Friendship Health & Rehab

    7400 Friendship Dr, Pewee Valley, KY, 40056
    3.2 · 23 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    4.0

    Caring rehab with staffing concerns

    I chose this place for short-term rehab and was very pleased - therapists, nurses and aides were caring and skilled, communication was clear, meals and activities were good, and my mom made strong progress and felt secure. The facility is clean, well-maintained and feels like family, with smooth transitions to personal/assisted care. Be aware there have been staffing/turnover issues and occasional serious lapses (missed checks, theft reported), so I recommend visiting and asking about staffing and incident policies, but overall it was the right choice for us.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    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

    3.17 · 23 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      2.3
    • Value

      3.2

    Pros

    • Attentive, friendly staff and caregivers
    • Strong therapy team with good rehab outcomes
    • Warm, family-like atmosphere reported by many
    • Renovated facility and well-maintained grounds
    • Generally clean, odor-free environment (reported by some)
    • Meals provided three times daily; several reviewers enjoyed the food
    • Seasonal decorations and holiday events
    • Transportation provided for scans and specialist appointments
    • Clear and frequent communication from department heads (reported by some)
    • Successful transitions to personal care and assisted living
    • Supportive admissions and finance staff
    • In-house salon and weekly activities (church, bingo, concerts)
    • Effective COVID-era communication (FaceTime and window visits)
    • End-of-life care praised by at least one reviewer
    • Medications administered on schedule (reported by some)

    Cons

    • Staff turnover and management changes
    • Understaffing and double shifts leading to burnout
    • Indifferent or neglectful CNAs reported
    • Missed care tasks (toileting, blood sugar checks) with serious consequences
    • Inconsistent cleanliness and hygiene (nails, bathing, bedding complaints)
    • Theft and mail tampering alleged by reviewers
    • Late meals and dining-room management issues (distractions, cell phone use)
    • Residents reportedly ignored at times and insufficient monitoring
    • Inconsistent food quality — some praise, some say bad
    • Small/tiny beds and lack of bed rails or bed pads reported
    • Specific staff misconduct alleged (named staff member in reviews)
    • Aging building issues and reports of dirty/asbestos floors and dark areas
    • Mixed management responsiveness and mixed experiences with staff accessibility

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is mixed but strongly polarized: many reviewers recount very positive, even exemplary experiences, while a distinct subset report serious problems ranging from poor hygiene to alleged neglect, theft, and safety failures. Positive reviews emphasize compassionate, attentive staff, strong therapy and nursing teams, successful rehab outcomes, and a warm, family-like atmosphere. Several family members described quick and meaningful rehab progress, clear communication from department heads, and smooth transitions from hospital to skilled care and onward to personal or assisted living. Seasonal decorations, holiday events, in-house salon services, weekly activities (including church, bingo, and concerts), and transportation for medical appointments are repeatedly cited as value-adding features that make life more comfortable and engaging for residents.

    Care quality shows a clear pattern of variability. A number of reviewers praise the therapists, nurses, and aides for individualized attention, resulting in regained independence and positive health outcomes. Specific operational positives include a renovated facility, well-maintained grounds, no odors (as reported by some), medications on schedule in certain accounts, and effective COVID-era adaptations like FaceTime and window visits. Admissions and finance staff are described as warm and helpful, and several reviewers explicitly call the choice of this facility "the best decision," noting peace of mind and that their relative felt secure and happy.

    Conversely, the negative reports are substantive and cannot be overlooked. Several reviews describe chronic understaffing, management turnover, and double shifts that appear to contribute to rushed or missed care. Concrete problems cited include missed blood sugar checks, delayed toileting assistance, dirty personal hygiene (unclean nails, not being washed), hospitalization following lapses in care, and at least one tragic loss linked by a reviewer to neglect. One reviewer claimed a staffing ratio of one nurse/aid for 15+ residents and noted the staff were often not at the nurses' station. There are also allegations of theft and mail tampering by staff, and at least one reviewer named an individual they considered a problem. These reports point to potential safety and trust issues that seem to occur intermittently but with serious consequences when they do.

