Claiborne Healthcare Center

    1536 Claiborne Ave, Shreveport, LA 71103
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    Reviews

    4.50·(86)

    Overall rating

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

      4.4
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing and caregiving staff
    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Engaging activity programming and social events
    • Family-like, welcoming community atmosphere
    • Clean, well-maintained common areas and updated furnishings
    • Supportive and proactive administration and DON
    • Dedicated individual staff recognized for above-and-beyond efforts
    • Safe and respectful resident care environment
    • Outdoor patio and pleasant communal spaces
    • Volunteer-friendly environment with family-dining opportunities

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical responsiveness and timeliness of medical follow-up
    • Medication administration and oversight concerns
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Inconsistent meal quality and hydration assistance
    • Laundry and personal-belongings management gaps
    • Staffing shortages and turnover affecting continuity of care
    • Unreliable call-light and bedside responsiveness
    • Poor phone and family-communication responsiveness
    • Perceived administrative indifference to complaints
    • Limited visitation flexibility during infection-control periods

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a facility with a strongly polarized reputation: many families and residents praise the staff, therapy services, activities, and recently upgraded common areas, while other accounts raise operational concerns that affect trust and consistency.

    Care quality and clinical responsiveness: Several reviewers commended nursing and therapy teams for compassionate bedside care and an effective rehabilitation program that helped residents regain function and mood. At the same time, there are consistent themes of uneven clinical responsiveness — delayed physician follow-ups, slow responses to acute symptoms, and concerns about medication management and oversight. One serious allegation about inappropriate medication administration was raised; such concerns suggest families should verify medication administration protocols and incident-reporting practices during admissions discussions.

    Staff and culture: The facility is repeatedly described as having a warm, family-like culture with staff who engage residents and encourage therapy. Individual staff and leaders receive frequent praise for being proactive and resident-focused. Counterbalancing this, reviewers cite staffing shortages, turnover, and instances of staff inattentiveness that appear to create variability in day-to-day care. These operational staffing challenges likely contribute to inconsistent experiences between different units, shifts, and residents.

    Dining and activities: Activity programming is a clear strength — many reviewers note engaging events, volunteer involvement, and visible resident enjoyment. Dining impressions are mixed: some families report good meals and pleasant dining opportunities, while others cite menu limitations, inconsistent food quality, and concerns about food storage or spoilage. Hydration assistance and timely feeding support were also flagged as areas needing attention for some residents.

    Facilities, housekeeping, and laundry: Multiple reviewers describe recent upgrades, attractive furnishings, and clean, pleasant communal areas and outdoor seating. Conversely, some accounts raise sanitation and pest-control concerns in parts of the building, as well as issues with laundry management and storage of personal clothing. These contrasting observations suggest that certain units or shifts maintain higher environmental standards than others.

    Management and communication: Several families speak positively about responsive administration and a proactive Director of Nursing, including clear communication and helpful resources. Others perceive administrative indifference when complaints are raised and note poor phone responsiveness. This mixed picture indicates variability in family communication and complaint resolution processes.

    Notable patterns and guidance: The dominant positive themes are strong staff-resident relationships, robust therapy services, and active programming. The dominant negative themes are variability in clinical responsiveness, medication oversight concerns, sanitation and laundry management inconsistencies, and staffing continuity issues. Prospective families should meet with clinical leadership to review staffing ratios, medication administration policies, infection-control and pest-control protocols, dining menus and food-safety procedures, laundry procedures, and visitation policies. Observing the facility during different times of day and asking for recent inspection or incident follow-up documentation can help clarify whether the strengths or the concerns are the best representation of current operations.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Claiborne Healthcare Center is located at 1536 Claiborne Ave, Shreveport, LA, 71103.

    About Claiborne Healthcare Center

    Claiborne Healthcare Center sits at 1536 Claiborne Ave in Shreveport, Louisiana, where folks can find nursing care, rehabilitation, memory care, assisted living, and independent living services all in one place. The center offers long-term care and short-term respite care for older adults and people who need rehab, with 81 certified beds and usually around 64 residents each day. Nurse staffing runs at about 3.36 hours per resident per day, which falls a little below the Louisiana average, and the state has found 44 deficiencies here during inspections, some of them tied to issues with abuse, neglect, and policy lapses, so it's good to know they've had to address these problems in the past. Since January 2002, Nexion Health, Inc. has managed Claiborne Healthcare Center, with the Nexion Neighbor Program and staff trained in both skilled nursing and long-term care.

    The facility's team includes an interdisciplinary care group with a mix of nurses and specialists offering wound care, daily rehabilitation like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, memory care for dementia and Alzheimer's, and telemedicine services for easier access to healthcare. There's always nursing care around the clock, and admissions stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which helps families during emergencies or changes in care needs. They work to tailor care for each resident, providing dietary and nutrition guidance, custodial help, hospice support, and programs meant to protect the comfort and dignity of everyone who lives there.

    Life at Claiborne Healthcare Center includes simple comforts and activities like a movie theatre, chapel, beauty and barber shop, along with activity programs run by an Activity Director, and residents can bring their pets, which helps keep things feeling home-like. You'll see a strong local presence and a reputation for compassion and community, with their team focusing on kindness, emotional support, and safety, which is important for families and residents to know. The center sits near several big hospitals, making it easier for residents to get specialized healthcare if they need it. They pay attention to infection control and respond to complaints during inspections, which is especially important in nursing and rehab settings.

    Claiborne Healthcare Center reports a review score of 4.5 based on 23 reviews online, and they've received the Step 1 Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and the National Association for Assisted Living. As part of Nexion Health, a company running more than 35 facilities across Texas, Louisiana, and Colorado, Claiborne Healthcare Center provides options for people needing everything from basic support and social activities to skilled medical and rehabilitative care, always under the watch of staff committed to meeting each individual's needs.

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