Hillcrest Health & Rehab

    1702 Hillcrest Dr, Bellevue, NE 68005
    • 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

    2.81·(57)

    Overall rating

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

      2.6
    • Staff

      2.8
    • Meals

      2.1
    • Amenities

      3.5
    • Value

      1.9

    Pros

    • Effective physical and occupational therapy services
    • Compassionate and personable frontline caregivers
    • Friendly and welcoming staff interactions
    • On-site chef and high-quality meal preparation
    • Well-appointed amenities and communal spaces
    • Clean rooms with regular linen service
    • Coordinated multidisciplinary rehab teams
    • Accessible single-level layouts in some units
    • Engaging memory-care programming where available
    • Shuttle and transportation services for appointments
    • Secure environment with 24/7 security presence
    • Modern cottage‑style areas and newly renovated units

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels leading to delayed resident assistance
    • Variable housekeeping and laundry operations
    • Inconsistent medication administration and clinical monitoring
    • Irregular meal-service timing and limited menu variety
    • Gaps in communication and care‑plan transparency with families
    • Variable staff training and competency among nursing aides
    • Unreliable response to call‑bell and assistance requests
    • Gaps in transfer safety and fall‑prevention practices
    • Facility maintenance and infrastructure variability across units
    • Inconsistent activity scheduling and resident engagement options
    • Delays and coordination issues with transportation and discharge
    • Inconsistent personal property management and inventory controls

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers convey a highly mixed picture of care and operations at this facility, with pronounced variability between shifts, units, and individual staff members. Rehabilitation services—particularly physical and occupational therapy—are repeatedly highlighted as a strength: families describe effective, coordinated therapy programs and attentive therapy staff. Likewise, many reviewers praise compassionate frontline caregivers, a welcoming atmosphere in parts of the building, strong communal amenities, and an on‑site chef who prepares well‑received meals in certain dining venues.

    At the same time, a consistent pattern of operational weaknesses emerges. Staffing levels and skill mix are a frequent concern: understaffing, inexperienced aides, and uneven nurse/tech coverage are associated with delayed assistance, missed or delayed medication administration, and inconsistent clinical monitoring. These staffing issues appear to underlie other problems such as delayed bathing and toileting assistance, extended wait times for call‑bell responses, and occasional lapses in transfer safety. Several reviewers described medication and care‑coordination errors with clinical consequences, making medication-management practices and monitoring a clear area for verification.

    Dining and housekeeping show similar inconsistencies. Positive accounts note made‑to‑order meals and an attentive culinary team; negative accounts describe late or cold deliveries, limited menu variety, and missing substitutions. Housekeeping and laundry performance is variable across reports: some families cite daily linen service and spotless rooms, while others document delayed laundry, misplaced personal items, and sanitation concerns in specific instances. Activity programming likewise ranges from engaging memory‑care offerings and frequent events to sparse or inconsistent schedules in other units.

    Facility condition and management practices are described as uneven. Portions of the campus are modern, cottage‑style, and well maintained, with attractive communal spaces and security measures. Other areas reflect wear, plumbing and threshold issues, or maintenance delays. Administrative responsiveness and communication receive mixed marks: some families describe transparent intake and helpful social work, while others describe defensive leadership, poor follow‑through on billing and refunds, discharge/prescription coordination gaps, and limited family communication about care plans and timelines.

    Taken together, the reviews indicate a polarized resident experience—excellent rehabilitation, therapy, and compassionate staff in many instances, juxtaposed with operational and clinical inconsistencies tied largely to staffing, training, and process controls. Prospective residents and families would benefit from targeted questions during a tour and intake: ask about current staffing ratios and turnover, medication‑administration and monitoring protocols, laundry and personal‑property procedures, meal schedules and menu variety, activity calendars for the specific unit, and how the facility handles transfers, hospital transport, and incident communication to families. Observing a mealtime and speaking directly with therapy and nursing leadership can help assess whether the strong aspects described align with the unit and shift a given resident would use.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Hillcrest Health & Rehab is located at 1702 Hillcrest Dr, Bellevue, NE, 68005.

    About Hillcrest Health & Rehab

    Hillcrest Health & Rehab sits right in Bellevue, Nebraska, serving seniors with a wide set of care options, and folks can also find other locations in Papillion, Lincoln, Gretna, Omaha, and Council Bluffs, so there's always a nearby choice for those looking to stay closer to family or friends. The place offers long-term care, skilled nursing, independent and assisted living, memory support, palliative care, and even hospice care, and for those who don't need to move in full time, you'll see outpatient therapy clinics, adult day services, and home health care as well. They accept Medicare and most private insurance plans, which helps families figure out how to get folks the care needed without extra worry, and 24-hour support is there for long-term residents needing ongoing help in a safe place. Some rooms are private, and others are companion suites, and those Magnolia Terrace and Magnolia Circle neighborhoods feel a bit more secure for folks living with memory concerns. Their rehab center-which also claims Omaha's largest gym for therapies-lets older adults recover from surgery or illness, with physical, occupational, speech, and aquatic therapies right on site, all with help from Hillcrest's in-house and dedicated clinicians. Dr. Anthony Hatcher, the Chief Medical Officer, leads a clinical team building personalized care plans for everyone, and the shared electronic health record system means caregivers keep track of health information the right way. Seniors at this place can relax in amenity spots like the indoor garden, aviary, and aquarium, and the family-style dining-including meals at the 1702 Bistro with made-to-order recipes from their executive chef-brings people together, while lounges, a retro 50s family room, a chapel, and an outdoor courtyard with a playground add some enjoyment to daily life. Hillcrest works with partners like Innovate Physical Therapy and Hillcrest Home Care for extra supportive services, and they focus on recovery goals so folks can regain strength and maybe go back home sooner. For those who need higher levels of support, the compassionate Hillcrest team is trained for dementia care and provides special programming as well as layers of care to match different needs. The community also brings in support groups and activities for everyone, so there's a bit of social time and family involvement too, and senior residents can move between different kinds of living spaces-from cottages and villas to the grand lodge-depending on how much help is wanted or needed, which makes finding the right fit a bit easier. Hillcrest follows strict Federal civil rights laws including HIPAA privacy policies, putting care and safety first. They want to help seniors age without worry, and while there's no single way to make everyone happy, the range of care options and commitment to thoughtful service means many families looking for help find what they need here.

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