Westfield Care & Rehab Center

    65 Westfield Rd, Meriden, CT, 06450
    3.9 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    4.0

    Mostly excellent care, some issues

    I am grateful for this well-run, Apple Rehab-affiliated community - tenured, knowledgeable, and caring staff who provided excellent care, great food, and engaging activities and worked hard to meet my mom's needs. I did see a few isolated issues (occasional lapses in cleanliness, slow call-bell response and a couple of rude staff/medication mishaps), but overall I felt confident recommending the place.

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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

    3.86 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      3.9
    • Value

      3.9

    Pros

    • Well-organized, well-run facility
    • Caring and compassionate staff
    • Knowledgeable, tenured staff
    • Great food/dining
    • High-quality, excellent care
    • Engaging, well-run activities and programming
    • Cleanliness of facility
    • Staff who work hard to meet resident needs
    • Affiliation with Apple Rehab (organizational support)
    • Positive workplace/employee experience

    Cons

    • Reports of poor or inadequate care
    • Instances of staff rudeness or mean behavior
    • Medication was refused in at least one case
    • Call bell/response system not always answered
    • Apparent inconsistency in staff performance or care quality

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the review summaries for Westfield Care & Rehab Center is predominantly positive, with frequent praise for the facility's organization and management, the compassion and effort of staff, and the quality of daily life elements such as food, activities, and cleanliness. Multiple reviewers emphasize that the center is well-run and that staff are tenured and knowledgeable, which contributes to confidence in the care being provided. There is also a specific mention of affiliation with Apple Rehab, suggesting an additional level of organizational or clinical support that reviewers see as a positive attribute.

    Staff and care quality are central themes. Many reviews explicitly describe the staff as caring, hardworking, and responsive to resident needs; several mention excellent or great care and express gratitude for the team. The presence of tenured, knowledgeable staff is noted, and at least one review frames the experience as an excellent workplace, which can be interpreted as a sign of staff satisfaction and potentially lower turnover. These positive accounts highlight staff who not only provide necessary medical and personal care but who also support residents' day-to-day comfort and dignity.

    Facility-level strengths include cleanliness, organized operations, and good food. Reviewers call out the facility as a "great home," indicating a homelike atmosphere for some residents and families. Dining receives explicit praise as "great food," and activities are described as "fantastic," suggesting a robust activity program that helps engage residents. Cleanliness is noted, which supports a perception of professional housekeeping and infection-control attention.

    Despite the generally favorable picture, there are notable negative reports that introduce concern about inconsistency. Some reviews recount episodes of poor care, including serious service lapses: staff described as "mean and nasty," a refusal to administer medication in at least one incident, and unanswered call bells. These issues are of particular concern because they relate directly to resident safety, dignity, and timely clinical care. The contrast between many positive testimonials and these troubling reports suggests variability in staff behavior or performance across shifts or units.

    Taken together, the reviews portray Westfield Care & Rehab Center as a largely well-managed facility with many strengths—compassionate, experienced staff, good food, clean environment, and active programming—tempered by isolated but significant complaints about staff conduct and responsiveness. The mixed nature of feedback points to a generally strong baseline of care with occasional lapses that warrant attention. Prospective residents and families would be well advised to tour the facility, ask management about staffing levels, training, medication administration protocols, call bell response times, and recent state inspection or quality reports to better understand how the facility prevents and addresses the kinds of negative incidents reported in some reviews.

    Location

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    About Westfield Care & Rehab Center

    Westfield Care & Rehab Center sits over on 65 Westfield Rd. in Meriden, Connecticut, and folks in town might remember it best as the old Apple Rehab nursing home, a sizable one-story building with 33,000 square feet that once housed 120 beds and saw use as a COVID-19 recovery center. This property, now set for new use under the city's adaptive reuse zone, is being looked at for conversion into senior apartments for people over 55, with plans aiming to build about 50 single-level units, all with their own direct entrances since the developers want to remove those long hallways from the five wings-something that's a little different from most old nursing homes. The place was bought for about $1.1 million and sits on five acres with big trees off the busy part of Westfield Avenue, right near where the city's looking to connect the grounds to a linear walking trail out back, and there's talk about keeping outdoor features like flower gardens made from old rain gutters, a walking path, a gazebo, raised beds, and even a dog park.

    This center also used to run as a skilled nursing facility, giving both short- and long-term care, memory care for folks with dementia, and post-acute rehabilitation to help seniors get back on their feet. There are specialized programs like wound care and cardiopulmonary therapy, plus twenty-four hour care and supervision with emergency alert systems. Nurses and aides who speak English help with medication, personal care, and getting around, while physicians direct care that's matched to each person's needs. People can expect help with bathing, dressing, transfers, medications, and meals, with a holistic approach that stresses both body and mind wellness.

    The building once included a center atrium, now planned to have a glass entrance a bit like a hotel, and inside, plans call for amenities like a gym, an activity room, a library, community spaces, offices, and a recreation room, all aimed at seniors' interests. Outdoor areas have gardens, spots for sitting, and paths to walk, and parking will be accessible. Residents can join art, games, or wellness programs, take part in scheduled daily activities, or run their own get-togethers. Dining comes with restaurant-style meals, special diets if needed, and the option to eat at any time of day, plus housekeeping, laundry, and support for families. Private rooms have bathrooms, kitchenettes, air conditioning, cable TV, phone, and Wi-Fi, and there are concierge services and transportation available. The center accepts Medicare and Medicaid for payment, making it possible for a wider group of seniors to get care.

    Westfield Care & Rehab Center is part of the Apple Rehab group and is run by staff and physicians focused on careful, attentive support for both recovery and daily needs. It functions as a Continuing Care Retirement Community, providing people the chance to stay as they require more support. The site, built in 1964 and now over fifty years old, is recognized for its senior living and rehabilitation care and also for being part of a city effort to give new life to properties that might otherwise sit empty. The site sees a steady 3.9 rating from a handful of reviews, and while it's seen better days and has some minor drainage issues, it's central location, outdoor features, and community-focused plans give it a unique spot in Meriden's changing landscape.

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