Health Care Inc

    38286 US-231, Ashville, AL, 35953
    3.1 · 14 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Clean but understaffed with neglect

    I placed a relative here and it was heartbreaking. The small, privately owned facility is clean, smells fresh, and many CNAs are genuinely caring, but management and other staff were rude, unprofessional, and disorganized. Chronic understaffing/turnover led to care deficiencies - I witnessed medication errors (wrong doses/drugs/times), multiple UTIs, signs of neglect and possible overmedication to quiet residents. I removed my loved one and would never place anyone here; monitor anyone you send closely and avoid if you can.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.07 · 14 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.3
    • Staff

      2.7
    • Meals

      3.1
    • Amenities

      3.1
    • Value

      3.1

    Pros

    • Friendly, accommodating staff
    • Genuine care from some staff members
    • Clean facility and fresh linens
    • Clean kitchen
    • Pleasant smells/odor control
    • Small, private-owned, home-like atmosphere
    • Residents seen in shared/common areas (socialization)
    • Lunch/dining services provided
    • Polite CNAs and compassionate caregivers (reported by some)
    • Loving, family-like staff and caring interactions
    • Some reviewers reported excellent resident care

    Cons

    • Medication errors (wrong dosage, wrong medication, wrong times)
    • Documented deficiencies in clinical care
    • Understaffing and difficulty retaining CNAs
    • Rude or unprofessional management
    • Rude or unprofessional staff (reported by some reviewers)
    • Allegations of neglectful care and staff abuse
    • Allegations of medicating residents to quiet them
    • Multiple urinary tract infections (UTIs) reported
    • Residents confined to rooms or isolated
    • Regulatory violations cited by reviewers
    • Unorganized operations and poor oversight
    • Unsafe treatment or an overall unsafe impression
    • Some reviewers strongly advise against placement there

    Summary review

    Overall impression: The reviews for Health Care Inc are mixed but lean toward serious concern due to repeated reports of clinical and management failures. Many reviewers praise the facility's cleanliness, small/home-like feel, and the compassionate behavior of some CNAs and caregivers. However, multiple reviewers describe troubling incidents involving medication mistakes, neglect, alleged abuse, and regulatory violations. The combination of positive interpersonal experiences with staff and significant safety-related complaints produces a highly polarized overall sentiment.

    Care quality and clinical concerns: A central recurring theme is compromised clinical care. Several reviewers explicitly report medication errors — wrong doses, incorrect drugs, and medications administered at the wrong times — which are serious safety issues. Other reviewers report multiple UTIs and general deficiencies in care that suggest lapses in clinical monitoring, hygiene, or wound/continence care. Allegations of neglect, staff abuse, and even claims that residents were drugged to keep them quiet were raised; at least one reviewer stated a relative had to be removed from the facility because of unsafe treatment. These are not isolated, one-off comments in the dataset and reflect a pattern that prospective families should treat as high priority to investigate further.

    Staffing, culture, and management: Reviews present a split picture of staff behavior. Many commenters describe CNAs and frontline caregivers as caring, polite, loving, and attentive — with phrases such as "awesome" staff and "excellent resident care" reported by some. At the same time, numerous reviewers point to chronic understaffing and difficulty retaining CNAs, which often correlates with rushed or incomplete care. Management behavior is reported as problematic in several reviews: rude, unprofessional, and not supportive. This creates a dynamic where individual direct-care staff may try to provide good care despite systemic problems caused by staffing shortages and poor leadership.

    Environment, facilities, and services: The physical environment is consistently described as clean and well-kept. Reviewers note fresh linens, a clean kitchen, and a generally pleasant smell. The building is characterized as older and not fancy, but maintained — small and privately owned, which some reviewers say lends a home-like, family atmosphere. Social aspects are mentioned positively: residents are seen in shared/common areas and meals (lunch) are provided. These environment and quality-of-life positives stand in contrast to the safety and clinical concerns raised elsewhere in the reviews.

    Safety, oversight, and operations: Several reviewers mention violations and unorganized operations, reinforcing concerns about oversight and quality assurance. Reports of residents being confined to rooms or isolated, combined with the medication and infection concerns, paint a picture of variable safety practices. The combination of understaffing, management complaints, and cited violations suggests systemic issues rather than isolated incidents. Multiple reviewers warn others to monitor loved ones closely or advise avoiding the facility entirely — strong signals of distrust from family members.

    Patterns and recommendations: The reviews show a clear pattern of strengths in basic housekeeping, some compassionate frontline caregivers, and a comfortable, small-scale living environment. Conversely, there is a persistent pattern of clinical and management failures: medication mistakes, infections, neglect/abuse allegations, understaffing, and reported regulatory problems. For someone considering Health Care Inc, the reviews suggest verifying current inspection reports, asking specific questions about medication administration procedures, staffing levels and turnover rates, infection control practices, and complaint resolution processes. If possible, speak directly with families of current residents and observe medication rounds, staff interactions, and daily activities. Given the seriousness and recurrence of clinical/safety complaints in these summaries, careful due diligence and ongoing monitoring would be prudent before placement.

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    About Health Care Inc

    Health Care Inc sits over on Northeast St Clair St. 25 and offers a wide range of care for people with different needs, and when someone needs basic help or full medical support, the staff stays focused on compassionate service and keeps a welcoming and friendly environment, so whether a patient comes for a short-term rehabilitation stay after a hospital visit, needs long-term skilled nursing, or wants to live more independently, there are options here for assisted living, independent living, memory care for those with Alzheimer's or dementia, and even an Adult Care Home. The facility's got modern equipment and works with DaVita Kidney Care for those who need dialysis, and since it covers home health, hospice care, and various support services, they can send home health aides out to provide Medicare-certified care, non-medical home care, or just companionship and help with daily activities, and folks needing a little structure during the day can try adult day services. Residents who move in pick from housing that supports those who still get around fine or need help with bathing, dressing, incontinence care, or diabetes support, and no matter the care, staff stays on hand for those who can't move easily or need more supervision, while meals get prepared onsite with attention to nutrition and quality, and everyone gets access to cable, Wi-Fi, and shared indoor community spaces. There are devotional programs for spiritual needs, plus activities to keep people moving, thinking, and socializing. The Skilled Nursing Facility specializes in looking after very frail people who can't manage on their own anymore and folks who need a bridge between hospital and home, so with its license and wide service list, Health Care Inc's built to support wellness and treat illnesses, and they make an effort to meet the needs of people of all ages from the local community without fuss or flash.

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