The Meadows at Ashland

    1700 Furnas St, Ashland, NE 68003
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    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

    Reviews

    4.00·(23)

    Overall rating

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

      3.6
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      1.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Friendly, personable staff demeanor
    • Strong resident–staff relationships
    • Supportive memory-care and hospice collaboration
    • Active, consistent activities program
    • Regular pet visitation/pet-therapy
    • Family-oriented support during bereavement
    • Respectful and patient bedside interactions

    Cons

    • Sanitation and cleanliness inconsistencies, including odor concerns in common areas
    • Deficient building maintenance and cluttered, confusing layout
    • Inconsistent staffing levels leading to delayed responses
    • Weak family–staff communication and administrative transparency
    • Unclear billing practices and allegations of financial misconduct
    • Gaps in transfer and transport safety protocols
    • Inconsistent infection-control and roommate-management practices
    • Dining safety and staff dress-code inconsistencies
    • Staff conduct and responsiveness tone

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews indicate a clear contrast between the facility's caregiving strengths and a set of operational weaknesses. Many accounts praise individual staff members for being compassionate, patient, and attentive; reviewers frequently highlight strong interpersonal relationships between residents and caregivers, positive bedside demeanor, and collaborative work with hospice and memory-care teams. The activities program, including regular pet visits, is described as active and meaningful for residents, and several families specifically noted supportive gestures during bereavement.

    At the same time, reviewers raised multiple facility-level concerns that suggest inconsistent operational controls. Sanitation and cleanliness inconsistencies are a recurring theme, with specific mentions of odor concerns and lapses in routine hygiene support. Building maintenance and housekeeping are characterized as uneven: hallways and interior spaces are described as cluttered or poorly maintained, and the layout is said to be confusing or claustrophobic in places. There are also reports of intermittent hot-water access and other basic-hygiene resource gaps.

    Clinical-safety and staffing issues emerge as another pattern. Several comments indicate short staffing that contributes to delayed responses to call lights and assistance requests. Relatedly, reviewers raised concerns about transfer and transport protocols (for example, use of mechanical lifts and escorting residents to appointments) and about inconsistent infection-control practices tied to roommate management. Therapy and care-quality perceptions are mixed: while some reviewers describe impeccable care, others report therapy or assistance gaps and express worry about safety during transfers and outings.

    Communication and management practices received notable criticism. Families describe poor communication from both caregiving staff and administration, cumbersome check-in processes, and unclear billing practices. One serious claim involves alleged financial misconduct; given the severity of such a claim, prospective families should seek documentation and clarification from administration and regulatory sources. There are also specific concerns about tone and responsiveness from some supervisory staff.

    Dining and front-facing services show mixed impressions. While some reviewers found dining and staff interactions positive, others noted inconsistencies in food-service safety and staff presentation. The combination of operational variability and strong, committed front-line staff is a persistent theme: reviewers often emphasize that individual employees are the reason they have positive experiences despite systemic shortcomings.

    For prospective residents and families: an in-person visit is advisable, with specific questions prepared about staffing ratios, transfer and transport procedures, infection-control policies, recent inspection reports, billing transparency, and maintenance plans. Ask to observe common areas and dining during a mealtime, request documentation of clinical protocols (including lift use and roommate-placement procedures), and speak with both direct-care staff and administration to gauge responsiveness and tone. Checking state inspection and complaint records may also help corroborate or clarify the operational concerns raised in reviews.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
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    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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    Location

    The Meadows at Ashland is located at 1700 Furnas St, Ashland, NE, 68003.

    About The Meadows at Ashland

    The Meadows at Ashland is a for-profit nursing facility located at 1700 Furnas Street in Ashland, NE, with 97 certified beds and an average of about 80 residents each day, and you'll find that they offer both skilled nursing and intermediate care for people who need help with daily living or medical needs, so they give different levels of care, like long-term care, short-term rehab, subacute care, memory care in two dementia care units, independent living, assisted living, adult day services, and hospice and home care, so it's a place with lots of options whether someone needs just a little help or full-time support every day. The staff provide about 3.65 nurse hours per resident each day, with registered nurses covering about 0.30 hours per resident, and there's always 24-hour nurse coverage, and they've got a high nurse turnover rate at 79.4%, and the staffing rating is low at 1.0 star by federal standards, so the amount and stability of staff might be a concern, with various deficiencies noted like nurse skills education and physician services, including two deficiencies tied to infection, and a total of 19 deficiencies in the latest report, and eight substantiated complaints about care or safety, and there's been one fine of $13,000, so these are things to consider when choosing a facility. The health inspection score stands at 2.0 stars with a weighted survey score of 46.0, where a lower score is better, and the quality measures also rate as 1.0 star, so while they do provide many types of care, there are inspection and quality marks to look at before deciding. The facility sits on lush, landscaped grounds with a big enclosed courtyard, a birdbath, walking paths, and seating all around, while inside you'll see welcoming resident rooms, spacious dining areas, common seating spaces with things like fish tanks, and memory care suites that feature single beds, floral curtains, and soft lighting. Residents can join in wellness and social activities, and an activities director plans those for everyone, so you'll see things like social outings, private meals, chef-prepared food, and group events, plus services like medication management, occupational, physical, and speech therapy, laundry, housekeeping, beauty and barber, and Wi-Fi, with meal and snack options in the dining room or in private, and transportation for outings or appointments. They have an emergency call system for safety, and people in secure memory care get extra help to keep them comfortable and protected, which is important for those with Alzheimer's or memory symptoms who need a special environment. The Meadows at Ashland is affiliated with Avid Healthcare Group and is officially registered as MEADOWS AT ASHLAND LLC, and you can expect an environment focused on "growing wellness rooted in compassion," so even though there are a range of support services and on-site amenities to help make daily life pleasant and safe, families will want to look closely at the ratings, nurse turnover, and prior report findings to see if it fits their needs.

    People often ask...

    The Meadows at Ashland offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1700 Furnas St, Ashland, NE 68003.

    No, The Meadows at Ashland 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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