appears to be a pattern with your facility. I plan to closely monitor how my father is treated while he is there. If this level of care continues, I will be contacting the CMS to see what further actions need to be taken.
