Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    879 Usery Rd, Chipley, FL 32428
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.1ยท66 reviews

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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

    Reviews

    3.14ยท(66)

    Overall rating

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

      2.8
    • Staff

      3.0
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      1.3

    Pros

    • skilled nursing and therapy services
    • compassionate CNAs and nursing staff
    • effective physical and occupational therapy
    • supportive maintenance and facilities staff
    • clean, well-maintained common areas
    • engaging activity program
    • successful short-term rehabilitation outcomes
    • family-like staffโ€“resident interactions
    • responsive admissions and intake team
    • assistance with virtual family visits (video chats)
    • visiting caregiver accommodations and outdoor seating
    • community gardening and outdoor activities
    • courteous and timely frontline communication

    Cons

    • inconsistent medication-administration practices
    • gaps in assistance with activities of daily living
    • unreliable bathing and toileting support
    • sanitation and pest-control concerns in some areas
    • billing and discharge-process errors
    • poor family communication and grievance-resolution systems
    • high staff turnover and chronic understaffing
    • inconsistent food quality and meal-service continuity
    • instances of billed therapy not being delivered
    • variability in staff conduct and responsiveness
    • management instability and inconsistent administrative policies
    • inconsistent infection-control and visitation communication
    • safety and transfer-practice deficiencies

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a mixed but thematically consistent portrait of the facility: many families and residents describe skilled clinical services, especially in nursing and rehabilitative therapy, while others raise substantive operational and administrative concerns. Strengths cited include effective physical and occupational therapy leading to successful short-term rehab outcomes, attentive CNAs and nurses who form family-like relationships with residents, and an activity program that supports engagement and social contact. The admissions and intake function is frequently described as professional and responsive, and some visitors note well-maintained common spaces, outdoor areas for visitors, and support for virtual family visits.

    Clinical-care observations vary. Positive accounts emphasize competent therapy and thorough nursing that keep residents clean, active, and progressing. Negative accounts indicate inconsistent medication administration, delays in attending to resident needs, and irregularities in basic assistance such as bathing, toileting, and positioning. There are also reports suggesting discrepancies between billed therapy services and services actually provided; this concern is coupled with complaints about discharge planning and billing accuracy.

    Staffing and staff conduct are recurrent themes. Reviewers praise many individual caregivers, maintenance staff, and therapists for compassionate, personal care. At the same time, the facility appears to experience high staff turnover and periods of understaffing, which reviewers link to longer response times, reliance on a small core of dependable employees, and variability in how staff interact with residents and families. Several accounts identify problems with staff responsiveness, communication tone, and consistency of care delivery.

    Dining, activities, and environment show a split pattern. The activity program and therapy options receive favorable feedback for keeping residents engaged; some families describe successful rehabilitation and meaningful recreational programming. Meal quality is described as inconsistent, with occasional complaints about portions or food preferences. Facility-level issues include sanitation and pest-control concerns in some units and uneven cleanliness standards across different areas.

    Management and administrative practices emerge as a frequent source of family frustration. Complaints include poor communication about care changes or visitation rules, billing and discharge-process mistakes, and perceptions of inconsistent or unprofessional administrative behavior. There are isolated allegations of staff misconduct and financial mishandling that families escalated to regulators; these accounts coexist with other familiesโ€™ reports of helpful, involved administrators. The facilityโ€™s infection-control and visitation communications were also flagged as inconsistent, particularly during outbreak or weather-related restrictions.

    Overall, the pattern is one of variability: strong clinical and rehabilitative capabilities and many committed caregivers coexist with operational weaknesses in staffing stability, administrative processes, sanitation in some areas, and reliable delivery of routine care tasks. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facilityโ€™s demonstrated rehabilitative strengths and active programming against reports of inconsistent basic-care practices and administrative shortcomings. Checking recent inspection reports, asking targeted questions about staffing ratios, medication administration policies, discharge procedures, pest-control protocols, and escalation pathways for family concerns will help clarify current conditions before making a placement decision.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is located at 879 Usery Rd, Chipley, FL, 32428.

    About Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offers nursing care and rehabilitation services for seniors and those needing recovery from physical illness, and it has 180 certified beds with about 161 residents living there daily, which means you'll often find many people but not every bed filled, and you'll see the staff around because nurses provide 3.67 hours of care per resident per day, though that's a bit lower than the Florida state average which is 3.9 hours; the nurse turnover rate sits at 57.8%, which is higher than Florida's average of 43.6%, so sometimes you might notice new faces, and the facility has had some problems in the past, like infection-related issues and missing parts in care plans, and past inspections have pointed out things like poor infection control and incomplete care planning. The facility operates as a for-profit corporation and goes by the rules for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, so people from different backgrounds can apply, while the ownership belongs to Washington Holdco LLC and there are several indirect owners including the Philipson Family Limited Liability Company with 34%, Abraham Kraus with 34%, Andrew Bronfeld with 20%, Daniel Schaffer with 8%, and Jeremie Paritzky with 5%, plus there's an affiliation with Ventura Services Florida, but there isn't much public information about who manages the place day to day. Medicare and Medicaid pay for care here since it meets the federal requirements, and the center can store and give out drugs as needed, has nursing supervision at all hours, and people get help with regular daily things like dressing, bathing, and eating, which makes daily life manageable for folks who need more assistance; they also offer short-term rehabilitative stays and long-term nursing care, so people recovering from illness or needing ongoing help can stay for varying lengths of time. The home fits into the nursing home and rehabilitation category, accepts most insurances, and helps seniors get back on their feet, though you will want to read up on the inspection reports and staffing details to make a clear decision.

    People often ask...

    Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 879 Usery Rd, Chipley, FL 32428.

    No, Washington Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 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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