Eden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

    226 N Oakland Ave, Eden, NC, 27288
    3.5 · 55 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Great therapy but inconsistent operations

    I had a mixed experience. Many nurses, aides and the rehab team (Speech Therapist Hope and PT Angela stood out) were professional, caring and helped my loved one make real progress and feel like family. But operations were inconsistent - dirty/unsafe rooms at times, staffing shortages that caused long waits and neglect, unresponsive administration/phones, and confusing billing. I'm grateful for the great therapy and some staff, but I would be cautious and inspect cleanliness, staffing and billing before choosing.

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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

    3.53 · 55 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      2.2
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Skilled, effective rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Several compassionate, knowledgeable nursing and therapy staff
    • Staff who go above and beyond for some residents
    • Positive, family-like atmosphere reported by many families
    • Specific praised clinicians (e.g., Speech Therapist Hope, Dr. Parsons, PT Angela)
    • Good short-term rehab outcomes and discharge-to-home successes
    • Professional and friendly rehab/therapy team
    • Administrator and some leadership responsive and supportive (e.g., Kim, Allison DON)
    • Spacious rooms and ongoing facility upgrades in some areas
    • Ambassador/daily check-in programs and resident outreach
    • Enjoyable activities and social opportunities (bingo, veteran honors)
    • Some aides and nurses with outstanding bedside manner
    • Gratitude from families for individualized attention
    • Staff treat some residents like family and provide comfort-focused care
    • Fast/competent care reported in some cases
    • Welcoming environment for visitors in many reports
    • Successful short rehab stays noted by many reviewers
    • Specific staff repeatedly called kind, helpful, and considerate

    Cons

    • Inconsistent quality of nursing care (wide variation between staff)
    • Frequent reports of neglect (left in hallways, soiled, not dressed)
    • Severe understaffing and overworked aides/nurses
    • Serious cleanliness and hygiene problems (urine smell, dirty bathrooms, ants)
    • Pressure ulcers/bedsores and failure to reposition patients
    • Medication errors and concerns about overmedication/sedation
    • Safety incidents including falls, rough handling, and unexplained injuries
    • Long waits for assistance (reported up to 45 minutes)
    • Poor food quality, lack of variety, incorrect meal temperatures
    • Billing disputes, unexplained charges, refund delays, poor financial communication
    • High cost of care and Medicaid coverage issues
    • Unresponsive or rude staff and management in some cases
    • Broken or missing room supplies and maintenance issues (doors, equipment)
    • Failure to follow discharge instructions and care plans
    • Belongings misplaced or reports of theft
    • Poor phone/customer service (long on-hold times, unanswered main desk)
    • Mixed reports on facility odor and general cleanliness at admission
    • Some residents described as not mentally stimulated; environment feels business-like
    • Fear of reporting problems due to perceived retaliation
    • Inconsistent follow-through on requested services (laundry, caregiver assignments)

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews for Eden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is sharply mixed: many families and residents praise the facility’s rehabilitation strengths and individual staff members, while a large number of reviews describe serious systemic problems with nursing care, cleanliness, safety, and management communication. The recurring pattern is one of high variability — when the right therapy and nursing staff are assigned, residents make strong gains and families feel supported; when understaffing and neglect surface, the results can be harmful and traumatic.

    Care quality and clinical outcomes: A substantial subset of reviewers report excellent rehabilitation outcomes. Physical, occupational, and speech therapists (named staff such as Speech Therapist Hope and PT Angela receive explicit praise) have helped patients regain mobility and return home after short stays. Several families commend physicians and nurses for outstanding bedside manner and effective care, especially in the rehab unit. Conversely, many reviews document dangerous lapses in basic nursing care: patients left in soiled linens or diapers, failure to reposition leading to pressure ulcers (including stage-four wounds), medication mistakes and over-sedation, and instances of rough handling resulting in injury. These reports indicate inconsistent adherence to nursing standards and variable competency among direct-care staff.

    Staffing, compassion, and teamwork: Reviews show a bifurcated experience with staff. Multiple reviewers recount compassionate, committed aides, nurses, and administrators who act as advocates and provide family-like support. Several leaders (e.g., named administrators and DON) and programs (ambassador/daily check-ins) are described as helpful. At the same time, a large volume of complaints point to severe understaffing, short-handed shifts, and staff burnout — factors associated with long wait times for assistance (reports up to 45 minutes), rushed or neglectful care, rude interactions, and fear of reporting problems. The mixed reports suggest that staffing levels and staff training/retention strongly influence whether a resident receives excellent or unacceptable care.