    Dining and housekeeping are another area of mixed feedback. Many reviewers enjoyed the meals, holiday dinners, and found the food "good to delicious," while others complained the food was bad or that meals arrived late. Dining-room management concerns include distractions like cell-phone use, and some reviewers said residents were ignored during meal-times. Cleanliness impressions vary widely: some accounts describe fresh clothes, clean bedding, and pleasant smells, while others describe dirty rooms, unwashed residents, and even problematic flooring (reports of asbestos and a generally dark, dated building). This divergence suggests that housekeeping and environmental upkeep may be inconsistent across units or shifts.

    Staffing, management, and communication show both strengths and weaknesses depending on the reviewer. Several accounts praise clear, frequent communication from department heads and note supportive, knowledgeable staff who go above and beyond. Others report management turnover, inaccessible or indifferent staff, and delays in addressing concerns. The net impression is that leadership and staffing stability significantly influence resident experience—when staffing and management are attentive and consistent, experiences tend to be very positive; when turnover and understaffing are present, the facility’s deficiencies are more likely to surface.

    Patterns indicate the facility can provide excellent rehab and compassionate long-term care under favorable conditions, but there is a nontrivial risk of inconsistent care related to staffing levels and possible management lapses. Prospective residents and families should weigh the strong positive testimonials about therapy, caring staff, amenities, and community feel against the serious negative reports about neglect, theft, and inconsistent hygiene. If considering this facility, it would be prudent to ask current management about staffing ratios, turnover rates, complaint resolution procedures, security measures for residents’ belongings and mail, and recent quality or inspection reports to help assess whether the positive experiences are consistently maintained and whether the serious issues raised in some reviews have been addressed.

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    About Friendship Health & Rehab

    Friendship Health & Rehab is a nursing home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, with a long history going back to at least 1997, and it's owned by The Rural Educational Association of Kentucky. There's a main building at 7400 Friendship Dr, and there are three locations in Pewee Valley and Crestwood. It offers skilled nursing care and support for people who need help with daily living, and it's focused on personal dignity, comfort, and constant supervision for seniors who need it. There's 12-16 hour nursing every day, a 24-hour call system, and services are available for those with Alzheimer's or dementia, with secure spaces so people don't wander off. Staff includes licensed nurses, medical practitioners, qualified nursing assistants, and physical therapists, all giving care tailored to each person.

    The facility provides help with meals, bathing, dressing, transfers, medication management, and other daily tasks, and there're mental wellness programs, fitness rooms, arts and crafts, music, exercise, baking, cooking clubs, movie nights, and more to help people stay active. Residents can join scheduled activities, do their own resident-run events, and take part in community programs. Outdoor courtyard spaces, gardens, a library, a movie theater, fitness room, computer center, activity and game rooms, spa, beauty salon, and walking paths give folks options for both relaxation and social time. Rooms come fully furnished, with private bathrooms, air conditioning, cable TV or satellite, Wi-Fi, kitchenettes, and telephones, and everything tries to feel home-like for easier recovery or relaxation.

    There's restaurant-style dining in a main dining room, and staff pay attention to allergies and special diets, including for diabetes, and housekeeping, laundry, and move-in coordination are available as part of the support. Folks who need transportation can get help with rides to doctor appointments or just for non-medical things, since the community arranges transportation and also operates community vehicles. The capacity is for up to 128 residents, and there are assisted living, independent living, memory care, and skilled nursing levels, all in place to serve people at different stages of need, with the main focus being nursing home care. Short-term respite stays are an option if caregivers need a break.

    Friendship Health & Rehab works with Trilogy Health Services to handle pharmacy administration, nonmedical staffing, and extra rehab therapy, and residents can get transitional, long-term, or restorative therapy and family support. Medicaid and Medicare are accepted. There's a development underway to turn the campus into Brighten Heights, a bigger senior community adding new apartment buildings, duplex cottages, and independent living units, with early parts expected to finish by late 2024, and to help this along, they're selling some of their nursing bed licenses to other area facilities. The community closed in January after problems from the Covid-19 pandemic, but plans are in motion for new growth and redevelopment. There's been an A+ BBB rating since the file opened in 1997, though the place isn't BBB accredited. Friendship Health & Rehab also manages a 401(k) plan, with ties to other organizations, and offers account access through a proprietary website. The resident base of Friendship Health & Rehab is a mix of those needing high-skilled nursing and those needing lighter support, all in a setting that takes care of medical needs and encourages social engagement.

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