Heritage Healthcare

    1300 Derek Dr, Hammond, LA, 70403
    2.8 · 20 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Deceptive visitation, neglect, unsafe care

    I had the worst experience here - deceptive visitation hours and no overnight visits, plus room photos that lied. Staff often ignored call buttons, delayed care, and a nurse refused family help; long waits, no PT/OT or gym access, and my dad's condition worsened until he was transferred to hospital. Rooms are tiny (two patients), with shared TV/bath, poor cleanliness, roaches, infrequent housekeeping and irregular services. A few humble, knowledgeable staff kept us informed weekly and my dad liked some caregivers, but overall care felt unsafe and neglectful - I cannot recommend this place.

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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

    2.75 · 20 reviews

    Overall rating

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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.8
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      2.8

    Pros

    • Humble, friendly and knowledgeable staff
    • Staff keep family informed with weekly updates
    • Staff are alerting and emphasize safety
    • Warm welcome and positive first impressions
    • Some reports of competent, caring clinical staff
    • COVID-19 awareness and precautions mentioned

    Cons

    • No overnight visitation and deceptive visitation hours
    • Staff delays and ignoring call buttons
    • Nurses resistant to family assistance
    • Long wait times for help
    • Deceptive room pictures
    • Very small two-patient rooms
    • Shared TV and bathroom and no shower in room
    • Poor food quality
    • Inadequate clinical care and rehab not provided
    • No gym access and PT/OT needs not treated
    • Condition worsened leading to hospital transfer
    • Neglectful staff and unsafe care warnings
    • Inconsistent mask/COVID policy enforcement
    • Roaches and poor cleanliness
    • Delayed care, infrequent housekeeping, irregular ice service
    • Mixed or highly variable overall experiences

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these review summaries is mixed but leans toward serious concern. Multiple reviewers praised the demeanor and communication of certain staff members—describing them as humble, friendly, knowledgeable, and competent—and several accounts highlight good family communication such as weekly updates and staff who proactively alert family members and emphasize safety. However, an equal or larger number of comments raise substantive clinical, operational, and environmental issues that frequently outweigh the positive interpersonal impressions.

    Care quality and responsiveness are recurring negative themes. Reviewers report staff delays and call buttons being ignored, long wait times for assistance, and examples of clinical neglect. There are explicit accusations that nurses were not open to family involvement in care and that therapy needs (PT/OT) were not met or recommended. At least one account states the resident's condition worsened at the facility and required hospital transfer. These are not isolated minor complaints but describe failures in timely, appropriate clinical attention and rehabilitation services.

    Staff behavior and communication present a conflicted picture. On the positive side, several families say staff keep them well-informed with weekly updates, provide a warm welcome, and present as safety-focused and COVID-aware. These reports suggest that some employees are both compassionate and communicative. On the negative side, other reviewers describe neglectful or unsafe care, inconsistent mask policies, and staff who delay responding to needs. The contrast implies variability in staff performance or uneven enforcement of management policies rather than uniformly high or low standards.

    Facility condition and room arrangements are another major area of concern. Multiple reviewers describe deceptive room photos and very small two-patient rooms with shared televisions and bathrooms, and no showers in room — details that affect privacy, dignity, and comfort. Cleanliness complaints — including reports of roaches — along with infrequent housekeeping, delayed services (such as ice), and general poor cleanliness were specifically called out. Those issues raise both quality-of-life and infection-control concerns and are corroborated by mentions of inconsistent COVID-19 policy enforcement.

    Dining and amenities are criticized as well. Several summaries call the food poor, and reviewers also note lack of access to a gym and inadequate or absent therapy/rehab facilities. For residents requiring active rehabilitation or better nutrition, these deficits can materially worsen outcomes. A common thread is that advertised or implied services (pictures, promised rehab/therapy, gym access) do not match the actual experience described by reviewers.

    Management, policies, and transparency problems appear repeatedly. Reviewers reported deceptive visitation hours and outright prohibition on overnight visitation, which was framed as misleading. Inconsistent enforcement of mask policies and lack of clarity around visitation and infection-control protocols contribute to family frustration and mistrust. The combination of allegedly deceptive advertising (room photos, visitation policies) and inconsistent operational practices suggests systemic issues with transparency and policy implementation.

    In summary, the reviews depict a facility with some strong individual staff members who communicate well and make families feel informed and welcomed, but they also document systemic problems that are significant: failures in timely clinical care and rehabilitation, inconsistent infection-control practices, small and potentially misrepresented living spaces, poor cleanliness including pest reports, and substandard food and ancillary services. These issues have led some families to have positive impressions based primarily on staff interactions, while others describe unsafe conditions and clinical decline serious enough to require hospital transfer. Prospective families should weigh the praised interpersonal qualities of staff against repeated reports of clinical lapses, environmental cleanliness problems, and policy inconsistencies when evaluating this facility.

    Location

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    About Heritage Healthcare

    Heritage Healthcare sits at 1300 Derek Drive in Hammond, LA, and sometimes you see these places and expect a lot of flash, but here what you'll get is simple, skilled nursing care for people who need extra support after they've been in the hospital or gone through surgery or illness, or for those who need long-term help, and the nursing staff covers 12 to 16 hour shifts with full supervision all day and night, with a 24-hour call system in case anything happens. The place helps people who can't walk, need help with bathing, dressing, or getting in and out of bed, and it takes care of medication management so no one has to worry about missing their pills, plus they help folks with serious or complicated medical needs and can offer respiratory care and even hospice care for those who need it. Physicians stop by to check on folks, the staff does resident assessments and care plans, and there's specialized Alzheimer's care available, and people who have to stay for rehab get the physical care and activities to help them recover, and there's housekeeping and laundry so you don't have to fuss with your own chores.

    You'll find a mix of rooms, both private or shared, usually furnished and with their own bathrooms, plus things like cable TV, a phone, air conditioning, kitchenettes, and Wi-Fi internet for those who want it. Most meals get served in a dining room, with restaurant-style options and a chef who can make food for special diets or allergies, and the kitchen keeps all-day dining hours, so no one gets stuck hungry between meals. There's a fitness room, outdoor paths, a garden spot for sitting, and a spa or wellness room, and folks who live here can join movie nights, music programs, or pick from activities sponsored by the staff or organized by other residents, since there's an active resident council that discusses what's working and what isn't. For those who like to stay busy, the facility has a library, activity room, and common outdoor spaces, with transportation and parking for those who go out, and family support services so relatives can stay involved in their loved one's care.

    Heritage Healthcare holds a total of 108 certified beds, keeps an average of 81 residents per day, and has been managed by Kimberly Delatte since February 2011, operating under Plantation Management Company as a for-profit limited liability company. The facility accepts both Medicare and Medicaid, so that helps when sorting out costs, and though there are recorded deficiencies-2 related to infection and a total of 17 from inspections-it's worth knowing, since no place is perfect, and nurse turnover sits at 48.2%, just under the state average, with nurse hours per resident at 3.41 a day, which is a bit lower than what's typical statewide at 3.8. The facilities were recently remodeled to try for a warmer, more welcoming feel, and there's an aim to give care that looks after physical, spiritual, and emotional needs, not just the medical side, believing that older folks deserve a setting where the mind, body, and spirit get some attention. Heritage Healthcare supports both short rehabilitative stays and longer-term living, and overall, the place aims to help folks live with as much dignity and comfort as can be managed, while families and residents have a say in what goes on.

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