    Facilities, cleanliness, and safety: Cleanliness and basic housekeeping produced polarized feedback. Some reviewers call the facility “super clean” with ongoing upgrades and spacious rooms. Others describe persistent sanitation issues: urine odor in rooms and hallways, dirty bathrooms with fecal contamination, ants on bedding, filthy blinds, and missing or broken equipment and supplies (emesis basins, washcloths, pillows, doors). Safety concerns are prominent — patients left unattended, evidence of falls or being kept in hallways due to fall risk, and reports of belongings misplaced or potentially stolen. These complaints raise red flags about infection control, environmental maintenance, and secure property handling.

    Dining and ancillary services: Food service is a common source of dissatisfaction. Reviews cite limited variety, frequent discrepancies between menu and served meals, and inconsistent temperature/cooking (overcooked or undercooked). Families suggest a dietary overhaul. Laundry and supply services show inconsistent performance — requests for laundry service not started and missing patient supplies were reported alongside positive notes where the staff did fulfill extra requests.

    Communication, billing, and administration: Communication problems surface in several domains: phone systems and customer service (long hold times, unanswered main desk), inconsistent follow-through on requests, and lack of clarity around billing. Multiple reviewers report unexplained charges (e.g., wheelchair training), billing disputes, delayed refunds, and difficulty resolving financial questions; these are compounded by frustration over high private-pay rates (one report cited $8,000/month) and Medicaid coverage issues. While some administrative staff are praised for responsiveness and daily outreach, other families describe an unresponsive or defensive management when serious care issues are raised.

    Activities, social environment, and resident experience: Positive comments note enjoyable activities, bingo, veteran recognition events, and opportunities for social connections; some long-term residents report feeling at home and engaged (puzzles, resident council activity). However, there are also descriptions of an environment that can feel understimulating for others, with residents appearing vacant or neglected when staffing is insufficient. The facility’s culture may therefore depend heavily on unit leadership and the available staff on any given shift.

    Notable patterns and risk signals: Repeated mention of pressure ulcers, medication concerns, neglect (soiling, being left in hallways), and safety incidents constitute the most serious and consistent negative themes — these are not isolated complaints and suggest systemic risk areas that require urgent attention. Positive themes — exceptional therapists, a strong rehab program, and caring individual staff — indicate the facility has valuable resources and personnel. The large spread of experiences implies that care quality is uneven rather than uniformly good or bad.

    Bottom line: Eden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center appears to deliver strong rehabilitative therapy and has many dedicated, skilled staff members who achieve meaningful patient progress and build trusting relationships with families. However, there are frequent and serious reports of understaffing, inconsistent nursing care, hygiene and safety lapses, communication breakdowns, and billing disputes. Families considering this facility should weigh the documented rehab strengths and praised staff members against recurring safety and cleanliness concerns. If choosing Eden, close monitoring, clear communication with leadership, verification of staffing levels for the intended unit, and proactive clarification on billing and services are advisable. The reviews suggest the facility can deliver exemplary care in certain circumstances but also has systemic problems that need to be addressed to ensure consistently safe, dignified, and high-quality care for all residents.

    Location

    Map showing location of Eden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

    About Eden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

    Eden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, also branded as Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Eden, sits at 226 N Oakland Avenue in Eden, North Carolina, and serves as a 112-bed, for-profit nursing home owned by Nc East Holding Llc and affiliated with YAD Healthcare, Simcha Hyman, and Naftali Zanziper, with indirect owners Tzvi Alter and two family trusts. The facility has licensed nurses and therapy staff on-site 24/7, offering skilled nursing care for folks who need daily help, whether it's for a short rehab stay or longer care, and the team there helps with basic daily tasks like dressing, toileting, or showering, plus gives medication management to make sure everyone takes medicine the right way and on time. You'll find both private and semi-private furnished rooms, all with cable TV, phone service, and Wi-Fi, and the common spaces there include a dining room, a library, various living rooms, and outdoor areas for relaxing or socializing, and folks also get to use the on-site beauty salon and join in community activities like games or crafts. There's a strong focus on physical, occupational, and speech therapy, so people coming from the hospital to recover often use these services, and the center has programs for memory care and mental wellness, as well as offering hospice care for those who need it. Nutritional and dietary support gets provided, and regular meal service, housekeeping, and linen changes help keep things running smoothly. Staff also oversee things like wellness checks, social gatherings, and other activities that might suit quiet days or just fill the time in a gentle way since some people benefit from these small comforts. Eden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is dedicated to rehab, skilled nursing, and long-term care, especially for residents with high needs, and runs a mostly full building, averaging 99 residents per day, but it's worth noting it's earned a 3.6 rating from 37 reviews, showing some mixed opinions, and inspection records point out seven deficiencies, which include a lack of proper drug storage, concerns about infection control, and shortcomings in attending to folks with catheters, bowel, or bladder issues. The facility's nurse turnover rate is lower than average at 39.3%, but nurse staffing hours per resident are also a little below the state average, at 3.28 hours per day, and though the grounds are spacious and rooms well-furnished, it pays to consider the full picture, including the positives and the areas that government inspectors have said need extra attention.

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