Van Buren Health & Rehab

    1404 N 28th St, Van Buren, AR, 72956
    3.8 · 90 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Unsafe neglectful care; missing medications

    I had a loved one at this facility and was shocked by worn, unclean conditions - hair and dried vomit on surfaces, strong odors, soiled laundry, even a found needle. Staff too often ignored call lights, delayed help after a fall, refused pain meds, mismedicated (Xanax given despite the chart), removed diabetes meds and served sugary snacks, and personal items (including dentures) went missing. A few CNAs, nurses and the PT team were excellent and rooms could be tidy, but management was unresponsive, dishonest, and billing/records felt falsified. Overall I don't recommend it - unsafe, neglectful care that needs investigation.

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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

    3.78 · 90 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.8
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      2.8
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong physical/occupational therapy program
    • Caring and attentive CNAs on some units
    • Compassionate nurses reported by multiple reviewers
    • Staff who treat residents like family
    • Clean, remodeled areas reported by some reviewers
    • Rooms described as clean and tidy
    • Friendly and welcoming staff overall in many reviews
    • Rehab outcomes with regained mobility and confidence
    • Excellent CNA teamwork on specific units (lock-down unit praised)
    • Tasty and healthy meals reported by some families
    • Supportive rehab staff who help patients walk again
    • Positive workplace culture noted by some staff (fun to work)
    • Travel-CNA friendly environment (mentioned by staff)
    • Quick, attentive care on certain shifts/days

    Cons

    • Reported severe staff incompetence and neglect
    • Medication errors (e.g., Xanax given despite chart instructions)
    • Forced or unsafe physical therapy leading to injury
    • Ignored patients after injuries and delayed fall response
    • Unsanitary conditions (vomit, fecal matter, hair on floors)
    • Laundry and sanitation failures (soiled bags, lost clothing)
    • Frequent COVID outbreaks among staff reported
    • Lost personal items and alleged theft (blankets, clothes, dentures)
    • Unresponsive, dishonest, or inaccessible administration
    • Withholding or denial of medications (pain meds, diabetes meds)
    • Allegations of records falsification and lack of accountability
    • Poor infection control (MRSA reported; needle found)
    • Rude or abusive staff behavior (cursing at residents, refusal of care)
    • Inadequate management of oxygen and other medical needs
    • Poor communication with families and no timely updates
    • Billing surprises and unexplained charges
    • Inconsistent facility cleanliness and persistent odors
    • Resident removals/relocations without clear explanations
    • Inconsistent dining/diet management (sugary snacks, glucose issues)
    • Uneven staffing quality and apparent staffing shortages

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the review summaries is highly polarized: many reviewers praise the rehabilitation program and certain caregivers, while an equal or larger number describe serious quality and safety concerns. The most consistent positive thread is the facility's therapy services—numerous reviewers credit the physical therapy department with meaningful functional improvements, including helping residents walk again and rebuilding confidence after injury. Several reviews identify specific staff (CNAs, nurses, and PTs) as compassionate, family-like, and attentive; multiple accounts single out particular units or shifts where teamwork and responsiveness are excellent. Clean and remodeled spaces, tidy rooms, and tasty/healthy meals are also reported by a subset of reviewers, who describe happy residents and a generally friendly atmosphere on those occasions.

    Counterbalancing those positives are numerous and serious allegations related to clinical care, safety, and basic sanitation. Reviews report medication errors (for example, Xanax being administered despite charted restrictions), alleged removal or withholding of necessary medications (including diabetes meds and pain medication), and forced or improperly supervised physical therapy that reportedly resulted in injury and subsequent neglect when the injury occurred. Infection control and cleanliness concerns repeatedly appear: reviewers mention dried vomit on surfaces, fecal matter near beds, hair on floors, urine odors, MRSA infection reports, and even a found needle. Laundry and personal belongings are another recurring problem—residents' clothing, dentures, blankets, and other items are reported lost, soiled, or stolen in multiple summaries.

