Holy Cross

    17475 Dugdale Dr, South Bend, IN 46635
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement

    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

    2.96·(45)

    Overall rating

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

      2.8
    • Staff

      2.9
    • Meals

      2.6
    • Amenities

      3.1
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, patient, and attentive caregivers
    • Skilled physical and occupational therapy
    • Prompt call-light response during positive stays
    • Clean, spacious rooms and common areas
    • Pleasant, welcoming atmosphere
    • Good meal quality during positive stays
    • Helpful social-work and financial guidance
    • Effective wound-care support
    • Positive support for discharge planning and recovery

    Cons

    • Staffing gaps and high staff turnover
    • Slow and inconsistent call-light response
    • Inconsistent personal care and incontinence-care routines
    • Uneven rehabilitation intensity and therapy continuity
    • Gaps in clinical monitoring and escalation
    • Delayed family communication and follow-through
    • Inconsistent meal quality, temperature, and delivery timing
    • Limited individualized activities and social engagement
    • Aging building systems and delayed maintenance
    • Room setup and equipment readiness issues
    • Inconsistent privacy and dignity practices
    • Staff conduct and accountability concerns

    Summary of reviews

    Holy Cross receives sharply mixed feedback across short-term rehabilitation and longer-term care. Positive accounts describe a clean, welcoming environment and staff who are kind, patient, and attentive. Some residents and families praise physical and occupational therapy, wound-care support, and help with discharge planning. Other accounts describe care that felt inconsistent, including delays in responding to requests, uneven attention to personal care, and limited assistance with meals. These differences suggest that residents’ experiences may vary by unit, shift, and individual care team.

    Rehabilitation is a notable strength in favorable accounts, with patients describing skilled, encouraging therapists and progress toward returning home. Conversely, families have raised concerns about therapy cancellations, limited activity, and insufficient attention to individual needs, including cognitive or communication challenges. Reports also point to gaps in clinical monitoring and escalation when a resident’s condition changes. Serious individual complaints include concerns following a resident’s death and allegations about staff accountability after a resident injury; the reviews alone do not establish the circumstances of those events.

    Dining feedback is similarly varied. Some residents describe meals positively, while others cite inconsistent quality, meals arriving cold or late, limited support with eating, and a lack of tailored dietary choices. Activity offerings are described as limited or insufficiently engaging, particularly later in the day, although some accounts mention entertainment and opportunities for residents to socialize. Families also describe inconsistent personal-care routines, including delays with bathing and incontinence care.

    The building is characterized by some as bright, clean, and spacious, with private rooms and pleasant common areas. Other accounts identify aging plumbing, lighting, and call systems, along with maintenance delays and problems having rooms or equipment ready. Management and communication are recurring concerns: families describe difficulty reaching staff, obtaining clinical updates, or receiving promised follow-up. Overall, the reviews point to a facility with meaningful strengths in staff compassion and rehabilitation for some residents, alongside persistent concerns about staffing consistency, responsiveness, communication, care coordination, and the reliability of day-to-day services.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Holy Cross is located at 17475 Dugdale Dr, South Bend, IN, 46635.

    About Holy Cross

    Holy Cross is a senior living community where staff are known for their helpfulness, kindness, and the way they make everyone feel welcome and at home, so you'll notice a friendly environment right away. The community has many activities that help people stay social, physical, mentally active, and emotionally engaged, which have even won awards for excellence in activities. The dining services focus on serving nutritious, chef-prepared meals that taste good and support health, with a dining room where meals are enjoyed together. There's a Care and Rehab Center called Holy Cross Care and Rehab Ctr that supports people who need short-term or long-term skilled nursing and personal care, so you'll find options for both recovery and ongoing support.

    Holy Cross offers home care if someone prefers to stay at home, sending trained aides who give companionship and help with daily needs for seniors who don't need medical care. People who want independent living can find apartments that take away the hassle of home upkeep and encourage social living for active, healthy seniors. For those living with Alzheimer's or dementia, Holy Cross has memory care services with safe spaces to reduce confusion and prevent wandering, aiming to support each person's dignity. Assisted living helps seniors who are mostly independent but want or need a little help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, or remembering to take medication.

    The rehabilitation center in South Bend helps with short-term rehab needs and physical recovery, and Holy Cross also offers long-term care for those who need extra support over time. Expert staff provide guidance on long-term care planning, family caregiving, and Long-term Care Insurance, with resources to help families make decisions. Smoking isn't allowed in any indoor private or public areas, helping to keep the air clean for everyone.

    Residents have beauty and barber services, wheelchair accessible showers, and both outdoor gardens and indoor common lounges to relax and visit with others. There are nurses, a doctor, nurse, and dentist on call, and services include podiatry, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, hospice care, and holistic, individual-first care that focuses on the whole person. Trinity Senior Living Communities owns and operates Holy Cross, so it's part of a larger group including St. Paul's, Trinity Tower, VNA Home Care, and Saint Joseph PACE. Staff use the Sanctuary model of care, which means they focus on hospitality and caring with open hearts. Neighborhoods in the community are centered around residents and life-enriching activities, and there's plenty of outings and events to keep everyday life interesting.

    The community's air conditioned, there's customer parking, and a garden, and Holy Cross runs community health programs, offers smoking cessation, and supports wellness living. With on-site skilled nursing, short and long-term rehabilitation, and wellness services, Holy Cross aims to keep seniors comfortable, cared for, and involved, whether they live on their own, need support, or are recovering from illness or surgery.

    People often ask...

    Holy Cross offers independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 17475 Dugdale Dr, South Bend, IN 46635.

    No, Holy Cross 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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