Sligo Creek Healthcare

    7525 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Excellent rehab care; attentive staff

    I stayed here for rehab after surgery and had a very positive experience. The building is clean and welcoming, staff from reception to nursing, GNAs and housekeeping were attentive and kind, and leadership and administration were responsive. The PT team worked weekdays and weekends, got me walking again and taught my son home-care techniques. Meals, activities, check-in/out and therapy services were well run - overall I'm very satisfied and would recommend this facility for rehab or long-term care.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.32·(108)

    Overall rating

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

      2.8
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      3.1
    • Amenities

      2.4
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Rehabilitation therapy with measurable functional gains
    • Compassionate nursing and caregiver interactions
    • Effective physical and occupational therapy teams
    • Clean and well-kept common areas and entrance
    • Regular linen changes and housekeeping services
    • Engaging activities program and exercise amenities
    • Accommodations and assistive devices for visually impaired residents
    • Supportive front-desk and admissions processes
    • Responsive administration and proactive leadership initiatives
    • Occasional strong wound and leg-care outcomes

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and high reliance on contract personnel
    • Slow response times to call lights and assistance requests
    • Medication-administration and pharmacy-delivery inconsistencies
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns
    • Variable wound-care competency and clinical follow-through
    • Unreliable therapy scheduling and premature therapy termination
    • Poor communication and limited access to clinical records
    • Inconsistent bathing and personal-care scheduling
    • Variable staff conduct and professionalism
    • Insufficient diet-specific meal planning (e.g., diabetes management)
    • Shared-room capacity strains and limited privacy
    • Property security and allegations of theft

    Summary of reviews

    Sligo Creek Healthcare elicits strongly mixed impressions: many reviews describe successful, recovery-oriented rehabilitative stays with clear functional improvement, while others outline significant operational shortcomings that affected clinical outcomes and resident experience. Rehabilitation services are frequently cited as a major strength — physical and occupational therapists are credited with restoring mobility, teaching family members home strategies, and providing intensive weekday and weekend programming that contributed to measurable gains. In parallel, several reviewers praised compassionate caregivers, attentive nursing in individual cases, proactive housekeeping, and accessible front-desk procedures that supported admissions and family contact.

    Conversely, a recurring pattern of inconsistent care quality emerges across multiple domains. Staffing levels and reliance on temporary contract personnel are commonly linked to slow response times, missed or delayed assistance, and variability in personal-care routines such as bathing and linen changes. Medication management and pharmacy delivery were identified as operational weaknesses in multiple accounts, including missed doses, unclear consent communication, and delayed refills that families found concerning. Wound care and clinical follow-through are uneven: some reviews describe successful wound management, while others document gaps in clinician coordination, outdated equipment, and transfers to higher-acuity settings after clinical decline.

    Dining and nutrition receive mixed evaluations: some residents find meals enjoyable and creatively prepared, with regular service and friendly kitchen staff; others describe inconsistent portioning, strong seasoning preferences, and insufficient diabetes-appropriate options or clear menus. Activities and therapy amenities are frequently noted as positive contributors to morale, including exercise rooms, board games, and an active calendar; however, the availability and execution of activities can vary by unit and by staffing.

    Facility condition and sanitation reports are also mixed. Several accounts describe clean, well-maintained common areas, functioning utilities, and regular room cleaning. At the same time, other reviews raise sanitation and pest-control concerns, odor concerns in parts of the building, and occasional maintenance shortcomings such as inconsistent air-conditioning or older equipment. Shared rooms and high bed counts in some units were noted as a capacity and privacy issue.

    Communication, leadership, and safety culture are prominent themes. Families and residents describe both responsive, engaged administrators and, in other instances, unresponsive social work and poor phone responsiveness from unit staff. Concerns about staff conduct and professionalism appear with some frequency, ranging from curt interactions to behaviors that led families to question supervision and safety protocols; there are also isolated, serious allegations involving property security that warrant attention. A few reviewers referenced concerns following a resident's death and active investigations into staff actions, which highlight the need for transparent incident response and family communication.

    Bottom line: Sligo Creek Healthcare offers demonstrable strengths in rehabilitation and pockets of compassionate care and housekeeping, making it an effective option for some post-acute and short-term rehab needs. However, variability in staffing, medication processes, clinical follow-through, sanitation controls, and interpersonal responsiveness produces a polarized set of experiences. Prospective residents and families should verify current staffing and clinical protocols, review therapy scheduling and diabetic/dietary accommodations, inspect unit cleanliness and pest-control measures, and discuss how the facility communicates with families and handles adverse events before making placement decisions.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Sligo Creek Healthcare is located at 7525 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD, 20912.

    About Sligo Creek Healthcare

    Sligo Creek Healthcare, also called Alterwood Healthcare, sits in Takoma Park, MD and has served seniors for over 30 years, and you'll find this place offers several care options like skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, independent living, senior apartments, and even home care if someone's not ready to move in, which means families can usually find something that works for their needs or preferences, and they take extra steps for people who need extra support, especially those with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, mental health needs, or special conditions like needing orthopedic rehab, ventilator care, dialysis, or memory support. People staying here get 24-hour nursing and personal care, because the staff stays on-site at all times, making sure someone's always around for help or emergencies, and the place has special units for people moving out of the hospital but not quite ready to go home, plus secure memory care areas designed to prevent wandering and confusion, which helps keep residents safe. Sligo Creek Healthcare provides short-term rehab and long-term care, with speech, physical, and occupational therapies, and there's contract rehab therapy for folks needing extra help to recover, along with respiratory therapy, physician services, and accountable care programs, so care is always complete and personalized. Meals come from trained chefs and planners who work to give balanced, tasty foods, and there are dining options that let people visit with others and enjoy a little social time, plus services like housekeeping, beauty care, and transportation help keep life easier and more comfortable. You'll see they also have one and two-bedroom units, so some people can have more privacy or enough space for special needs, and residents get to join activities for every interest, from exercise programs to recreation and group outings, because the aim is to engage everyone socially, physically, mentally, and emotionally. The staff here gets described as joyful, friendly, and helpful, and families often mention the way people feel respected, valued, and supported, with close attention to everyone's independence so each person can do as much for themselves as possible. Facilities use up-to-date technology and healthcare services are available throughout Maryland, with a team of geriatric specialists, nurses, and healthcare workers who work together and always have someone on call. Sligo Creek Healthcare offers programs like Medication Therapy Management (MTMP) and the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (M3P), along with healthcare plans including Alterwood Advantage Select (HMO), Alterwood Advantage Choice (HMO), and Alterwood Advantage Dual Secure (HMO D-SNP), and they have member resources for pharmacy benefits, member rights, and improvements in care. So, for people who need a wide range of care, whether something simple or something with more support, this place makes sure every resident can find comfort, safety, and good company, while the team goes the extra distance to help each person make the most of every day.

    People often ask...

    Sligo Creek Healthcare offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 7525 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912.

    No, Sligo Creek Healthcare does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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