Hickory Creek at Rochester

    340 E 18th St, Rochester, IN 46975
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Spotless building, caring engaged community

    I've been very pleased with Hickory Creek - the building is spotless, the staff are warm, attentive and genuinely caring, and residents seem happy and engaged. The active social calendar and strong sense of community make it feel like family, and leadership and the office manager are responsive. I'd recommend it for long-term care, rehab, or respite - overall excellent with just a little room for improvement.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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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
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.79·(38)

    Overall rating

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

      4.6
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.8

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive staff
    • Clean, well-maintained facility
    • Family-like, close-knit community
    • Active and varied resident activities
    • Engaged leadership and responsive management
    • Long staff tenure and dedicated team
    • Supportive rehabilitation and respite services
    • Resident-focused community involvement and fundraising
    • Welcoming, home-like atmosphere
    • Knowledgeable administrative/business-office staff

    Cons

    • Inconsistent meal quality and temperature control
    • Staffing shortages and high caregiver workload
    • Inconsistent staff communication and telephone responsiveness
    • Variability in caregiving consistency during busy periods
    • Staff tone and professionalism in some interactions

    Summary of reviews

    The overall impression from these reviews is strongly positive in several core areas: reviewers consistently describe a clean, well-maintained building with a home-like, welcoming atmosphere and an active social program. Families and residents frequently praise the staff as compassionate and attentive, and multiple comments highlight long staff tenure, a close-knit community feel, and leadership that listens and advocates for residents. The facility is recommended for long-term care, rehabilitation, and respite stays, and reviewers also note meaningful community involvement and fundraising that benefit residents.

    Care quality is generally characterized as personalized and family-oriented. Many reviewers emphasize that residents feel valued and cared for, with staff willing to go above and beyond and provide more individual attention than is typical in larger institutions. At the same time, there is a pattern of variability: when the facility is busy or short-staffed, some families perceive delays in assistance or less consistent hands-on attention. This creates a mixed picture in which everyday care is frequently praised but can be affected by workload and staffing levels.

    Dining comments are mixed. Several reviewers describe balanced meals and no offensive odors in dining and common areas, while other accounts describe poor meal quality or problems with temperature and palatability. Taken together, these comments suggest inconsistent dining execution and occasional service problems rather than a uniformly poor or uniformly excellent dining program.

    Activities and social life are a clear strength. The social calendar is active and varied (examples cited include light recreation such as balloon tennis), and reviewers report a strong sense of community, neighborliness, and programming that helps residents feel engaged and valued.

    Facility management and administration receive frequent praise. Leadership — including the executive director and business-office manager — is often described as responsive, approachable, and effective at communicating with families. The administrative team is cited as an asset by multiple reviewers and contributes to the facility’s positive reputation in the area.

    Notable patterns to consider: the facility’s strengths center on cleanliness, a warm community atmosphere, and caring staff with stable tenure. Counterbalancing those strengths are operational weaknesses tied to staffing levels, which appear to contribute to intermittent inconsistencies in direct care, meal service, and the tone of some staff interactions or telephone responsiveness. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s strong community and leadership attributes against these operational cautions and, if possible, ask about current staffing ratios, mealtime practices, and communication protocols during a visit.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Hickory Creek at Rochester is located at 340 E 18th St, Rochester, IN, 46975.

    About Hickory Creek at Rochester

    Hickory Creek at Rochester sits in Rochester, Indiana, and has been serving local families since 1969; the place runs 24 hours a day, so staff are always around to help, and everyone there-from the doctors and nurses down to the social workers-really tries hard to make the community feel safe and comfortable, especially for people who need help with everyday tasks or deals with serious illness, and you'll notice the building is wheelchair accessible, tidy, and well kept, with working air conditioning and plenty of parking. There's a secure, home-like feel throughout, and restrooms are always close by and clean, which helps people get around a little easier. The care covers a wide range, including skilled nursing, memory care in dedicated Memory Care Apartments, and assisted living apartments that fit what each person might need, plus short-term rehab in the Road to Recovery program, where the care team makes a plan to help people recover from hospital stays. Life there isn't only about health care; you'll see residents gathering for balloon tennis or other social activities, which helps build friendships and makes the days a little brighter. The staff knows what they're doing, and many live out a calling to serve and stay with folks like part of the family, especially for people in hospice or those who need palliative care, with a focus on comfort and relieving pain at the end of life. Everyday health is important too, so you'll see programs for movement and exercise-including holistic wellness and aerobic conditioning-to keep people active. Therapy happens on site for both residents and folks coming in for outpatient care, and there are special programs for wound care, fall prevention, and helping people manage wheelchairs or learn to walk again. Respite care gives family caregivers a break for a short time, and long-term care helps those who aren't able to manage on their own anymore. Hickory Creek at Rochester takes many payment forms and accepts Medicaid if you qualify, and they work to make sure each resident feels valued. Everything operates in a way that keeps the place clean and welcoming, and the goal is for everyone to feel included and safe, with support from a whole team that's come to know the people they serve.

    People often ask...

    Hickory Creek at Rochester offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 340 E 18th St, Rochester, IN 46975.

    No, Hickory Creek at Rochester 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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