Westside Care Center, LLC.

    349 Bidwell St, Manchester, CT 06040
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Clean, caring staff; secure Alzheimer's

    I'm very pleased with this facility - rooms and common areas are clean, the nurses are top-notch, the food is good, and the staff are caring. The Alzheimer's unit feels very secure; I'd confidently refer family and friends, though there's always room for minor improvements.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    2.20·(10)

    Overall rating

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

      1.8
    • Staff

      2.2
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      2.2

    Pros

    • Friendly caregiving staff
    • Attentive nursing in some units
    • Secure Alzheimer's/memory-care unit
    • Clean rooms and common areas
    • Generally acceptable food quality

    Cons

    • Inconsistent sanitation and odor control in rooms and common areas
    • Inadequate and variable staffing levels resulting in delayed responses
    • Aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance (furniture, doors, floors)
    • Gaps in clinical-protocol adherence and medication-management practices
    • Poor communication with families and between staff
    • Inconsistent meal temperature and food-service reliability
    • Slow responsiveness to maintenance and resident requests

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews for the facility are mixed, with distinct positive elements alongside recurring operational concerns. Strengths most commonly cited include approachable direct-care staff and, in parts of the building, nursing teams described as attentive. The facility's Alzheimer's/memory-care unit is specifically identified as secure and well-managed by some families. A number of reviewers also noted that rooms and certain common areas were maintained to an acceptable standard and that the food service can be satisfactory.

    Conversely, a pattern of sanitation and odor control concerns emerges across multiple comments; these relate to both resident rooms and corridors. Reviewers describe maintenance shortfalls and aging furnishings — worn or damaged furniture, broken doors, and flooring issues — that contribute to the perception of deferred maintenance. Several comments indicate limited responsiveness to routine maintenance requests and broken equipment (for example, audiovisual devices), which affects day-to-day comfort.

    Care delivery and staffing are areas of notable division. While some reviewers praise individual nurses and caregivers, others describe inconsistent staffing levels, extended nurse response times, and delays in attending to resident needs. These operational staffing shortfalls appear linked to slower service, longer waits for nursing assistance, and occasional acute-care transfers. There are also concerns about clinical practice consistency: descriptions point to gaps in medication-list adherence, inconsistencies in following care protocols, and occasions where handling or transfer practices raised safety questions.

    Dining and food service present mixed impressions. Several families praised the food quality, but other accounts describe meals arriving cold or below expectations. This suggests variability in meal preparation, delivery timing, or service continuity that could be addressed through kitchen and service-process review.

    Communication and management oversight are recurring themes. Multiple reviewers reported limited communication between staff and families or inconsistent follow-up on requests, which compounds frustration when combined with delayed responses and maintenance issues. A small number of comments expressed strong concern about care standards to the point of recommending regulatory attention; such statements indicate a need for transparent managerial engagement and, where appropriate, external review.

    For prospective residents and families: consider an in-person visit focusing on the specific unit of interest (memory-care versus general skilled units), review current staffing patterns and response-time expectations, inspect rooms and communal areas for maintenance and cleanliness, ask about recent quality-improvement actions, and request documentation of medication and clinical-protocol oversight. The facility shows strengths in secure memory care and several dedicated staff members, but operational weaknesses around staffing consistency, maintenance, sanitation control, and clinical-process adherence merit careful inquiry before placement.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    Location

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    Westside Care Center, LLC. is located at 349 Bidwell St, Manchester, CT, 06040.

    About Westside Care Center, LLC.

    Westside Care Center, LLC sits over in Manchester, Connecticut, and is a nursing home that's gotten a 2.7 rating out of 12 reviews, which folks might want to know upfront if they're looking around for someplace, and you'll find all the regular caregiving and long-term care services that a skilled nursing facility tends to offer, along with resources for long-term care insurance and someone named Patrick Neagle as the primary point for getting questions answered. The facility's got programs like Touchpoints Rehab, which some people say is the place they trust with their mom's care, and they've got physical, occupational, and speech therapy available on an outpatient basis, and they include their special "Beyond the Joint" program, meant for getting stronger and prepared before joint or spinal surgery comes around, and there's also Touchpoints Therapy as part of the therapy options. Westside lists complex care programs and transitional services, using a multi-disciplinary team to give care for people with conditions such as congestive heart failure, COPD, or those recovering after open-heart surgery, alongside short-term rehab, respite care for families needing a break from looking after loved ones full time, and services for folks who might be harder to place, like those involved with the justice system. There's a Resident Relocation Guide if someone needs to move from somewhere else into one of the iCare Health Network centers, and they offer specialized dementia care through the Greater Hartford Memory Care Centers for those with Alzheimer's or related needs. The recreation programs include arts and crafts, some exercise, pet therapy, cooking classes, and on-site entertainment, and in the rehab department you'll find visually-equipped therapy spaces and programs like ambulation training, cognitive retraining, and adaptive equipment education, so folks can work on both moving around and thinking skills, not just physical stuff. The facility falls under the Service Industry and Nursing Facility categories, its website is www.westsidecarectr.com, and the operations are watched over by a leadership team; they also give consulting and specialty healthcare management services, so it's a place that covers a lot of ground for different people's needs.

    People often ask...

    Westside Care Center, LLC. offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 349 Bidwell St, Manchester, CT 06040.

    No, Westside Care Center, LLC. does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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