Island Terrace Nursing Home

    57 Long Point Rd, North Lakeville, MA, 02347
    3.9 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Poor communication, then outstanding care

    I had a mixed experience. Early on communication was poor - doctors and the head nurse ignored our concerns, nurses wouldn't assist after signing out, my mom was signed out against her will and left without bathroom help, and as her healthcare proxy I was initially denied records and had to push for an ER visit. After readmission for CHF the care was outstanding: attentive, professional, loving staff, strong leadership, many activities, family-owned with owners on site and Christian values - they treated my mom like family and I felt she was safe. I highly recommend this five-star nursing home.

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    3.86 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.8
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      3.9
    • Amenities

      3.9
    • Value

      3.9

    Pros

    • Professional and loving staff
    • Family-owned facility
    • Owners live on site
    • Kindness and caring treatment
    • Residents treated like family
    • Felt safe and secure
    • Highly recommended by some reviewers
    • Strong, outstanding leadership
    • Lots of social opportunities
    • Active schedule with many activities
    • Attentive staff
    • Christian values
    • Good overall care (per some reviewers)

    Cons

    • Poor communication with the attending doctor
    • Head nurse unresponsive to family concerns
    • Nurses would not assist after signing out
    • Patient allegedly signed out against their will
    • Lack of assistance to the bathroom/toileting neglect
    • Denied access to medical records for the healthcare proxy
    • Family had to actively advocate to obtain information
    • Emergency room visit following facility care
    • Readmission for congestive heart failure after discharge

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is mixed, with a strong majority of comments praising the facility's interpersonal environment and leadership but a small number of serious complaints describing lapses in clinical communication and patient safety. Many reviewers highlight a warm, family-like atmosphere: staff are described as professional, loving, attentive and caring; the facility is family-owned with owners living on site; and several reviewers felt that residents were treated as family and felt safe and secure. Multiple reviews specifically note strong leadership, Christian values, plentiful social opportunities, and an active calendar of activities — all of which contribute to high overall satisfaction for a number of families and residents.

    Care quality shows this split in greater detail. On the positive side, reviewers report good day-to-day care, attentiveness, and appreciation for staff who engage residents socially and treat them kindly. These comments paint a picture of a facility with strengths in resident engagement, warmth, and basic caregiving. However, one review raises significant clinical and operational concerns: poor communication with the physician, a head nurse who would not listen to family concerns, nurses refusing to assist after signing out, alleged signing out of a patient against their will, and lack of help to the bathroom. Those events culminated in an emergency room visit and readmission for congestive heart failure, and the healthcare proxy being denied access to medical records until they advocated strongly. Those issues point to potential breakdowns in clinical handoff, patient safety (especially around toileting and discharge practices), and information sharing.

    Staff and management perceptions are largely positive in tone: many reviewers emphasize that leadership appears engaged (owners on site), that the culture is caring, and that staff embody Christian values that some families appreciate. This dynamic seems to create a reassuring environment for many residents and families. At the same time, the negative review suggests inconsistency in staff responsiveness and decision-making: despite strong leadership and many caring staff, there may be occasions where individual staff members or shifts do not follow expected procedures or do not adequately communicate with families and physicians.

    Activities and social life are consistently noted as strengths. Multiple reviewers mention lots of social opportunities and activities, implying that the facility supports resident engagement and a structured daily life. Reviewers who praised the facility tended to recommend it highly, even using terms like 'five-star' and strongly endorsing it to others.

    Facilities, dining, and specific amenity details are not addressed in the provided summaries, so no conclusions can be drawn about the physical plant, meal quality, or specialized therapeutic services from these reviews alone.

    Notable patterns and takeaways: the predominant theme is a warm, family-oriented facility with engaged leadership and staff who provide social engagement and compassionate day-to-day care. However, the most significant pattern in the negative feedback concerns clinical communication, discharge/transfer practices, and access to records — issues that carry risk for resident safety and legal/ethical compliance. Because the negative items describe concrete adverse outcomes (ER visit and CHF readmission), they should be taken seriously even if they come from a smaller number of summaries. Prospective families should weigh the strong interpersonal and activity-related positives against the reported incidents of clinical miscommunication and consider asking targeted questions about discharge policies, staff handoffs, toileting/assistance protocols, and policies for release of records to designated healthcare proxies when evaluating this facility.

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    About Island Terrace Nursing Home

    Island Terrace Nursing Home, which used to be open at 57 Long Point Road in the North Lakeville neighborhood of Lakeville, MA, served seniors who needed different levels of care, so if someone was looking for a place for memory care, skilled nursing, or even independent living with a few extra hands around, they welcomed a mix of residents for short or long stays even offering respite care for families who needed a break, with the Tolles family running things and treating people pretty well, or so folk said. With room for 77 residents, the place had neat features like an outdoor garden, a dining hall, a computer room, and a restaurant where people could sit for meals that had won some awards for being actually pleasant and nutritious, which can be rare, plus sweeping gardens, wildflowers, sunsets through the trees, and woodland paths, though you wouldn't find pets there, but you'd see plenty of birds since it's a wildlife sanctuary right on the water with acres of tended grounds, tucked into cranberry bogs and giving a bit of that country inn feeling. They provided help with personal needs like bathing and medicine, had nurses on staff at all hours, managed pain and vision problems, and could bring in psychiatry if needed, so if someone wasn't safe living alone or needed regular checking on, especially with Alzheimer's or dementia, they stayed attentive and made sure people didn't wander or get confused, and always had staff about for emergencies, care, or just conversation, and tours happened with both current residents and friendly staff around to talk and answer questions. Social activities got some attention, with choices like arts and crafts or spiritual groups, and people seemed to genuinely get involved, probably helped along by a culture known for being joyful and kind, which, along with the meals and activity programs, had earned the place a few community awards. They took various payment options-insurance, Medicare, Medicaid included-and fit the care to each person, whether someone needed full nursing, supported living, rehab, or just wanted to try out the independent living with some support in a simpler, quieter setting, though no new residents can move in now since Island Terrace Nursing Home is permanently closed, but while it was running, reviews were high, with an average score of 9.2 from 21 reviews, and the website at http://www.islandterrace.com still shares the look of the place and a bit about its history as part of a small network of care homes.

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