West Jefferson Health Care Center

    1020 Manhattan Blvd, Harvey, LA, 70058
    1.9 · 14 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Neglectful filthy understaffed unsafe facility

    I placed a loved one here and it was awful - pervasive apathy and neglect, uncaring/underqualified staff, scarce nurses, residents left in wet or soiled clothes and developing bedsores, and rooms/laundry that reeked of urine amid roaches and mice. Administration was rude and dismissive, long hold times and constant runarounds, meals and basic care were substandard, and the building is in desperate, unhealthy disrepair. I felt it was unsafe and would not recommend this facility.

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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

    1.86 · 14 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.7
    • Staff

      1.5
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      1.2
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Some reports of excellent care from individual staff
    • Helpful and attentive nursing team noted by some families
    • Informative care plans provided in certain cases
    • Effective rehab program reported by at least one reviewer
    • Meals that look and smell good reported by some
    • At least occasional odor control and cleanliness in parts of facility

    Cons

    • Chronic neglect resulting in bedsores and pressure injuries
    • Residents left in wet or soiled clothes and bedding
    • Laundry contaminated or smelling of urine and feces
    • Failure to turn or reposition immobile patients
    • Facility in deplorable condition and needing major renovations
    • Persistent urine and fecal odors in rooms and common areas
    • Infestations reported (mice and roaches)
    • Mixing of residents with prisoners, psychiatric, or substance-using patients
    • Residents signing out and bringing alcohol onto campus
    • Aging infrastructure reportedly not meeting health code standards
    • Insufficient number of qualified nurses on duty
    • Underqualified or poorly trained CNAs doing minimal care
    • Substandard meals reported by some reviewers
    • Rude, unprofessional, or dismissive staff and administration
    • Long phone hold times and poor communication with families
    • High staff turnover and reports of staff leaving in distress
    • Allegations of owner negligence and systemic mismanagement
    • Culture of apathy and widespread lack of basic care support
    • Safety and regulatory concerns with calls for closure or inspections
    • Families paying but not receiving expected level of care

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is strongly negative, with a smaller number of isolated positive accounts. The dominant themes are neglect, safety and sanitation failures, staffing problems, and alleged mismanagement. Multiple reviewers describe serious lapses in basic nursing care, including residents developing bedsores, being left in wet or soiled clothing, and not being turned or repositioned. These are concrete indicators of inadequate hands-on care and monitoring, and they recur across many summaries. Such reports are consistent with understaffing or inadequate staff training and supervision.

    Facility condition and infection-control issues are repeatedly raised. Several reviewers report pervasive urine and fecal odors in rooms and laundry, laundry that smells of bodily waste, and pest problems including mice and roaches. At least one reviewer explicitly states the facility would not pass health codes. These sanitation and maintenance concerns are accompanied by descriptions of an old, deteriorating building in desperate need of renovation. Even where a few reviewers note odor control or good-looking meals, the prevailing picture is of sections of the facility that are run down and unhygienic.

    Staffing, training, and culture problems are another major cluster. Reviewers describe nurses and CNAs as underqualified, doing the minimum, or being uncaring and rude. Families report long phone hold times, administrative dismissiveness, and a 'run around' when attempting to resolve issues. High staff turnover is noted, with some accounts of staff quitting in tears. One reviewer alleges extreme negligence from the owner, naming an individual and implying systemic problems across multiple facilities under the same ownership. Taken together, these comments point to problems in leadership, staff retention, training, and accountability.

    Safety and resident-mix concerns also appear. Several reviewers express alarm about the mixing of residents with prisoners, psychiatric patients, or individuals with substance-use issues, and at least one mentions residents signing out and bringing alcohol back. These reports raise questions about admission policies, supervision, and overall resident safety. Families also recount instances of a loved one being removed or asked to leave, underscoring volatile interactions between families and management.

    On the positive side, a minority of reviews describe very good experiences: helpful nursing staff, an informative care plan, an effective rehab program, and meals that looked and smelled good. These positive accounts suggest there may be pockets of competent care and staff who provide appropriate services. However, these favorable reports are far fewer and appear isolated compared with the volume and severity of negative feedback.

    In summary, the reviews present a pattern of systemic issues: significant lapses in basic nursing care, sanitation and pest control failures, aging infrastructure, inadequate staffing and training, poor communication from administration, and alleged managerial negligence. While isolated positive experiences exist, the dominant concerns are serious enough to warrant regulatory attention, immediate corrective action on staffing and infection-control practices, and transparent communication with families. Families considering this facility should exercise caution, conduct in-person visits focused on cleanliness and resident condition, ask detailed questions about staffing ratios and turnover, and verify recent health inspection results. Regulators and ownership should prioritize remediation of care practices, environmental hygiene, staff training, and leadership accountability to address the recurring and severe problems described by multiple reviewers.

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    About West Jefferson Health Care Center

    West Jefferson Health Care Center in Harvey, LA serves about 68 residents in a building that's been around for quite a while, and you can tell because it has a bit of history to it, and folks here get care and support for different needs, with both skilled nursing and rehab services available along with wound care, therapy, and pharmacy help for those who need medicine or emergency prescriptions. Nurses and assistants, including RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, help residents with taking medicines, bathing, dressing, and moving from place to place, and the staff explains care plans to people in a way that's clear, with a focus on keeping dignity and self-respect. There's nursing support 12-16 hours most days, plus a 24-hour emergency call system, and you can find a mix of private rooms with their own bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, and air conditioning, along with Wi-Fi and furnished spaces.

    Residents have a lot to do, from the arts room, the game room, and the library, to fitness and wellness rooms, and even a movie theater, spa, sauna, and outdoor walking paths for getting fresh air. Music programs and resident-run activities are pretty common, with events from the wider community, outdoor group activities, and a business room for staying busy. Meals are served restaurant-style all day long, and there are choices for allergies, diabetes, or different tastes, and the food always looks and smells good.

    Safety stays a priority, with full fire sprinklers, easy access to recent survey results, rules against mistreatment or theft, and staff who focus on safe and clean living areas. The center takes Medicare and Medicaid, and is not a Continuing Care Retirement Community, doesn't run family or resident councils, but keeps up with modern medical technology. The occupancy is about 65 percent, with 104 beds available, and there's always help on hand around the clock.

    Some numbers show what life is like here: staff spend about 1.05 hours per resident, with CNAs putting in more time than nurses, and most people stay active and out of bed most of the day. Occasional challenges come up, like 13 percent of long-stay residents feeling more depression or anxiety, 10 percent losing too much weight, and a small number with pressure sores or using catheters. Vaccination rates reach about 66 percent for pneumonia and 75 percent for flu, and very few people are ever restrained or left mostly in bed. Meals, help with daily activities, and good explanations from staff come standard, and the facility works with partners like PCMAX and CJ. The building is old, yes, but the focus stays on caring for people, keeping them comfortable, and helping them live life the best they can.

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