    Management, communication, and accountability emerge as major themes in the negative reviews. Families describe difficulty reaching administrators or staff (voicemail full, unanswered calls), lack of notifications about changes in resident status or relocations, and inconsistent responsiveness to family inquiries. Several reviewers accuse management of dishonesty or cover-up behaviors—examples include alleged falsified records, unfulfilled trust fund claims, and abrupt relocations or evictions of residents to other facilities. Billing issues (unexpected charges) and an overall sense that administration does not take complaints seriously are called out in multiple summaries.

    Staffing and culture appear inconsistent across shifts and units. Many reviews convey a bifurcated experience: some CNAs and nurses are praised as excellent and caring, while others are described as rude, abusive, or neglectful—examples include a nurse cursing at a resident, refusal to administer pain meds, ignored call lights, and delayed assistance after falls. Reviewers also report frequent staff turnover or shortages that may contribute to these inconsistencies, and several accounts link outbreaks of COVID-19 among staff to ongoing quality problems.

    Clinical safety and quality-of-care issues are particularly prominent and concerning. Beyond medication errors and alleged withholding of treatments, reviewers report inadequate management of oxygen needs and diabetes care, inappropriate diets with high-sugar items for residents with glucose concerns, and poor documentation. These problems, combined with sanitation lapses and alleged theft, create significant safety and dignity concerns for residents in the eyes of many reviewers. Conversely, the documented successes in therapy and the presence of several highly praised caregivers suggest the facility has pockets of strong care that are not consistently maintained across the whole organization.

    In sum, the reviews indicate a facility with real strengths in rehabilitation and with staff members who can provide excellent, compassionate care; however, these strengths sit alongside numerous reports of serious lapses in basic nursing care, sanitation, medication safety, administration transparency, and communication. The pattern is one of high variability: experiences depend heavily on unit, shift, and individual caregivers. For prospective residents and families, the reviews suggest careful, specific inquiry before placement—ask about current infection control practices, medication administration protocols, staff continuity on the relevant unit/shift, how personal belongings are protected, and how the facility communicates with families. For regulators or an oversight body, the reviews raise multiple red flags (medication errors, alleged records falsification, infection control failures, and reports of abuse/neglect) that justify closer inspection and investigation.

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    About Van Buren Health & Rehab

    Van Buren Health & Rehab sits at 1404 N 28th St in Van Buren, Arkansas, and offers care for seniors who need both short-term help and those who will stay longer, and the facility uses the name "Health & Rehab" because the staff focuses a lot on health services and rehabilitation for people coming out of the hospital or who need skilled nursing care every day, and with 110 beds licensed as a skilled nursing facility by the State of Arkansas and CMS-certified for Medicare and Medicaid, folks can get different kinds of care here, whether that's rehab, long-term nursing, assisted living, independent living, memory care for dementia, or even home care where an aide comes and helps out at home. Van Buren Health & Rehab has an experienced team of licensed nurses who work together using an interdisciplinary approach, making plans so each person gets the right therapy or help, and you'll see specialized programs like range of motion, ambulation, contracture management, and cognitive or speech therapies, all aiming to keep people's health as strong as possible and help them return home if they can. Amenities here include a beauty salon, showers, a full salad bar, laundry service, activities, and outings so there's something to look forward to, beds and rooms designed for comfort, and meals made by chefs and planned for good nutrition and taste, which matters when you're staying for a long time or working to get back on your feet. In the assisted living setting, active seniors get support with things like bathing, dressing, or taking medicine if they need it, while independent living lets folks stay social and handle their own days without the headaches of home upkeep, and for those struggling with memory problems, the memory care area is built to prevent wandering and keep confusion down, making it safer and less stressful for everyone, plus home care services give seniors a way to stay home with trained help coming in, and Brownwood Manor Inc is also there as a local senior living option. The staff at Van Buren Health & Rehab are known for being compassionate and professional, aiming for good clinical results and working to make sure residents and their families feel supported-there's even some awards and high ratings from families and residents, especially about the helpfulness and friendliness of the team, and Van Buren Health & Rehab takes part in community activities so that everyone feels like they belong. The place focuses on comfort, safety, and recovery, rooms are maintained well, and residents have quiet places to rest, and when it comes to information or applying to work there, people can find details on the website without a fuss.

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