Alpine Healthcare Center

    298 Main St, Keene, NH 03431
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate, professional care and support

    I'm very pleased with the compassionate, attentive staff - they're friendly, professional, and often go above and beyond to make residents comfortable. The facility feels clean, safe and home-like, with engaging activities and strong family support. I recommend this community for respectful, skilled care and personable service.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.63·(32)

    Overall rating

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

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      1.7
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Skilled nursing and therapy services
    • Warm, welcoming staff–resident interactions
    • 24/7 nursing presence
    • Respectful end-of-life care
    • Engaging activities and social programs
    • Home-like atmosphere in common areas
    • Friendly, personable staff team
    • Improved housekeeping in parts of the facility
    • Supportive family involvement

    Cons

    • Inconsistent sanitation and environmental-cleaning practices
    • Delays in staff responsiveness and call-light response
    • Gaps in communication and family-notification processes
    • Weak property-management and handling of personal effects
    • Fall-risk management and transfer-safety deficiencies
    • Care and discharge planning influenced by insurance constraints
    • Inconsistent meal quality and dining-service management
    • Staffing shortages and resource constraints
    • Administrative and billing-process inconsistencies
    • Noisy, dated, and unevenly maintained physical environment

    Summary of reviews

    Review summaries present a mixed picture of care at this facility. Many accounts emphasize a strong, compassionate caregiving culture: staff are frequently described as warm, personable, and attentive, with around-the-clock nursing presence, skilled therapy services, and respectful end-of-life care. Families and visitors commonly praise social programming and activities that promote engagement and a home-like atmosphere in common areas.

    At the same time, a number of operational weaknesses recur across the summaries. Cleanliness and environmental maintenance are inconsistent: while parts of the building and some units are described as clean with improved housekeeping, other areas show lapses in sanitation and maintenance that warrant scrutiny. Staffing shortages and budget constraints are mentioned as factors that appear to affect timely responsiveness — in particular, delays in answering call lights and other response-time issues. These problems are linked in some accounts to fall-risk and transfer-safety concerns during routine care and therapy sessions.

    Communication and administrative processes are another recurring area of concern. Reviewers note gaps in family notification, miscommunication about care plans, and inconsistent discharge planning; several accounts describe decisions that appear driven by payer or insurance constraints rather than clinical preference. There are also serious property-management complaints, including allegations of improper handling of residents’ personal effects and inconsistencies in admissions/discharge procedures. Billing and administrative coordination have been described as uneven, which may contribute to family frustration.

    Dining and social life present a mixed picture. Activity programming and resident events are frequently highlighted as strengths that help create a welcoming environment. Meal quality and dining-service continuity are less consistent: some reviewers find the food acceptable while others cite dissatisfaction. The physical environment itself is uneven — some areas feel home-like and well maintained, while others are described as dated, cold, noisy, or in need of repairs or furniture updates.

    For prospective residents and families: prioritize direct, specific questions about sanitation protocols, fall-prevention and transfer procedures, staffing ratios and typical response times, property-handling policies, discharge planning practices (including how payer considerations are managed), and the facility’s billing dispute resolution process. Visiting at different times of day to observe staff responsiveness, mealtimes, and activity programming can help assess whether the facility’s strong aspects meet your expectations and whether operational weaknesses have been addressed.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Alpine Healthcare Center is located at 298 Main St, Keene, NH, 03431.

    About Alpine Healthcare Center

    Alpine Healthcare Center sits in Keene, New Hampshire, and is an individual-operated, for-profit nursing home run by White Mountain Peak Healthcare LLC. The place has 85 certified beds with an average of 67 residents each day, so the occupancy rate lands about 83.5%, and they're open all hours. The center sits in a newly renovated, state-of-the-art building with common spaces for social and recreational gatherings, a dining room, patient rooms designed for comfort, and a rehab gym. There's also a salon for grooming and beauty treatments, which folks seem to like for a little extra care. Alpine has a specialized Evergreen Dementia unit for memory care needs and offers both short-term and long-term care options, including respite, hospice, and home healthcare services.

    You'll find a wide range of medical and therapy services here, like speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, wound care, nutritional counseling, lymphedema management, orthopedic rehabilitation, tracheotomy care, amputee recovery, palliative care, and total parenteral nutrition, along with mental health help. The staff includes nurses, CNAs, therapists, administrative and other healthcare workers, and a medical team on call at all hours, with nurse staffing at about 3.42 hours per resident per day. Nurse turnover sits higher than some at 41.4%. They use modern equipment throughout the facility.

    The center takes both Medicaid and Medicare, making payments easier for many. There isn't a Family Council or Resident Council at Alpine Healthcare Center. Inspections put the home at an overall grade A, with an A+ for inspection performance across several review periods, but reports note 16 deficiencies, including two related to infection control. Deficiencies include not fully meeting pharmacy standards, some trouble with accident supervision and safety (affecting few residents), and a lack of full antibiotic monitoring; none caused actual harm but had the potential for more than minimal harm.

    Staff at Alpine Healthcare Center earn a reputation for being caring and compassionate, always trying to provide a warm and knowledgeable presence. The facility covers both health and emotional support for seniors, with caregiving, healthcare, and wellness at its center. Guests are welcome to schedule tours if they want to see the facility in person.

    People often ask...

    Alpine Healthcare Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 298 Main St, Keene, NH 03431.

    No, Alpine Healthcare Center 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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