North Point

    908 N Pearl St, Paola, KS 66071
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring staff, comfortable family-like home

    I'm grateful for my experience - caring staff who really know residents, cheerful hallways, skilled physical therapists, appealing meals (even after-hours with a smile), and recent remodeling make it feel like a comfortable, family-like home; I would recommend it.

    Current/former 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

    3.04·(26)

    Overall rating

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

      1.9
    • Staff

      2.4
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      2.3
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Caring, patient caregiving staff
    • Staff continuity and resident familiarity
    • Competent physical therapy services
    • Friendly, flexible meal service (including after-hours)
    • Cheerful, recently renovated common areas
    • Family-style, home-like atmosphere in some units
    • Professional and attentive nursing and therapy interactions
    • Positive family recommendations and expressions of gratitude
    • Basic personal-hygiene assistance generally provided

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing and low staff morale
    • Inadequate dementia and delirium care expertise
    • Inconsistent meal quality and unreliable meal delivery
    • Incontinence-care delays and slow hygiene response times
    • Gaps in fall-prevention and transfer-safety practices
    • Inconsistent rehabilitation scheduling and therapy-space management
    • Deferred maintenance and delayed repairs
    • Odor concerns in some common areas
    • Billing errors and financial-administration delays
    • Poor family communication and administrative responsiveness

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews for this facility are mixed, with a clear split between families who experienced attentive, professional care and those who encountered operational shortcomings. Positive comments emphasize compassionate caregivers, continuity of staff who know residents well, a welcoming physical environment following updates, and effective physical-therapy interactions. At the same time, a set of recurring operational issues — particularly around staffing levels, clinical expertise for cognitive impairment, and administrative responsiveness — appear frequently enough to merit attention from prospective residents and their families.

    Care quality and safety: Many families praised direct-care interactions as caring and patient. Competent physical-therapy staff and successful rehabilitation experiences are noted by several respondents. However, reviews also describe delays in starting rehabilitation for some residents, missed mealtime assistance, slow responses for personal-care needs, and at least one fall with injury. These patterns point to uneven care continuity under periods of staff shortage and suggest gaps in pressure-injury prevention, fall-prevention protocols, and timely personal-care assistance.

    Staff and clinical expertise: Staff are often described as familiar with residents and capable in everyday caregiving tasks. Conversely, reviewers raised concerns about workforce stability and morale, including high stress, turnover, and confrontations involving supervisory personnel. There are also repeated references to limited expertise in dementia and delirium management, which may affect residents with cognitive impairment and complicate behavioral or acute-care episodes.

    Dining and therapy services: Positive notes include appetizing presentation, friendly meal service (including occasional after-hours flexibility), and capable therapy clinicians. Offsetting those positives are complaints about inconsistent food quality, missed or delayed meal delivery, staffing instability in the kitchen, and chaotic therapy-space management at times. Prospective families should clarify current meal-service processes and therapy scheduling during tours.

    Facilities, cleanliness and maintenance: The facility receives favorable mention for recent renovations, cheerful common areas, and a generally home-like atmosphere in some units. At the same time, reviewers reported deferred maintenance needs, slower-than-expected repair responses, and localized odor concerns. Cleaning-response time and sanitation-related care (for residents with continence needs) were identified as areas needing improvement.

    Management, communication and administration: A consistent theme is uneven administrative responsiveness. Concerns include billing errors, delayed refunds, unresponsive or brusque communication from management, and the need for families to intervene to secure adequate care. There are also indications that care continuity was affected during infectious-disease events. These patterns suggest that financial processes, family communication channels, and escalation pathways could be clarified and strengthened.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: Experiences appear polarized — several families express gratitude and would recommend the facility, while others describe operational failures that materially affected care. When evaluating this community, families should ask about current staffing ratios and turnover, dementia and delirium training for clinical staff, fall-prevention and wound-care protocols, meal-service reliability, recent maintenance and inspection history, and how billing and family communication issues are handled. Confirming current conditions in person and reviewing recent inspection reports will provide the most up-to-date picture of strengths and areas needing improvement.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 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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    North Point is located at 908 N Pearl St, Paola, KS, 66071.

