Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Winnsboro

    804 Polk St, Winnsboro, LA, 71295
    4.5 · 11 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Compassionate staff despite some issues

    I placed my loved one here and the facility is clean, family-oriented, and run by compassionate, hardworking nurses and aides - residents seem happy and safe. I was initially ignored and experienced poor customer service; a care lapse led to an infection and extra hospital time, specialists were sometimes delayed, and meal portions could be limited. Despite those problems, I still highly recommend it for rehab and long-term care.

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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

    4.45 · 11 reviews

    Overall rating

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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      4.5

    Pros

    • Caring, compassionate nursing and aide staff
    • Family-oriented atmosphere
    • Clean facility
    • Hardworking staff
    • Residents feel safe and happy
    • Residents feel at home
    • Good rehab and long-term care services
    • Fun, friendly environment and activities
    • Meals capable of high quality
    • COVID-free at time of review
    • Highly recommended by reviewers

    Cons

    • Care-handling incident resulting in infection and extra hospital stay
    • Delayed access to specialized staff
    • Limited meal servings/portion sizes
    • Poor or inconsistent front-desk greeting/customer service

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is strongly positive, with multiple reviewers emphasizing compassionate caregiving, a clean and welcoming facility, and happy residents. Staff—particularly nurses and aides—are repeatedly described as loving, caring, hardworking, and compassionate. Reviewers frequently note that the facility feels family-oriented and that residents are safe, happy, and treated with concern. Several reviewers explicitly call the center highly recommended and praise both short-term rehab and long-term care services.

    Care quality is portrayed mostly positively. Many comments single out nurses and aides as a major strength, highlighting individualized attention, compassion, and a sense that residents’ needs are being met. However, there is at least one serious negative report: a care-handling incident that led to an infection and required an additional hospital stay. That report also mentions delayed access to specialized staff, which suggests that while routine care is generally well regarded, there may be occasional lapses or slower response times when higher-level or specialized interventions are needed. This creates a mixed picture: strong day-to-day caregiving paired with potential gaps in escalation or specialty care access.

    Facility-related feedback is uniformly positive. Multiple reviewers praise cleanliness and a safe environment; several say residents feel at home and enjoy a fun, friendly atmosphere. The fact that reviewers noted the facility was COVID-free at the time of their comments is an additional positive indicator of infection-control vigilance, at least during that period. The overall impression is of a well-maintained, resident-centered environment that supports both short-term rehabilitation and longer-term residency.

    Dining and food receive mixed but specific notes. Some reviews indicate the meals are capable of delivering excellent quality, implying that food preparation and taste can be good. At the same time, a recurring operational critique is limited servings or portion sizes, which can undermine meal satisfaction even when food quality is acceptable. This suggests that while culinary skills may be present, staffing, policies, or budget constraints could be limiting portions or choices.

    Customer service and front-desk experience emerge as an area for improvement. Several positive comments about staff are tempered by at least one report of being ignored upon arrival and described as poor customer service. The presence of both glowing staff praise and complaints about initial reception suggests inconsistency—many direct-care staff are highly regarded, but administrative or admissions interactions may occasionally fall short of expectations.

    In summary, Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Winnsboro appears to deliver strong, compassionate day-to-day care in a clean, family-oriented facility where residents feel at home and engaged. The center seems effective for both rehab and long-term care and has supporters who would highly recommend it. The primary concerns to watch are an isolated but serious care-handling incident that resulted in infection and extended hospitalization, delays in accessing specialized staff when needed, limited meal servings despite good food quality potential, and occasional poor reception or customer-service lapses. These issues appear limited relative to the volume of positive comments but are significant enough that prospective residents and families should ask about clinical escalation protocols, specialist access times, meal portion policies, and front-desk/admissions procedures during tours or intake conversations.

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    About Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Winnsboro

    Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Winnsboro sits at 804 Polk Street in Winnsboro, Louisiana, and you'll find that it's one of those nursing homes where they do the usual skilled nursing and rehab services, and they offer both short-term and long-term care depending on what each older person needs, whether you're looking for longer stays or coming in for recovery after a hospital visit, and the place tries to keep folks comfortable with several amenities in the building and offers what they call The Legacy Standard and other care resources as part of their services. This nursing and rehab facility has space for 150 certified beds, but on most days, about 89 people stay there according to their average daily census, and while there are amenities and specialized care programs to help each person based on their own needs, the exact list isn't detailed in public sources, but they do have different care units or wards to support different health situations, and they're affiliated with Legacy Nursing & Rehabilitation which manages several locations. The ownership is split among a few groups like Dgprejean, LLC; Jdgum, LLC; Mylesh, LLC; and Vdg LLC, with some individuals named John Gum, Victor Gum, Myles Holyfield, and Danielle Prejean holding interests, while Legacy Management Group, LLC has managed the place since August 2019. Nurses work about 3.57 hours per resident per day, which sits a bit below the state average, and the nurse turnover rate is 44.6%, which is a little better than what you see elsewhere in Louisiana. When you look through government inspection reports, Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Winnsboro shows 27 total cited deficiencies, including a recent complaint from November 14, 2024, which found the home didn't always give the right continence, catheter, and urinary care, and had issues with making sure nurses and aides had all the right skills for their jobs, and these records are available if you want to look closer. The facility shows up as reviewed on SeniorAdvisor.com too, so you can read more detailed feedback from families and residents, and there are financial service options, personalized care plans, and specialized programs aimed at supporting recovery, wellness, and independence, and the services stretch across nursing, rehabilitation, and community support, so you can expect most basic nursing home features at this location.

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