Harvest Crossing Post Acute

    469 E North St, Manteca, CA, 95336
    3.6 · 9 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    2.0

    Mixed care; polite staff, problems

    I had a mixed experience. Many staff were caring, friendly, and helpful, rooms were clean, the admin and DON were involved, and PT/transport and communication improved - but I also encountered rude, unhelpful, and sometimes rough or neglectful staff, paperwork and scheduling problems, and poor basic care, so I can't recommend.

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    3.56 · 9 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      3.6

    Pros

    • Caring, kind, and friendly nursing staff (for many patients)
    • Helpful assistance with showers and shampooing
    • Good/effective physical therapy
    • Clean rooms and pleasant facility smell
    • Administrator and Director of Nursing (DON) actively involved in patient care
    • Improved communications after new phone system
    • Staff who keep families informed and show concern
    • Transport service available
    • Overall gratitude expressed by some families for care and concern

    Cons

    • Reports of rude, lazy, and inconsiderate staff (in some cases)
    • Unhelpful with completing necessary paperwork
    • Allegations of neglect or poor patient care
    • Disrespect toward patients and outside medical staff
    • Specific clinical concerns (wrist injury, wound care described as poor/taped)
    • Meals not provided to at least one patient
    • Perceptions of favoritism and a worthless scheduler
    • Inconsistent level of care across staff/shifts
    • Strong negative reactions from some reviewers (not recommended)

    Summary review

    Overall impression: The reviews for Harvest Crossing Post Acute are mixed, showing a clear polarization in family and patient experiences. Several reviewers praise the facility for compassionate, attentive care—particularly noting kind nurses, helpful aides, and effective physical therapy—while other reviewers report serious concerns including rudeness, neglect, and clinical oversights. This split suggests variability in service quality that may depend on unit, shift, or specific staff members.

    Care quality and clinical notes: Positive comments highlight good physical therapy that helped patients regain mobility and a number of nursing staff who were described as kind, friendly, and helpful with personal care tasks (for example, assistance with showers and shampooing). Families also reported being kept informed about care. However, there are troubling clinical complaints: at least one reviewer reported a wrist injury and inadequate wound care (described as taped), and another reported meals not being provided. Several reviewers used strong language ("not taking care of patients," "staff don't care," "disgusted with facility") indicating some instances of perceived neglect. These clinical concerns are serious and represent the most significant negative theme across the summaries.

    Staff behavior and consistency: Staff behavior emerges as a core dividing line. Multiple accounts commend specific staff as caring and helpful, and there are repeated compliments to staff who assisted with therapy and daily needs. Conversely, other accounts accuse staff of being rude, lazy, inconsiderate, and even disrespectful toward patients and outside medical personnel. The presence of both praise and strong criticism points to inconsistency: some residents receive excellent personal attention while others feel neglected or mistreated. Allegations of favoritism and a "worthless scheduler" further suggest management-level or scheduling issues that could contribute to uneven care coverage.

    Management, communication, and administration: Several reviewers specifically note positive administrative involvement—comments that the administrator and the Director of Nursing were actively involved in patient care—and some families expressed gratitude for how they were informed and treated. A technical/process improvement was also noted: a new phone system that improved communications. At the same time, complaints about paperwork assistance being unhelpful and favoritism in scheduling point to administrative weaknesses that affect families' experiences. The dual reports of engaged leadership and administrative problems suggest that leadership may be trying to address issues but that operational gaps remain.

    Facilities, services, and other offerings: The physical environment receives favorable mention: clean rooms and a pleasant facility smell were explicitly noted. Transport services are available and were cited positively by at least one reviewer. There is limited information about dining beyond the one report that meals were not provided; this isolated but serious complaint should be clarified directly with the facility. Activities and broader program offerings are not described in the provided summaries, so there is insufficient data to assess those areas.

