Maryland Masonic Homes

I work there

Good staff with a great attitude, despite being understaffed by my observations. (Takes several minutes for a response to a sincere call for assistance. E.g. toilet. Observered this on several different visits to the Harbor rehab wing). Facility is kept clean and sanitary (does not wreak of urine). Strong Covid protective protocols in place. Medication seemed appropriate. Food is decent. So they are good and could be great, if they just had more nursing staff, even LPs not necessarily RNs

If I were a negative person I would give Maryland Masonic Homes a one star because of Maggie Kelly. However I know Maryland Masonic Homes has given me a life changing experience at the facility. And the care team is awesome.

However, the reason why I would not be returning to Maryland Masonic Homes is Maggie Kelly. This is probably one of the worst decisions made in the organization.

I have never seen an individual so bent on tearing apart teams and creating tension within staff. Maggie has created an environment promoting tension in the staff and making everyone feel completely undervalued. As someone who has given care in hospitals for a long time, I know when someones character is divisive creating greater turn overs in a hospital.

Even though I enjoyed working at Maryland Masonic homes before this person came on board I will not be returning. When a leader sows discord among staff members, gossips, is extremely rude, and finds ways to undermine employees confidence, then I am better off somewhere else where team spirit is promoted and employees respected for their contributions.

If I were given the opportunity to make a review of the staff Maggie Kelly would be given a 1 in the absence of 0, but at the same time I think of all the other staff that put in so much to make Masonic Homes a great facility thats why I will rather see them prosper hopefully in the absence of this individual.

My father lived at Bonnie Blink for the last 13 months of his life. He loved it there and was very well cared for, first in assisted living, and then with full nursing care as he declined. He liked the staff, the food, the environment, and especially loved his nurses, who loved him right back. When he died, two of his nurses came to his funeral, and cried along with the rest of us.

My brother and I took great comfort in knowing that our dad was being cared for by good people in a good place.