Overall impression: Reviewers describe St. Anthony Health & Rehabilitation as a clinically capable facility with a consistently compassionate and professional caregiving team. Nursing staff and clinicians are characterized as attentive and detailed in their assessments; families highlighted prompt responses to call systems and generally good clinical care. The facility’s acceptance of Medicaid was noted as an important accessibility feature for families seeking an affordable option.
Care and staff: The caring approach of staff is a recurrent strength. Nurses, doctor/NP teams, and other caregivers receive praise for attentiveness and clear communication about medical issues. Families also described supportive end-of-life resources, including an on-site chapel and a hospice chaplain who provided pastoral care. While reviewers spoke positively about staff conduct and responsiveness, there were references to residents experiencing difficulties when first arriving — indicating room for more structured onboarding and adjustment support.
Dining, grooming, and activities: Dining services receive favorable comments for accommodating special diets and providing meals that families considered high quality. Personal grooming services, including tailored hair care and manicure/pedicure offerings, were valued for maintaining residents’ dignity and preferences. Activity programming includes outside entertainers and regular spiritual services such as weekly communion, which contributes to social and spiritual engagement for residents.
Facilities and management: The physical plant is described as dated and less homey than some competing centers; reviewers contrasted a functional, clinical environment with more residential-feeling alternatives. Despite older aesthetics, the facility was described as clean. Operationally, reviewers identified challenges around transitions into the facility and roommate adjustments—suggesting opportunities for improved onboarding, roommate-matching practices, and environmental modifications to create a more homelike atmosphere. Overall, families tended toward satisfaction with care quality and staff professionalism, while noting that physical upgrades and stronger newcomer support could improve the resident experience.