    Patterns, risks, and recommendations based on reviews: The dominant pattern is variability—some reviewers report excellent, attentive care and a clean, well-run facility, while others report neglectful or even harmful experiences and administrative problems. The most serious red flags are the clinical concerns (injury and wound-care complaints) and allegations of missed meals and disrespectful conduct. These merit direct follow-up when evaluating the facility. Given the mixed reports, prospective residents and families should verify current staffing levels and protocols, ask about incident reporting and resolution, check how paperwork and scheduling are handled, and arrange a tour that includes speaking with both nursing leadership (administrator/DON) and frontline staff. If possible, seek recent references from current or recently discharged families to assess whether the positive trends (active leadership involvement, improved phone communications, good therapy) are consistent and whether reported negative issues have been addressed.

    Summary conclusion: Harvest Crossing Post Acute demonstrates strengths in therapy, some compassionate frontline caregivers, and a clean environment with engaged leadership in some instances. However, significant negative reports—particularly regarding inconsistent care, paperwork and scheduling issues, and at least one alleged clinical misstep—mean the facility may provide very different experiences depending on timing and staff assignment. The reviews support a cautious, inquiry-driven approach for anyone considering this facility: validate current practices in person and get specific answers about the concerns raised in these reviews before making a placement decision.

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    About Harvest Crossing Post Acute

    Harvest Crossing Post Acute sits at 469 E North St in Manteca, CA, and has 99 beds for residents who need skilled nursing care or help after surgery, injury, or serious illness, and the place works with people who plan to stay long-term as well as folks who only need short-term help, and the staff keeps things pretty well organized, with registered nurses and certified nursing assistants available twenty-four hours a day, and they team up with physicians who usually visit at admission and come back about every thirty days, though some insurance may ask for more visits, and when residents need a leave of absence, the nursing station handles sign-in and sign-out for safety, always with a doctor's approval. The building has wheelchair-accessible rooms and parking, some good indoor and outdoor common spaces, and the private activities lounge can be used for special events if families need it, with a whole activities program happening most days, which might include fitness classes, social events, holiday celebrations, or devotional activities for those who want them, plus family and even children may visit after talking to staff in advance, so the community tries to keep everyone included and active.

    Residents can bring pets if they have proof of vaccines, keep them on a leash, and clean up after them, and guests who need parking will find spots accessible for those with disabilities, though city rules mean drivers should watch out for those reserved spots, since tickets are possible. The facility gives people a way to stay connected, since rooms have free cable TV, WiFi reaches most places in the building for residents and their guests, and there are phones in the rooms too, plus folks can always bring a cell phone if it makes things easier, and mail or packages arrive daily except on weekends and holidays; electronic and printed greeting cards can be delivered too using their mail system, which is kept secure for everyone's safety and privacy.

    Meals are planned and cooked by the food service team following doctor's guidelines, with regular options for kosher and vegetarian diets, and the menu can get adjusted for special needs or food requests, while registered dietitians keep an eye on each person's nutrition, tracking weight and lab data once a month. Residents send laundry out if they want, and the staff uses industrial machines with hot wash cycles, or families can choose to do laundry and bring clean clothes home. The community does a lot to help with things beyond medical care, using a social services team to assist during move-in or tough times, arrange outside care visits, set up appointments for dental, vision, psychiatric, and even podiatry checks, and manage any concerns or requests anyone has, plus there's a beautician for regular haircuts when someone wants. The place is non-smoking indoors, and smokers will have to use the designated spaces outside, and while there aren't specific outdoor amenities like patios, pools, or recreational features, the facility makes up for it with a focus on good care and plenty of indoor activity.

    Harvest Crossing Post Acute covers both skilled nursing and rehabilitation, including physical, occupational, and speech therapies, with the rehab director giving more details about programs for recovery or long-term help, and care plans get built with input from both the resident and, when possible, their family and personal doctors, aiming for personalized and consistent support for each senior's needs. There are some helpful touches too, like labeling clothes and personal things to avoid mix-ups, and residents may bring small comforts from home, including a TV, to make the space familiar. The focus stays on providing a reliable, supportive environment with staff who aim to keep everyone active, well cared for, and comfortable day to day, even if the building itself doesn't have all the bells and whistles of some newer places.

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