    About North Point

    North Point Skilled Nursing Center, which is part of Americare, offers a variety of living and care choices all in one single-story building, and they have 53 nursing facility beds along with studio housing options and both private and semi-private rooms, so families can pick what's best for their loved one, and you'll also find that North Point welcomes both cats and dogs, which helps many folks feel more at home, and the community itself keeps a warm, home-like setting, with serene spaces and excellent amenities like a beauty salon, private lounges, and color televisions in the long-term care units. Residents here can get assisted living, skilled nursing services, memory care for those living with dementia, and independent living options, and they offer short-term rehabilitation services for those needing to recover strength and mobility after a hospital stay, injury, or surgery, with specialized therapy for physical, occupational, and speech needs, and if a person needs help with pain management, wound care, or medication management and administration, all those services are part of what North Point's well-trained staff provides along with long-term personalized care plans. The center also offers palliative and end-of-life care, respite care for families needing a break, home health care that's Medicare-certified, and home care that covers non-medical support, plus an adult day service, so there really is a range of choices. You'll find engaging activities, trips, outings, and a full-time activity director, so people have plenty of chances to stay active and involved, and nutritious meals get served with different dietary needs and preferences in mind. North Point is a locally operated center that's proudly part of the Americare community, with a focus on treating each resident with respect, dignity, and friendly attention from their care partners. The center accepts Medicare and Medicaid and runs a Rehab-to-Home program to help residents regain independence, and for those recovering, Americare Therapy Solutions teams offer ongoing therapy to support healing. The building is pet-friendly, spaces are spacious, and folks can participate in many programs meant to support both physical and emotional well-being, all while keeping a focus on maintaining dignity and independence as much as possible.

    About Americare Senior Living

    North Point is managed by Americare Senior Living.

    Americare Senior Living, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Sikeston, Missouri, has grown from its first assisted living community to operate more than 100 senior living communities across Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee. With over four decades of experience serving seniors, Americare has distinguished itself by bringing upscale assisted living products to rural markets throughout the Midwest and South, providing comprehensive care options including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and adult day services.

    The company's philosophy centers on their signature "Hometown Hospitality™" culture and F.A.M.I.L.Y. values: First Impressions Go a Long Way, Address People by Name, Make Visitors Feel Welcome, Individuals Deserve Respect, Leave with Graciousness, and Yes! Find a Way to be Positive. This person-first model of care prioritizes the interests and preferences of each individual resident, creating welcoming, family-like atmospheres throughout their communities. Their mission to enrich the well-being and health of individuals while providing peace of mind for families drives every aspect of their operations.

    Americare's comprehensive "Live Well" program exemplifies their holistic approach to senior care, featuring personalized fitness programs, engaging group exercises, on-site therapy, and nutritious chef-prepared meals. The company fosters vibrant, supportive environments through community events, shared meals, stimulating games, group outings, and purpose-driven programs including volunteer opportunities, spiritual services, creative projects, and nature walks. Notable innovations include TigerPlace in Columbia, Missouri, developed in partnership with the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing, which serves as a site for groundbreaking research in senior care.

    The company's commitment to excellence has earned remarkable recognition, including being rated among the Best Senior Living providers based on surveys of nearly 450,000 residents and family members. With 65 communities receiving "High Performing" ratings, Americare ranks third among all senior living organizations in the Top 10 nationally. Additional accolades include the prestigious Argentum Best of the Best Award, the 2019 NRC Customer Approved Award (one of only twenty organizations nationally to earn this distinction), and ranking #15 on the 2021 Best Workplaces in Aging Services list by Great Place to Work®. With 84% of team members believing Americare is a great place to work and 91% finding special meaning in their roles, the company continues to make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents, families, and team members across their communities.

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    The full address for this community is 908 N Pearl St, Paola, KS 66071.

    No, North Point 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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