Alex Davis
Jan 2026
Hello Everyone! I just wanted to give a shout out to the entire team at Sunnyside Village Rehabilitation for the excellent care they provided to our grandma. Our Grandma is 97 and lived independently prior to admission. She ended up having some medical complications and ended up in hospital and soon after went to Sunnyside Village. She stayed there about 3-4 weeks for Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation. She was eating well again, socializing, doing her therapy daily, and making new friends. She had nothing but good things to say. The rooms and bathrooms are clean and big, the statf follow up when then need to ,and in our situation went above and beyond for not only our Grandma but our family situation too. Our entire family is in Ohio and we decided to move her up here with us after living in Florida for over 20 years. She still needs some help functionally and medically, so we decided on an Assisted Living Facility near us in Ohio. That all sounds great, but the reality is, getting a loved one across the country is difficult. I have been an occupational therapist for over 13 years, have worked in skilled nursing, home health, inpatient rehab, and now as a clinical liaison. So I know the healthcare world pretty well and I feel like I have a good understanding of the various levels of care. However, my family and I have not had to really deal with this type of situation before and I cant imagine the stress it would be on someone not in the healthcare field, because it was still a very challenging situation for me. Sunnyside has a great team. Especially Jodi, the director of social services and admissions. She had to deal with me emailing her daily, asking various questions, had to take our grandma to the DMV, had to set up transport, speak / coordinate with 2 different LTC/ ALF facilities, etc. Although she probably wanted to hurt me lol , she did it with grace and was very professional throughout. Same with the other staff involved (sorry I cant remember all the names). Regardless, Sunnyside's rehab program was solid and was able to get our grandma as close to baseline functionally as they could. My grandma looked forward to working with the rehab staff. Their rehab manager was actively involved as well, which I appreciate. The feedback I was provided helped us better determine her actual needs and now I feel more confident in our final decision. I actually used their documentation to help me better transfer her at the airport :) So thank you! (ps - you would be proud, as she remembered to reach back for the chair each time when sitting) If looking for a facility for your loved one; I recommend you tour Sunnyside to see what they have to offer. I recommend you ask your case managers you are speaking with at the hospital to send them a referral to at least evaluate your loved one. Even if it may be a little extra drive for the family to get there in some cases , I think having quality care is more important than distance in most cases. Anyway, I will stop now :) Appreciate you all! Thank you. -Alex, Erika, Joe
