Bethany Village

    3005 Watkins Rd, Horseheads, NY, 14845
    3.5 · 11 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    5.0

    Excellent care with inconsistent communication

    I had a rehab stay here and overall would recommend it. The facility is clean, quiet and up-to-date, and the staff-especially aides and many nurses-were professional, compassionate and treated me like family with engaging activities and strong nursing leadership. That said, staffing and communication were inconsistent at times: call buttons were ignored, nurses or stations could be unhelpful, and administrative/HR confusion caused problems. Not perfect, but excellent care overall and I'll miss the people.

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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

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    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

    3.45 · 11 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      3.5
    • Amenities

      2.5
    • Value

      3.5

    Pros

    • Impressive nursing leadership
    • Well-planned clinical/nursing practices
    • Friendly and compassionate staff
    • Staff treats residents like family
    • Knowledgeable and kind aides
    • Phenomenal and compassionate nurses
    • Engaging activity staff and day program
    • Thorough tours and admissions meetings
    • Quiet environment with minimal alarms
    • Clean, up-to-date facility (reported by some)
    • Safe and comfortable atmosphere
    • Positive rehab outcomes and recommendations

    Cons

    • Understaffing and inadequate staffing levels
    • Neglect and ignored call buttons/poor response to requests
    • Inconsistent care quality and disregard for patient pain
    • Unhelpful nursing staff or nurse stations
    • Unexplained wheelchair movements and placements
    • Dirty or poorly maintained areas (reported by some)
    • Care plan failures and poor accommodation of plans
    • Disorganized HR and poor communication (PPD/orientation issues)
    • Overall inconsistent experiences across reviewers

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment about Bethany Village is mixed and polarized: many reviews praise the staff, clinical leadership, and social/rehab programming, while others report serious care and communication failures. Multiple reviewers emphasize compassionate, family-like treatment from aides and nurses, strong nursing leadership, well-organized clinical practices, and successful rehabilitation stays. At the same time, several accounts raise grave concerns about responsiveness, understaffing, and instances of neglect that materially affected resident care.

    Care quality shows a clear split in reviewer experience. Positive comments highlight exceptional nursing leadership, thoughtful clinical planning, attentive and compassionate nurses, and aides who are knowledgeable and kind. Reviewers described a facility that can deliver excellent care, rehabilitative success, and outcomes that prompt recommendations. Conversely, negative reports point to understaffing, ignored call buttons, slow or absent responses to requests, failure to assist patients in pain, and at least one suggestion that an employee should be terminated for poor behavior. These negative reports frame care quality as inconsistent: some residents and families received excellent, attentive care while others experienced concerning lapses.

    Staff and culture are another area of contrast. Many reviewers characterize staff as friendly, gracious, professional, and like family, and they commend activity staff and day programs that foster social engagement. Tours and initial meetings were described as thorough and reassuring by some visitors. However, reviewers also noted unhelpful nurse stations, lack of explanations for care decisions, and poor communication from caregivers. This suggests that while frontline staff can be highly engaged and compassionate, there are breakdowns in communication and accountability that undermine trust for certain families.

    Facility and environment comments are likewise mixed. Several reviews describe the physical environment as clean, modern, quiet (with no alarms), and comfortable. Others report parts of the facility being old or dirty, raising concerns about maintenance and consistency across the campus. Reports of unexplained wheelchair movements and placements introduce potential safety and dignity issues — even in an otherwise calm environment — and merit further scrutiny.

    Management, policies, and organizational operations show both strengths and weaknesses. Nursing leadership and clinical planning were singled out positively, which suggests competent clinical oversight in some areas. In contrast, human resources and administrative communication received negative feedback: disorganized HR, poor communication about PPD (pre-placement testing) or other onboarding details, and canceled orientations were specifically cited. These administrative problems align with care-plan failures mentioned by families and indicate possible systemic issues in coordination and follow-through.

    Notable patterns: reviewer experiences appear highly variable rather than uniformly positive or negative. Common strengths are compassionate staff, strong clinical leadership in some units, engaging activities, and successful rehab outcomes. Common concerns are understaffing, slow or absent responses to calls, poor communication, and occasional lapses in cleanliness or care planning. For prospective residents or families, the mixed feedback suggests that outcomes may depend on unit staffing, shift, or individual caregivers. Asking targeted questions during tours about staffing ratios, response times, consistency of aides and nurses, care-plan enforcement, and how complaints or incidents are handled could help clarify whether Bethany Village would meet a particular resident’s needs.

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    About Bethany Village

    Bethany Village offers different levels of care so folks can stay in the same place as their needs change, people can start out living more independently in Orchard or patio homes, sometimes getting just a little help with housekeeping or meals, and later move into assisted living, skilled nursing, or memory care when they need more support, there's even a secure building for people with memory loss, called memory care, and they use technology like bracelets with alarms and a computerized system to be sure nobody wanders off or gets lost, which gives families relief, and they also have plans and help for people with incontinence or who need reminders to use the restroom or manage diabetes, so the staff is able to give insulin shots, check blood sugar, or help with other injections and medications. The staff stays on-site night and day, they're able to set up care plans for those who have behavioral issues or who might try to leave without permission, and they keep the property locked so residents stay safe whether they're in memory care or just a bit forgetful. Bethany Village also has a nurse on staff and skilled nursing services in an area called the Manor for those needing short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay, and they offer long-term nursing care as needs get more serious. On campus, people can use outdoor spaces, indoor common rooms, and there's an adult social day club and a walk-in care facility where people can come for help with medicine, bathing, errands, personal care, and companionship or memory care when needed. They've got independent apartments and subsidized senior housing as well. Folks can join in on-site and off-site activities, like trivia, stretching classes, community service, or outings, and if a special occasion comes up, there's a private dining room and guest meals, plus a chef prepares restaurant-style meals three times a day. They have a beauty salon on the grounds for haircuts or pampering, full tubs for bathing, devotional services, and transportation so people can get to appointments or shopping, and residents can even keep their own parking spot. Bethany Village lets people stay connected to a community while they get a mix of services, and they focus on respect for each person's choices, with licensed nurses giving extra help in residents' own homes if they prefer. The place runs on values like trust and attentiveness, aiming to feel like a real home for everyone who lives or works there.

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