Rosewood Health and Rehab

    1415 W White Oak St, Independence, MO, 64050
    3.6 · 38 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Rundown facility, caring staff, concerns

    I've seen caring people here - CNAs like Diedra and Maddy and some very kind nurses and activities staff - but overall my experience is negative. The place is rundown, understaffed and underfunded: phones often go unanswered, help takes hours, my mother was left crying, missed meals and meds happened, and hygiene/cleanliness issues were common. Administration was largely unresponsive, though new leadership and a few standout staff give me cautious hope. Until staffing, communication, and basic cleanliness improve, I cannot recommend this facility.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement

    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

    3.61 · 38 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      3.2
    • Value

      3.6

    Pros

    • Many staff described as caring, compassionate and responsive
    • Specific CNAs praised (Diedra and Maddy mentioned by name)
    • Supportive and helpful social worker/case coordination
    • Engaging activities and structured programming reported
    • Reliable transportation services noted
    • Consistent rehab/therapy and positive rehab outcomes for some residents
    • Staff willing to go above and beyond and work as a team
    • Knowledgeable and experienced management reported by some reviewers
    • New administration/leadership improvements cited
    • Pleasant, helpful admissions staff
    • Family-like atmosphere appreciated by some families
    • Nice courtyards and outdoor areas
    • Kitchen staff meeting some residents' needs
    • Affordable/low-cost option for some families
    • Personable hairdresser (when service was provided)

    Cons

    • Frequent reports of neglect and inadequate care
    • Unresponsive staff and unanswered phones
    • Long nurse/assist response times (reports of 30+ minute waits)
    • No call light response and delayed ADL assistance
    • Poor personal hygiene care (missed baths, limited showers)
    • Wound care neglected or inconsistent
    • Residents left unattended or in soiled bedding/urine-stained sheets
    • Food quality often described as poor or spoiled (sour milk, congealed items)
    • Housekeeping and cleanliness problems (filthy floors, worn furniture)
    • Bed bug infestation reported by some reviewers
    • Theft and loss of personal belongings
    • Unprofessional and rude staff behavior (cursing, snapping)
    • Weekend/agency staff frequently described as substandard
    • Inconsistent care quality across shifts and staff
    • Administration unresponsive to complaints and refund requests
    • Insurance lapses interrupting rehab/therapy and delaying care
    • Caseworker or discharge coordination described as ineffective
    • Reports of assault or safety incidents ignored
    • Insufficient staffing levels/understaffing
    • Poor communication from facility leadership
    • Limited or inadequate amenities and worn common areas
    • Lack of chairs and poor lighting in common spaces
    • For-profit ownership concerns cited by reviewers
    • Requires constant supervision to keep some residents safe
    • Delayed medication or missed meals reported
    • Decline in resident mobility and rehab progress attributed to facility care
    • Mixed reports on management — some praise, some say unprofessional
    • Inconsistent refunds/payments and billing-related issues
    • Reports that facility appears underfunded and rundown
    • Not recommended by multiple reviewers

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews of Rosewood Health and Rehab is highly mixed and polarized, with a substantial number of detailed, serious negative reports coexisting alongside numerous strongly positive accounts. The most common positive themes are staff members who are compassionate, responsive and experienced, a handful of standout caregivers (CNAs named directly), helpful social work/coordination in some cases, effective rehabilitation outcomes for certain patients, engaging activities, and improvements attributed to new or knowledgeable administration. Conversely, many reviewers report systemic problems: neglectful care, poor hygiene, unsafe incidents, theft, infestation, and pervasive cleanliness and staffing shortfalls.

    Care quality shows the widest range of experience. Several reviewers praise nurses, CNAs and therapy teams for hands-on care, rehabilitation progress, and attention to residents’ needs. For these families the facility provided stable, structured environments and measurable improvements in behavior and mobility. However, an equally strong set of reviews describes neglect: missed wound care, prolonged waits for assistance (one reviewer cited 30-minute nurse waits), minimal bathing (only two showers in 20 days), residents left in soiled bedding, and examples of spoiled food left in rooms. There are specific, serious allegations such as residents being left crying in restrooms, a patient who stopped walking after care interruptions, and reported assaults that reviewers say went ignored. Such reports point to inconsistent clinical oversight and variability in day-to-day caregiving.

    Staffing and staff behavior are central themes. Many reviewers praise individual staff members and emphasize teamwork, dedication, and going above and beyond. Named staff and CNAs receive strong appreciation. At the same time, multiple reports highlight understaffing, especially on weekends or when agency staff fill shifts; these periods are associated with missed medications, meals, delayed ADL assistance, and poor supervision. Several reviewers note rude or unprofessional behavior (cursing, snapping), poor responsiveness (phones unanswered, administration not returning calls), and failures in basic communication. The pattern suggests that quality often depends heavily on which staff are on shift and the strength of leadership present that day.

