Credo Memory Care - Fort Scott

    822 Horton St, Fort Scott, KS 66701
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Attentive staff, recommended open memory-care

    I'm happy with this open, mixed assisted-living and doctor-recommended memory-care community (memory care is not locked). The staff have been attentive and caring, family visits are daily, and I feel comfortable advocating for my loved one's care - I would recommend this facility.

    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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.40·(5)

    Overall rating

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

      3.3
    • Staff

      3.0
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      2.4
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Attentive, compassionate caregiving staff
    • Engaging activities program led by a dedicated activities director
    • Welcoming, well-maintained interior and grounds
    • Open community layout (non-secured memory-care environment)
    • Strong family visitation and advocacy culture
    • Clinically appropriate memory-care option

    Cons

    • Frequent and substantial monthly fee increases
    • Profit-focused management practices
    • Inconsistent leadership availability and administrative transparency
    • Poor family communication and limited clinical updates
    • High staff turnover and workforce instability
    • Insufficient supervision and care coverage
    • Dependence on families for housekeeping and personal-care tasks
    • Blurring of memory-care and assisted-living unit separation

    Summary of reviews

    Care and clinical suitability: Reviews describe a facility that can and does provide appropriate memory-care services for some residents, with clinicians recommending placement and families remaining actively involved. Many families highlight attentive, compassionate caregiving from established staff members; however, staff turnover and the introduction of new personnel have produced variability in day-to-day care quality. Several accounts indicate that family members feel they must remain actively involved as advocates to ensure continuity of attention.

    Staff and leadership: Staff behavior is a mixed picture. Direct care staff and the activities team receive positive comments for engagement and compassion, and the activities director in particular is singled out as a strength. At the same time, administrative leadership is described as inconsistent: assistant or senior administrators can be difficult to reach, and leadership visibility appears uneven. High turnover and gaps in supervision contribute to perceptions of unstable staffing and uneven care coverage.

    Dining and daily living: Dining is not a prominent theme in the available summaries, and there is limited direct information about meal quality or consistency. What is clearer is that some families are supplementing basic household or personal-care tasks themselves, which suggests gaps in routine supports or housekeeping that affect residents’ daily experience.

    Activities and environment: The facility’s activity program and social environment are recurring positives. The community is described as open and welcoming, with a non-secured memory-care layout that some families prefer for accessibility and a less institutional feel. Physical spaces are characterized as pleasant and well-maintained, and reviewers note potential for the facility to perform at a high standard when operational issues are addressed.

    Management, communication, and finances: A consistent pattern in the summaries is dissatisfaction with management priorities and communication. Fee increases and billing notices are highlighted as frequent points of contact from administration, contributing to perceptions that financial considerations are taking precedence over operational transparency. Families report limited proactive clinical updates and find administrative responsiveness uneven. These factors, combined with perceptions of profit-driven policies, have undermined confidence among some families despite positive remarks about individual caregivers.

    Notable patterns and decision factors: Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s strengths in caregiving, activities, and physical environment against operational concerns: staffing instability, supervisory gaps, limited administrative accessibility, and a pattern of substantial fee increases. For families who value active visitation and advocacy and who prioritize an open, less secured memory-care setting, the facility may be a reasonable fit. For those who want strong, consistent administrative communication and minimal reliance on family members for routine tasks, the operational weaknesses described may be significant factors to address during touring and contract negotiations.

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    Location

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    Credo Memory Care - Fort Scott is located at 822 Horton St, Fort Scott, KS, 66701.

    About Credo Memory Care - Fort Scott

    Credo Memory Care - Fort Scott sits at 822 S Horton Street in Fort Scott, Kansas, where the people there put a strong focus on helping residents and their families have peace of mind, especially when dealing with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, and you'll find staff specially trained in memory care who offer support twenty-four hours a day, so seniors can get the care they need while still keeping some independence, because when somebody has memory problems it's important to feel safe but still have a sense of freedom, and the facility's set up with thoughtful security features, but it isn't locked up in a way that feels restrictive, allowing for a more comfortable and homelike environment that promotes comfort and eases confusion, and the community makes it a point to design the residences and spaces in a way that's both accessible for wheelchairs and walkers, yet with little touches like a cozy two-way fireplace, seasonal centerpieces, and pet-friendly options, though not all pets are allowed unless they fit certain restrictions, and the meals come from unique menus featuring home-baked bread and desserts served in a central dining area where residents can gather with others, because being around people can really help, especially when memory's involved, and care plans are always put together with input from families so each person's needs shape what kind of help they get, and trained caregivers encourage everyone to stay active through planned activities and social events meant to keep minds engaged and spirits lifted, and there are only twelve beds in this Home Plus classified setting, which gives things a small, welcoming, and community feel, and you'll also notice that reviews mention the staff as attentive and caring in their daily interactions, all aimed toward providing residents with reliable support and a better quality of life in their later years.

    People often ask...

    Credo Memory Care - Fort Scott offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $3,932 per month.

    Credo Memory Care - Fort Scott offers assisted living and memory care.

    There are 24 photos of Credo Memory Care - Fort Scott on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 822 Horton St, Fort Scott, KS 66701.

    No, Credo Memory Care - Fort Scott 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.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Kansas, the Department for Aging & Disability Services licenses adult care homes and assisted living facilities and posts the statements of deficiency from its surveys.

    License numberB006006
    Facility typeHome Plus
    LicenseeFORT SCOTT SENIOR LIVING, LLC

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