Winthrop Health & Rehabilitation

    12 Chateau Dr SE, Rome, GA, 30161
    3.5 · 28 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Compassionate staff, inconsistent care quality

    I had a mixed experience. Many staff - nurses, CNAs, activities directors and reception - were compassionate, professional, and created a clean, active, family-like environment where my mom was well cared for, but I also witnessed long nurse-call delays, unprofessional/undertrained behavior, hygiene lapses (soiled diapers/linens, blood), late/cold meals and occasional confidentiality breaches. Overall the facility can be excellent when properly staffed, but its inconsistency means I'd recommend a careful visit and close monitoring before committing.

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    3.54 · 28 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.1
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Caring and compassionate nursing and support staff
    • Named staff praised for responsiveness and kindness (Stephanie, Rachel, Kelly)
    • Engaging activities program (crafts, bingo, card games) with active directors
    • Strong one-on-one care and sense of community reported
    • Positive hospice care experiences with respectful, quick medical attention
    • Good rehabilitation and therapy outcomes for some long-term residents
    • Clean facility and pleasant sweet smell reported by multiple reviewers
    • Abundant professional nursing staff and well-staffed shifts (reported by some)
    • New computerized oversight/accountability system
    • Helpful orientation staff and polite front desk/reception staff
    • Staff knowledgeable about insurance and benefits (private pay, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security)
    • Supportive ancillary departments praised (housekeeping, laundry, kitchen, maintenance, therapists) in many reviews
    • Described as a safe facility by several reviewers
    • Some reviewers called it a wonderful home with hardworking management and staff

    Cons

    • Long nurse call response delays (reported 30–45 minutes)
    • Questions left unanswered and staff often saying 'I don't know'
    • Health concerns ignored and doctors not seen promptly
    • Poor and inconsistent housekeeping (reports of blood on wall, gloves on floor)
    • Diapers left on patients for extended periods (6+ hours) and patients left sitting in urine
    • Undertrained staff and staff unable to safely lift patients
    • Unprofessional conduct by management (administrator yelling) and by DON
    • Meals frequently late or served cold, including cold coffee
    • Staff confidentiality breaches (discussing patients and families)
    • Reports of COVID exposure and careless infection control
    • Inconsistency between well-presented front areas and poorer back wards
    • Allegations or suspicions of fake 5-star reviews and rating manipulation
    • Problems or barriers reported related to Medicaid/Medicare access
    • Mixed reports about overall facility condition — some call it prison-like or deplorable

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across these reviews is sharply mixed: many reviewers strongly praise individual staff members, therapy outcomes, activities and moments of excellent care, while others report serious and recurring problems with responsiveness, housekeeping, professionalism and infection control. The facility receives both high praise — described by several families as caring, safe, clean, and staffed by hardworking, compassionate employees — and harsh criticism, including accounts of neglect, poor hygiene, and unprofessional management. This polarization suggests variability in care and operations that may depend on unit, shift, or individual staff on duty.

    Care quality shows a clear divide. Positive reports highlight attentive rehabilitation and supportive long-term care, successful therapy (for example relearning writing and walking), timely and respectful hospice support, and instances of one-on-one attention. In contrast, negative reports focus on delayed medical attention and nursing responsiveness — with specific reports of nurse call response times of 30–45 minutes, questions left unanswered with staff saying "I don't know," and physicians not being seen promptly. Several reviewers describe serious neglect-like situations (diapers left on residents for 6+ hours, patients left sitting in urine), which are severe concerns that conflict sharply with the accounts of excellent care.

    Staffing, training, and professionalism are recurring themes showing both strength and weakness. Many reviews celebrate compassionate nurses, CNAs/CMAs, therapists, kitchen and maintenance staff, and name individual employees (Stephanie, Rachel, Kelly) as assets who went above and beyond. Activities directors receive praise for engaging programming. Conversely, other reviewers report undertrained staff, inability to safely lift patients, unprofessional behavior from leadership (an administrator allegedly yelling and a director of nursing described as unprofessional), and rushed or unavailable nurses. This mix indicates that while there are many competent and caring employees, there may be staffing inconsistencies, training gaps, or management issues affecting performance at times.

    Facility condition and housekeeping likewise receive conflicting comments. Several reviewers describe the facility as clean, well-maintained, and having a pleasant sweet smell, and housekeeping/laundry were praised in many accounts. However, there are alarming specific allegations of poor hygiene: blood on a wall for two weeks, gloves on the floor near trash, and generally poor cleaning in some areas. Reviewers also noted an apparent disparity between the attractive front areas and less well-kept back wards, suggesting inconsistent standards of cleanliness across the building.

    Dining and daily living services show mixed experiences. Multiple reviewers report late or cold meals and cold coffee, along with indifferent meal service at times. Yet other reviewers explicitly compliment the food as excellent. This again points to variability in service quality that may be schedule- or staff-dependent rather than uniform across the facility.

    Safety, infection control, and privacy are notable concerns for several reviewers. There are reports of COVID exposure attributed to careless practices, and specific privacy breaches in which staff discussed patients and families inappropriately. Such reports, together with the hygiene issues, raise important questions about infection-control practices and HIPAA-like confidentiality standards in some parts of the facility.

    Administration, oversight, and credibility receive mixed feedback. Some reviewers praise strong administrative relationships, helpful orientation staff, and a new computerized oversight system intended to improve accountability. Others report unprofessional management behavior and possible systemic problems with access for Medicaid/Medicare patients. A few reviewers even expressed suspicion about overly positive ratings or fake 5-star reviews, reflecting mistrust from some families. These contrasting perspectives suggest that leadership and oversight may be effective in some respects but inconsistent or problematic in others.

    Patterns across these reviews point to high variability: many residents and families experienced compassionate care, good therapy outcomes, and strong personal relationships with staff, while others encountered serious lapses in responsiveness, hygiene, and professionalism. For prospective residents and families, the reviews indicate that outcomes may strongly depend on which unit, shift, or individual staff are involved. A careful, targeted tour that includes visits to back wards, questions about staffing levels, infection-control practices, fallback plans for delayed nurse responses, and direct conversations with therapists and administrators could help reveal whether the aspects most important to a particular family are consistently met. Additionally, asking for references from current families, checking recent inspection records, and confirming how the facility handles complaints, transfers, and Medicaid/Medicare arrangements would be prudent given the breadth of both high praise and serious concerns reflected in these summaries.

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