Beacon Senior Living - Wedgewood South

    3610 Mt Vernon Ct, Woodbury, MN, 55129
    1.8 · 5 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Pervasive understaffing, neglect, filthy rooms

    I do not recommend this facility. While the floor manager and some staff clearly care, I experienced pervasive understaffing, unresponsive management, frequent staff mistreatment (yelling and arguing in front of residents), medication errors and neglected orders, filthy rooms with urine odor, poor meals and almost no activities, and charges for services not provided. If I were you, I'd check other options-I would pull my loved one out if I weren't comfortable.

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    Amenities

    1.80 · 5 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.3
    • Staff

      2.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.8
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Floor manager and some staff provide very good resident care
    • Some family members report a great experience and describe the place as wonderful
    • Several staff members perceived as having heart and compassion

    Cons

    • Disrespectful staff behavior and verbal abuse
    • Nurses/LPNs yelling at staff or residents
    • Understaffing
    • Unresponsive or ineffective management
    • Lack of accountability for staff actions
    • Medication errors and neglected medical orders
    • Allegations of harm to residents
    • Filthy living conditions
    • Urine odor in resident rooms
    • Poor housekeeping
    • Charging for services not provided
    • Allegations of corrupt company practices
    • High staff turnover and frequent firings
    • Staff conflicts, arguing, and screaming at residents
    • Substandard meals
    • Rarely organized or infrequent activities
    • Widespread family dissatisfaction and negative reputation

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these review summaries is mixed but strongly weighted toward serious concerns. Multiple reviewers describe troubling systemic problems — disrespectful and abusive staff behavior, clinical errors, poor hygiene, unresponsive management, and operational issues such as understaffing and high turnover. At the same time, a minority of reviewers had positive experiences and singled out individual caregivers and certain managers as compassionate and effective. This creates a pattern of inconsistent care quality and reliability across the community.

    Care quality and staff behavior are among the most frequently criticized areas. Several summaries report staff mistreatment, yelling, and disrespect — including an LPN who reportedly yelled at another staff member in front of residents, and accounts of staff screaming at residents. These incidents point to problems with staff training, supervision, or culture. Despite that, a number of reviewers explicitly praise the floor manager and some direct-care staff for taking very good care of residents, and at least one review characterizes the staff as having "a lot of heart." The juxtaposition of strong praise for certain employees alongside accounts of abusive behavior suggests uneven performance among staff and inconsistent enforcement of behavioral standards.

    Management and operational concerns are repeatedly raised. Reviewers describe management as unresponsive and lacking accountability. Understaffing and frequent staff turnover are recurring themes, and some summaries mention staff firings and visible staff conflict. These issues often compound one another: understaffing can lead to rushed or missed tasks, which reviewers link to medication errors, neglected orders, and even alleged harm to residents. Multiple summaries express skepticism about the company’s practices — including allegations of being charged for services that were not provided and broader accusations of corruption — indicating significant distrust of management and billing practices.

    Clinical and safety issues appear in several reviews and are particularly concerning. Medication errors and neglected medical orders are mentioned explicitly, and some reviewers claim these lapses caused harm. Where clinical tasks are not performed reliably, resident safety is at risk. The presence of such allegations alongside reports of understaffing and poor management oversight suggests systemic weaknesses in clinical governance and quality control.

    Facility cleanliness and housekeeping also draw consistent criticism. Reviewers describe filthy living conditions and report urine odor in rooms, with poor housekeeping cited as an ongoing problem. These conditions affect resident comfort, dignity, and infection-control standards, and they reinforce perceptions of neglect when combined with other operational lapses.

    Dining and activities receive negative comments as well. Some reviewers call the meals substandard, and activities are described as rare or poorly organized. Limited programming and low-quality meals diminish residents’ quality of life and social engagement, which families frequently evaluate as important aspects of long-term care.

    The overall pattern is one of inconsistency: a subset of reviewers had positive experiences and commended certain staff and the general environment, but a larger and more vocal group reported serious deficiencies that led them to discourage others from choosing the community. Several reviewers explicitly say they would remove a loved one if conditions did not improve and encourage prospective families to check other options. Given the frequency and severity of the negative themes — staff disrespect and abuse, medication and clinical lapses, unresponsive management, cleanliness problems, billing concerns, and high turnover — these reviews raise multiple red flags. Prospective residents and their families should weigh these mixed reports carefully, verify current conditions through visits and inspections, and ask for documentation about staffing levels, clinical oversight, housekeeping practices, and any recent corrective actions or state inspections before making a placement decision.

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    About Beacon Senior Living - Wedgewood South

    Beacon Senior Living - Wedgewood South sits in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area and offers assisted living, memory care, and residential care home options for seniors. The community provides different levels of care, like Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Personalized Care Programs, helping residents with daily activities, medication management, personal grooming, and meals. Wedgewood South has a focus on creating a warm, family-like atmosphere where staff treat everyone with respect and kindness, and residents often gather to sing, walk, and enjoy each other's company. The homes are set up for comfort and safety, including rooms with accessible baths, tubs, wheelchair showers, and both private and shared spaces, plus transportation and parking, high-speed internet, and outdoor and indoor common areas.

    Memory Care services help seniors with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, and the homes are designed to prevent wandering and reduce confusion. Wedgewood South also handles respite care for families who need a break, with dedicated teams for hospice support or temporary stays. Health services cover needs like incontinence care, diabetic care, non-ambulatory support, and high acuity assistance, all managed by trained staff who work to meet each resident's unique care requirements. The community's meal program offers nutritious food made by chefs, and activities help seniors stay engaged socially, physically, and emotionally. Wedgewood South holds a license from the MDH and DHS as a "Customized Living" facility and follows CBSM guidelines, participating in waiver programs like BI, CAC, CADI, and Elderly Waiver to give more options for care.

    The smaller, shared neighborhood homes foster connections among residents and caregivers, and many families say staff took care of loved ones like their own. The community values dignity, respect, strong family ties, and provides a welcoming place for both long-term and short-term stays, making sure support is available for seniors who want to keep their independence but need some extra help each day. The Beacon Senior Living logo and a client login system mark this as part of Beacon's services, and the group offers tours so families can see what's available.

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