    Facility condition and cleanliness emerge as consistent concerns for a significant subset of reviewers. Complaints include worn and dirty upholstered furniture, poorly lit and dingy common areas, floors described as filthy or unmopped for weeks, bed bugs, and other sanitation issues. Yet other reviewers describe pleasant courtyards and a generally comfortable environment. This disparity indicates variability by building area, room, or time period; some reviewers explicitly describe long-term deterioration over a decade while others note recent improvements under new management.

    Dining, amenities and personal property issues are also recurrent. Several families report poor food quality, spoiled items left in rooms, lost or stolen personal belongings, and a hairdresser paid in advance who did not provide service or refund — with administration unresponsive. Conversely, some reviewers compliment the kitchen staff and amenities like transportation and social activities. These mixed reports again point to uneven execution: some departments perform reliably while others have lapses that materially affect residents’ wellbeing.

    Management and administration receive mixed reviews as well. A number of reviewers credit a knowledgeable management team and cite positive leadership changes and improvements under new administration. Others, however, describe administrators who do not respond to complaints, fail to refund prepaid services, and lack transparency. Operational problems such as ineffective caseworkers, rehab interruptions due to insurance lapses, and poor phone responsiveness were specifically called out by reviewers as creating harmful care discontinuities.

    Notable patterns and red flags: (1) High variability — experiences range from highly positive to severely negative, often tied to specific staff members, shifts (weekend/agency), or recent administrative changes. (2) Safety and neglect concerns — multiple reviewers allege prolonged waiting for assistance, hygiene neglect, wound-care failures, and ignored incidents; these are serious issues that warrant scrutiny. (3) Cleanliness and pest/theft reports — repeated mentions of filthy floors, bed bugs and stolen items are material quality-of-care indicators. (4) Communication and responsiveness — unanswered phones, unresponsive administration and delayed care coordination (including insurance-related rehab interruptions) are frequent.

    In summary, Rosewood Health and Rehab elicits sharply divergent opinions. For some families it provides compassionate staff, effective therapy, engaging activities and an environment where residents improve and feel cared for. For others it suffers from systemic problems including neglect, understaffing, poor sanitation, inconsistent leadership responsiveness, and safety incidents. Because of this variability, prospective residents and families should perform careful, specific due diligence: schedule multiple visits at different times/shifts, ask for staffing ratios and turnover data, review recent inspection and complaint records, meet the nurses and therapy staff who would be responsible, inquire about wound-care protocols and infection control, verify medication and meal delivery procedures, and check how the facility handles incident reporting and refunds. These steps can help determine whether the facility’s strengths apply to a particular resident’s needs or whether the risks highlighted by other reviewers are likely to affect care.

    Location

    Map showing location of Rosewood Health and Rehab

    About Rosewood Health and Rehab

    Rosewood Health and Rehab sits just west of the Independence Square in Independence, MO, and you'll find it's a place for seniors needing different types of care over the years, since they offer independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled rehab, and nursing home services all in one community, which folks call a continuing care retirement community, or CCRC. The place has 300 beds for short-term rehab, skilled nursing, and long-term care, and there's also a secure 100-bed memory care unit made for people with dementia who might need more safety and support. Rosewood focuses on making each resident comfortable, and the staff works on personal care plans, with nurses there 24 hours a day and specialized staff like therapists and doctors coming in for things such as wound care, cardiology, and speech-language pathology. It has both private and semi-private rooms, which gives folks choices based on what they prefer or need.

    Amenities at Rosewood include communal dining, guest meals, arts and crafts, recreational activities like music and games, and there's even a beauty and barbershop, laundry and housekeeping, plus religious services and a garden where residents can get outside. They also help out with transportation for appointments or shopping, run spiritual activities, and make sure seniors can meet with doctors, dentists, or podiatrists when needed. People find both short- and long-term care here, and therapy services like physical, occupational, and speech therapy are available for those recovering from illness or injury, or maybe needing ongoing rehab. Memory care in the secure unit comes with extra safety and support, and the environment is home-like, aiming for comfort and a sense of routine. Rosewood also provides access to counseling, hospice, medication management, and specialized therapies, with staff trained in geriatric care.

    The community partners with other area centers like White Oak Assisted Living, which features 24-hour nursing and a focus on residents' overall wellbeing, and Lamar Court Assisted Living, which is known for amenities and cleanliness. Kingswood Health and Rehab Center is another nearby option providing aged home services. All of these are part of The Groves, which is described as a warm, life-enriching retirement community. The Rosewood campus itself has had recent renovations and offers a supportive, community-centered environment with programs tailored to each resident's needs, whether they're living on their own, getting help with daily activities, or needing skilled nursing and rehab. Families who need a range of care types often pick Rosewood for this reason, and the facility accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance payments. The administrator, Joseph Heater, oversees the place, and the facility holds several accreditations from healthcare organizations. Over the years, people in the community have recognized Rosewood for its strong support and approachable, personalized care.

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