Pricing ranges from
    $3,874 – 4,648/month

    Nurse’s Helping Hands Assisted Living Facility

    7191 71st St N, Pinellas Park, FL, 33781
    3.9 · 14 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Compassionate aides, filthy poorly managed

    I'm torn: the aides are loving, compassionate, truly treat residents like family, provide attentive end-of-life/hospice support and great entertainment - they often go above and beyond. But the facility is outdated and poorly managed: filthy rooms and surfaces, mold/roaches, poor personal hygiene/bathing, safety and fall risks, equipment breakdowns and no RN on site, plus inconsistent/poor dinners. I'm grateful for the staff but would only recommend this place if major cleanliness, safety and management issues are fixed.

    Pricing

    $3,874+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $4,648+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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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

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.93 · 14 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      3.4
    • Amenities

      1.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Caring and compassionate aides and staff
    • Family-like, welcoming atmosphere
    • Regular communication with families (calls, photos, FaceTime)
    • Staff often go above and beyond and are attentive
    • Strong hospice/end-of-life coordination and kindness
    • Personalized care for some residents
    • Proactive and reachable administration/director
    • Positive mentions of chef and good meals (Andre the chef)
    • Numerous activities and entertainment for residents (in some reports)
    • Responsive staff and easy-to-reach management
    • Comforting, memorable care for many families
    • Family-run feeling with staff involvement

    Cons

    • No registered nurse (RN) on premises
    • Inconsistent or poor hygiene and personal care for some residents
    • Serious cleanliness issues reported (filth, roaches, dirty rooms/surfaces)
    • Reports of neglect and residents not being bathed
    • Mold growth on skin or other severe skin/hygiene concerns
    • Safety concerns including falls and equipment breakdowns
    • Small bedrooms and generally outdated facility (1960s annex cited)
    • Limited activities and lack of outings (in some reports)
    • Tolerable breakfast/lunch but poor dinners or TV-style meals reported
    • No snacks available between meals (reported)
    • Poorly managed or inconsistent management practices
    • Staff socializing on duty (reported)
    • Referral service or intake process described as unhelpful/money-driven
    • Highly mixed experiences suggesting inconsistent care quality

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is highly mixed, with strong, repeated praise for the staff's compassion and individualized care on one hand, and serious sanitation, safety, and management concerns on the other. Many reviewers emphasize a family-like atmosphere, frequent and thoughtful communication with families (photos, FaceTime, phone updates), and staff who go above and beyond—particularly in hospice and end-of-life situations. Specific positive mentions include a named chef (Andre) and reports of very good meals, engaging entertainment and activities, and an approachable, proactive director or administration that families can reach easily.

    However, an important and recurring negative theme is that care quality appears inconsistent across residents, shifts, or units. Several reviews describe alarming neglect: residents not bathed, poor personal hygiene, reports of mold growth on skin, and generally filthy conditions including roaches and dirty surfaces. These accounts raise significant concerns about basic caregiving routines and infection control. Parallel to these sanitation complaints are multiple reports of equipment breakdowns and safety incidents such as falls, and at least one structural concern about an older, 1960s-era annex. A critical operational detail noted in the reviews is that there is no RN on site, which compounds worries about clinical oversight and response to falls or acute needs.

    Dining and accommodations are another area of divided opinion. Some families rave about outstanding meals and a chef who prepares wonderful food, while other reviews complain of TV dinners, outdated meals, tolerable breakfasts/lunches but poor dinners, and a lack of snacks. Room size is flagged as small by multiple reviewers and the facility itself is described as dated. The contrast in dining and living-condition reports suggests variability in resident experience—some receive personalized, high-quality meals and comfortable service while others encounter substandard food and living conditions.

    Activities and social engagement are likewise inconsistent in the reviews. Several reviewers praise numerous activities, continuous stimulation, and lots of fun entertainment, creating a lively, welcoming environment. Conversely, other reviews state limited activities and no outings, indicating that programming may depend on staffing, scheduling, or which part of the facility a resident is in. Staffing behavior is similarly bifurcated: many accounts highlight caring, responsive staff who treat residents like family, but a subset describe staff socializing on duty and poor managerial response.

    Management and referral experiences reflect mixed impressions as well. Positive comments note a proactive, easy-to-reach director and family-run ethos where staff go the extra mile. Negative feedback includes descriptions of poor overall management, a referral/intake service that provided no assistance or suggestions and appears money-driven, and distrust in the referral process. Taken together, these suggest variability in administrative responsiveness and possible gaps in admission or intake support.

    Taken as a whole, the reviews point to a facility capable of delivering warm, attentive, and highly valued care—especially around hospice/end-of-life services—when staffing, oversight, and resources align. At the same time, the presence of multiple, severe complaints about hygiene, cleanliness, safety (falls and equipment failures), and the lack of on-site RN coverage are red flags that merit careful attention. Prospective families should weigh the strong testimonials of compassionate, personalized care against the serious sanitation and safety reports. If considering this facility, an in-person visit is advisable to inspect cleanliness, ask about RN coverage and staffing patterns, review recent inspection records, clarify meal programs and snack availability, and verify activity schedules and fall-prevention policies to determine consistency and suitability for the prospective resident.

    Location

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    About Nurse’s Helping Hands Assisted Living Facility

    Nurse's Helping Hands Assisted Living Facility sits in Pinellas Park, Florida, and has been family-owned and operated since 1986, run by nurses who know what caring for seniors really takes, and the place has 50 licensed beds that let folks choose from spacious private or semi-private rooms, each with their own bathing equipment and emergency call lights just in case, and these rooms come already furnished with ALF furniture at no extra charge, but if someone wants to bring their own furniture, they can, too, which is nice for feeling more at home. The staff's always on site around the clock, offering help with bathing, walking, hygiene, and toileting, and they keep watch over medicine and health needs, with support for diabetes, incontinence, and non-ambulatory care, plus they have a nurse on staff part-time, and you can use either the facility doctor or bring in your own. People staying here get three home-cooked meals every day with snacks, and if anyone has a special diet, they'll work something out, and serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner is part of regular care, not a fancy add-on, and personal care items-like toothpaste, soap, shampoo, and conditioner-are always provided. The staff also takes care of housekeeping and linen services at no extra cost, so laundry gets done and rooms stay clean. For passing the time and keeping busy, there's a daily calendar full of arts and crafts, educational and music activities, tabletop games, celebrations for holidays and birthdays, and residents have shared spaces like dining halls, a media room with cable or satellite TV, patios, lounge areas, and even a big covered porch for fresh air. The on-site beauty and barber shop stays open, so haircuts and salon services are right there in the building. Folks can take part in physical, occupational, and speech therapy programs on-site. Religious services are offered, and Wi-Fi is set up in every unit for those who want to use the internet. The facility's pet policy doesn't allow animals, but people can enjoy the comfort and company of other residents in the communal dining area and common spaces. Nurse's Helping Hands offers guest parking and a parking lot for families coming to visit, and a wheelchair-accessible bus is available for general transportation to medical care and shopping trips, with nearby hospitals and fire departments providing extra peace of mind for emergencies. The place welcomes people who need temporary respite care, longer stays, or hospice care, and offers both assisted living and memory care for those who need help with memory loss or dementia. The community charges an entry fee of $500, with all-inclusive rent options, so families know what to expect when it comes to costs. Since 1986, Nurse's Helping Hands has worked to help people live safely and comfortably, providing on-site care, support for medical needs and everyday living, activities for socializing, and services that take the pressure off families-plain, simple, and steady, because that's how it should be.

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