Doylestown Health Care Center

    95 Black Dr, Doylestown, OH, 44230
    3.5 · 24 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Good staff but systemic neglect

    I had a mixed but mostly negative experience. The new building looks great and several staff were wonderful - nurse Stephanie, Sarah McCurdy, Richard in PT and some aides were professional, caring, and attentive. But chronic understaffing, heavy agency use and poor management led to neglect: call lights unanswered 30-60 minutes, my family had to help at 3:30 a.m., residents left in soiled briefs and urine-soiled sheets, no bed baths/showers, unlocked doors, injuries not reported and complaints ignored. Because of those systemic issues I cannot recommend this facility despite the excellent individual staff.

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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

    3.50 · 24 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.7
    • Staff

      2.9
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      3.5

    Pros

    • Many caring, attentive and friendly staff members
    • Outstanding individual caregivers (e.g., nurse Stephanie)
    • Strong physical therapy support (Richard in Physical Therapy)
    • Long-term professional staff and continuity of care (reports of 15+ years)
    • Clean environment reported by some reviewers
    • Pleasant atmosphere and enjoyable visiting experience
    • Food praised by some as better-than-most
    • New building updates / modern facility appearance
    • Staff pride in work and pleasure in helping residents
    • Specific staff praised for professionalism and courtesy (e.g., Sarah McCurdy)

    Cons

    • Inconsistent care quality between shifts and staff
    • Chronic understaffing and heavy reliance on agency staff
    • Call lights frequently unanswered for 30–60 minutes
    • Neglect of personal hygiene (no bed baths/showers, left in soiled briefs)
    • Soiled linens, urine/fecal odors; attempts to mask odor (Febreze)
    • Instances of abusive or neglectful staff behavior alleged
    • Poor management response/communication to complaints and incidents
    • Safety concerns: doors not locked, undisclosed injuries on admission
    • Meals sometimes missing trays or disliked by residents
    • Transfer/rehab requests ignored or delayed
    • Families required to provide care during overnight gaps
    • Allegations of unethical HR/pay practices and unexplained staff departures
    • Rude or poor phone etiquette from some staff (e.g., Tim)

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the review summaries is mixed, with strong, specific praise for many frontline caregivers and therapy staff combined with serious, recurring concerns about staffing, hygiene, safety, and management responsiveness. Multiple reviewers emphasize that individual staff members can be excellent — named clinicians such as nurse Stephanie, physical therapist Richard, and staff member Sarah McCurdy receive direct commendations for professionalism, caring attitudes, and effective therapy. Several accounts describe a pleasant atmosphere, clean areas, recent building updates, and food that some find better-than-most. Long-term positive experiences (reports of 15+ years of good care) and employees expressing pride in their work indicate there are stable, high-quality elements within the facility.

    At the same time, a distinct and repeated pattern of negative operational issues appears across reviews. Understaffing and a heavy reliance on agency staff are frequently cited and are correlated with delayed responses to call lights (reported delays of 30–60 minutes), families having to provide care at 3:30 a.m., and an inability to assist residents to the restroom without help. These staffing shortfalls are linked directly to incidents of neglect: residents allegedly left in bowel-movement–soiled briefs, no bed baths or showers provided, sheets with feces on the bed, urine-soiled linens and odors, and at least one report that staff used Febreze to mask the smell rather than resolving the underlying hygiene issue. There are also reports of injuries (cuts and bruises) discovered after admission that were not communicated to family members, which raises safety and transparency concerns.

    Management and administrative concerns are another major theme. Several reviewers describe poor upper management, lack of follow-up or consequences when complaints are filed, and ignored transfer or therapy requests. Specific allegations of unethical HR or payroll practices were made (for example, paycheck cancellation and unexplained departures of staff such as an STNA after giving two weeks’ notice), described by a reviewer as shady business practice. Combined with reports of abusive staff members and at least one rude employee noted for poor phone etiquette (Tim), these comments point to inconsistent leadership and accountability that can undermine quality and morale.

    Facility- and amenities-related feedback is mostly positive but also mixed. Some reviewers praise cleanliness, a pleasant visiting experience, and recent building updates that improve appearance and environment. Conversely, a number of practical care aspects are problematic: meals are occasionally missing trays or disliked by some residents, transfer requests and rehabilitation support can be delayed or unavailable when needed, and families report having to assist with basic needs due to staff shortages. Physical therapy is a bright spot in several reviews, with specific praise for effectiveness and staff engagement there.

    In summary, the reviews portray an institution with clear strengths at the caregiver level — compassionate, skilled individuals and pockets of very good service — but also systemic weaknesses that create risk for residents. The most significant and recurrent problems are understaffing/agency staffing, delayed responses to call lights, lapses in hygiene and basic care, odor/linen issues, safety and communication failures, and questionable management practices. These negative patterns appear across multiple reviews and suggest uneven quality of care that depends heavily on which staff members are on duty. For prospective residents and families, the facility may deliver excellent care at times, particularly in therapy and with certain staff, but there is a nontrivial chance of encountering significant lapses in personal care, responsiveness, and management accountability unless staffing and administrative issues are addressed.

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    About Doylestown Health Care Center

    Doylestown Health Care Center sits at 95 Black Dr, Doylestown, OH, and provides senior care with a mix of services that help people live as comfortably and safely as possible, and you'll see assisted living support like help with bathing, dressing, eating, taking medicine at the right time, and moving safely from one place to another, and there are private or semiprivate rooms with fully furnished setups, private bathrooms, and handy kitchenettes, so that everyday needs don't turn into big challenges. The center gives you meals, laundry, housekeeping, and even hair salon visits right on site, plus community spaces like dining rooms, lounges, and a small library for social time or some quiet reading, and you'll see indoor and outdoor spaces such as a garden, enclosed courtyard, and even a fitness and wellness center which help people stay active or relax as they choose, and there are transportation services for both medical and non-medical rides. For those who need it, their team offers short-term rehabilitation, long-term skilled nursing, and full-time memory care, so people with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia get a safe place with special programs like Portage Place, which is a secured unit for all stages of dementia and has its own dining area and calming spots, and you'll find highly trained dementia practitioners taking care of memory-impaired residents with patience and security, including a round-the-clock call system for safety. The care plans are tailored to what each person needs, whether help with physical therapy, occupational or speech therapy, palliative care, pain management, or hospice support, and in-house therapists work with folks whether the stay is short or long, and the staff runs mental wellness plans, devotional services, social activities, arts and crafts, and Bible study to keep minds active. The center's calendar is always full with games, group events, and other activities to encourage friendships and enjoyment. Every room and common area is set up to be both calm and pleasant, and the place keeps an ongoing program to upgrade the building and train staff, so things stay up to date for everyone living there. The care center always has licensed nurses, with 24-hour supervision and at least 12 to 16 hours of nursing support each day, and residents with cognitive issues have extra supervision at all times for safety. Meals are handmade and served restaurant-style in the lively dining space, and the enclosed courtyard and relaxing lounge areas make it easy to enjoy a bit of fresh air or company. You'll also notice that everything here works with the goal of helping people heal, feel at home, and stay connected to the community, all while making sure their mental, medical, and emotional needs are met as well as possible.

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