Wintersong Village | Nursing and Rehab in Knox

    1005 S, 1005 Edgewood Dr, Knox, IN, 46534
    4.3 · 6 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    3.0

    Exceptional therapy, serious safety concerns

    I received excellent rehab in a clean, smaller facility with warm, compassionate, and knowledgeable staff - physical therapy was outstanding and activities were engaging. However, I saw serious lapses: a used bedpan left in a sink, sweets on a diabetic tray and carb-heavy meals, a nurse taking my remote and giving it to a roommate, and my Norco allergy ignored so my pain was only managed with Tylenol. Overall the staff and therapy are exceptional, but the sanitation, medication safety, and some basic care practices need immediate attention.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    4.33 · 6 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • Excellent physical and occupational therapy
    • High therapy and rehab outcomes
    • Kind, compassionate staff
    • Professional and knowledgeable caregivers
    • Dedicated and attentive team
    • Comprehensive care programs
    • Clean, well-maintained facilities
    • Comfortable, smaller facility atmosphere
    • Friendly staff with personal connections
    • Stimulating activities and enrichment programs
    • Open communication with families
    • Well-appointed amenities

    Cons

    • Dietary issues: sweets served to a diabetic resident
    • Meals described as carb-heavy
    • Sanitation lapse: used bedpan found in sink
    • Medication administration errors or oversights
    • Allergy ignored (Norco) reported
    • Inadequate pain management (limited to Tylenol)
    • Resident belongings mishandled (remote given to roommate)
    • Instances of residents being treated as 'senile' or disrespected

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is strongly positive with recurring praise for therapy and many aspects of daily care, but a small number of serious concerns surface that relate to safety, medication management, dignity and dining. The dominant themes are exceptional rehabilitation services, a warm and dedicated staff, and a clean, comfortable environment. Multiple reviewers emphasize the quality and effectiveness of physical therapy and rehab programs, noting high therapy outcomes and an effective rehab center that contributes to successful recoveries. The facility is described as smaller and more personal, which reviewers linked to comfortable experiences and strong personal connections with staff.

    Staffing, culture and interpersonal care are frequently lauded. Reviewers commonly use words like kind, compassionate, professional, knowledgeable and dedicated when describing nurses, therapists and other caregivers. There are specific mentions of staff warmth, helpfulness and the ability to connect personally with residents and families. Open communication with families and comprehensive care programs are also repeatedly noted, suggesting that many families experience clear information flow and coordinated care planning. The facility's amenities, cleanliness and general upkeep receive positive comments, reinforcing the impression of an orderly and well-maintained environment.

    Despite the predominantly positive feedback, several notable negative incidents appear across the summaries and warrant attention. Dietary concerns were raised, including an instance of sweets being placed on a diabetic residents tray and more generally meals characterized as carb-heavy; these point to lapses in diet management or individualized meal oversight. More serious are sanitation and medication-related issues: one reviewer reported a used bedpan in a sink, which raises infection-control and cleaning protocol questions. Medication administration problems were also reported, including an account where an allergy to Norco was ignored and pain management was described as inadequate, with only Tylenol provided. These types of clinical safety lapses are significant because they impact resident health directly.

    There are also reports that touch on resident dignity and property management. One review described a nurse taking a resident's remote control and giving it to a roommate, and another said residents were treated as "senile," indicating potential issues with respect for autonomy and personal belongings. While these incidents appear less common than the positive reports, they are important because they affect trust and the perceived culture of care.

    In summary, Wintersong Village | Nursing and Rehab is consistently praised for its rehab outcomes, therapeutic staff, compassionate caregiving and well-maintained, comfortable environment. Those strengths appear to be considerable drivers of family satisfaction. However, reviewers also identified isolated but serious problems in areas that influence safety and dignity: dietary management, sanitation practices, medication administration and respectful treatment of residents. Families and prospective residents may find the facility appealing for its therapy programs, staff, and environment, but should ask targeted questions about clinical protocols: how dietary needs and allergies are tracked and enforced, what infection-control and cleaning checks are in place, how pain management is assessed and escalated, and how staff are trained to preserve resident dignity and manage personal property. Addressing these areas would better align the facility's operational practices with the high-quality, compassionate image reflected in most reviews.

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    About Wintersong Village | Nursing and Rehab in Knox

    Wintersong Village | Nursing and Rehab in Knox is a nursing and rehab center that provides both short-term and long-term care, so folks can come here if they need help for a little while or if they're looking for a longer stay, and the place offers skilled nursing services, assisted living, and memory care services, plus they provide independent living options for people who want to stay more on their own but still need a bit of help, and really the staff at Wintersong Village work closely together and care a lot about the residents, making sure everyone gets attention to their needs, whether that's helping with medication, walking around, or just everyday things like bathing and dressing, and their building's set up so people feel safe and comfortable, with living spaces that have homey touches and a good focus on safety features to prevent accidents, and the indoor common rooms give people places to meet up for activities or just spend time with friends, while families can visit and join in things pretty easily, and they've got a full slate of programs too, from arts and crafts to simple exercise classes and social events both on-site and out in the community, and they also support people with spiritual needs through off-site devotional services, and for those with special health concerns, like diabetes, there's diabetic care and help managing health conditions, and residents who need therapy can find occupational, physical, speech, or respiratory therapies available, and the staff put effort into keeping families in the loop about care plans so everyone knows what's happening and can stay involved, and when people or their loved ones need more specialized attention, like hospice or respite care, that's available too, so Wintersong Village in Knox does its best to make sure residents feel respected, cared for, and included in a warm, welcoming environment.

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