Briar Hill Health Care Residence

    15950 Pierce St, Middlefield, OH 44062
    • Independent Living
    • 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
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.69·(51)

    Overall rating

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

      3.9
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      3.8
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • strong respiratory therapy and ventilator-weaning capability
    • effective physical and occupational therapy programs
    • coordinated medication and therapy management
    • supportive and engaged nursing aides
    • clean, well-maintained, hotel-like facility areas
    • pleasant interior design and calming décor
    • positive successful rehab discharges to home
    • helpful admissions and social-work support
    • robust student-teaching and clinical leadership presence
    • responsive wound and specialty-care services when available
    • varied and well-liked meal options
    • active and engaging activities program
    • family-inclusive approach and hospice support
    • private and comfortable resident rooms

    Cons

    • inconsistent staffing levels across shifts
    • delayed response to call lights and urgent requests
    • variability in clinical care quality between units
    • inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation practices
    • gaps in wound and pressure-injury monitoring
    • maintenance and environmental-control issues
    • Staff conduct and professionalism
    • uneven meal-service delivery logistics
    • intermittent shortcomings in family communication
    • management turnover and variability in leadership
    • inconsistent documentation and billing communication
    • gaps in clinical-incident response and monitoring

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews present a polarized but consistent pattern: many families and clinicians describe high-quality clinical services, especially in respiratory care and rehabilitation, while others describe operational lapses that materially affect resident experience. Strengths repeatedly cited include compassionate nursing and aide teams, effective respiratory therapy (including ventilator weaning and CPAP/oxygen weaning), and strong therapy programs that support return-to-home outcomes. Admissions and social work are frequently described as proactive and helpful, and several accounts highlight successful coordination of medications, wound care, and therapy interventions.

    At the same time, the facility exhibits notable variability in day-to-day operations. Multiple accounts indicate inconsistent staffing coverage and delayed responses to call lights or urgent needs, which reviewers linked to falls, delayed evaluations, or prolonged waits for basic assistance. Housekeeping and laundry practices are uneven: cleanliness and sanitation are praised in some areas, while other accounts describe odor concerns, linens not being changed consistently, and general housekeeping lapses. Maintenance and environmental-control issues — including problematic room heating, radiator repairs, lighting, and occasional equipment concerns such as malfunctioning call buttons — were described in several reviews and contributed to family unease.

    Staff behavior and management stability surfaced as mixed influences on resident experience. Many reviewers emphasize warm, family-like care, compassionate aides, and strong clinical leadership; conversely, others report rude or unprofessional conduct and staffing changes that undermined continuity. Communications with families and administrative responsiveness are uneven: examples range from outstanding, transparent updates to problematic phone handling, delayed callbacks, and concerning post-discharge/billing communication. Ownership and leadership transitions were cited as contributing to perceived service declines in some areas.

    Dining and activities are generally positive but not uniform. Several reviewers praised meal quality and an active activities program with crafts, music, and holiday events; a smaller number reported meal-delivery logistics problems and inconsistent food distribution. The facility's physical environment is often described as attractive and well-appointed, with recent renovations, private rooms, and a hotel-like feel; however, these strengths do not fully offset operational gaps for families who experienced clinical- or safety-related shortcomings.

    Overall, the pattern suggests a facility capable of delivering high-level clinical care — particularly respiratory and rehabilitative services — when staffing and leadership are stable, but one that also demonstrates inconsistency in housekeeping, responsiveness, and some aspects of clinical monitoring. Prospective residents and families should conduct a focused tour that includes observation of staffing levels on the unit and shift they will use, inquire about wound-care and respiratory protocols, ask about incident response times and call-button maintenance, review housekeeping and laundry procedures, and discuss billing and post-discharge communication practices before admission.

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    Location

    Briar Hill Health Care Residence is located at 15950 Pierce St, Middlefield, OH, 44062.

    About Briar Hill Health Care Residence

    Briar Hill Health Care Residence sits on a peaceful ten-acre property in the countryside of Middlefield, Ohio, right in the heart of a large Amish community, and it's known for offering several levels of care, so folks will find options like independent living, assisted living, memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia, and skilled nursing. The place's a small and comfortable community, and people say the staff are friendly, caring, and joyful, doing their best to keep residents and families happy, and staff members bring together over 100 years of combined experience working with seniors. The facility belongs to Ohman Family Living and is managed by Christian Ohman, and it's a Catholic residence, holding to the teachings of the Catholic Church.

    There's a quiet, warm feeling throughout, with pretty interiors, outdoor patios, a garden, walking paths, and even a cascading waterfall, plus things like a movie theatre, a beauty salon and barber, and just some nice spaces to relax like a living room, screened porch, and family rooms. Folks who live independently get features like full kitchens, laundry, dining rooms, and regular housekeeping and laundry, and assisted living has private or two-room suites with their own bathrooms, in-suite kitchenettes, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and built-in safety features. The community offers pet-friendly policies, is handicap accessible, and everyone can use the high-speed internet around the place.

    Briar Hill covers a lot of care needs, including skilled nursing and rehabilitation, hospice care, long-term care, respiratory services like modern ventilators and 24/7 respiratory therapists, plus physical, occupational, and speech therapy. There's a transitional care unit for people who need short-term rehab, with 24 private rooms, its own gym, and a special dining area, while the memory care programs focus on keeping residents safe, with extra measures to prevent wandering and support those who get confused or need help with daily tasks. Care at Briar Hill always includes 24-hour supervision, help with bathing and dressing, medication support, and coordination with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare partners.

    The facility puts effort into making sure residents have good meals, with a focus on healthy, nutritious choices, and the kitchen uses quality ingredients. Activities keep people busy if they want, with music events, movie nights, seasonal celebrations like Halloween, and daily programs for exercise, crafts, or social time, and community-sponsored activities and transportation help folks get out and around. People highlight the gentle atmosphere and note that Briar Hill is recognized among the Best of Senior Living for care and support. Briar Hill's pricing isn't public, though it's known for being more affordable than similar places in the area, and it's a Continuing Care Retirement Community, so residents can change levels of care without leaving. The reviews online give it 2.0 stars from four people, and most of these reviews are from verified visitors or families.

    People often ask...

    Briar Hill Health Care Residence offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 22 photos of Briar Hill Health Care Residence on Mirador.

    Yes, Briar Hill Health Care Residence allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 15950 Pierce St, Middlefield, OH 44062.

    No, Briar Hill Health Care Residence 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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