The Laurels of Middletown

    751 Kensington St, Middletown, OH 45044
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Excellent short-term rehab and staff

    I spent short-term rehab at Laurels of Middletown after knee surgery and felt right at home - the nurses, aides, therapists and admissions team (Tori and Dan were especially helpful) were attentive, kind and responsive. Therapy was excellent, rooms and food were clean and comfortable, and the team helped me progress quickly so I could return home; I gladly recommend Laurels.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    Reviews

    4.46·(135)

    Overall rating

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

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      2.6
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and aide staff
    • Strong short-term rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Supportive admissions and marketing team
    • Engaging activities program
    • Comfortable, home-like rooms in many units
    • Timely medication administration in many stays
    • Smooth hospital-to-facility transition coordination
    • Helpful human services and discharge planning
    • Knowledgeable director of nursing
    • Attentive follow-up and equipment arrangement
    • Positive interpersonal staff–resident interactions
    • High customer-service orientation in several departments
    • Clean and odor-free environment in many areas
    • Enjoyable social environment and peer interactions
    • Well-maintained therapy and rehab resources

    Cons

    • Inconsistent sanitation and housekeeping
    • Gaps in clinical monitoring and emergency responsiveness
    • Delays and inconsistencies in wound and diabetic care
    • Variable meal-temperature and food-service consistency
    • Staffing variability and short-staffing during some shifts
    • Weak after-hours and weekend communication access
    • Inconsistent room maintenance and building repairs
    • Incontinence-care delays
    • Variable management responsiveness and family communication
    • Placement and billing instability affecting resident continuity
    • Pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Allegations of theft and financial-security lapses

    Summary of reviews

    The review set presents a strongly polarized picture of care at this facility. Many reviewers describe positive short-term rehabilitation outcomes, with consistent praise for the therapy department, timely coordination from admissions, and staff who are described as caring and attentive. Recurrent strengths include capable nursing and aide teams, helpful human services that arrange equipment and follow-up appointments, and an activities program that several families and residents find engaging. Named staff in admissions and marketing are frequently identified as proactive and supportive, and multiple accounts highlight smooth hospital-to-facility transitions and a recovery-focused environment.

    Counterbalancing those positive reports are a cluster of operational concerns that appear repeatedly. Several comments indicate inconsistent cleanliness and housekeeping in parts of the building, alongside specific maintenance issues (plumbing, HVAC, humidifier/suction equipment). Reviewers also raised clinical and safety concerns such as delays in wound care, diabetic care, bathroom assistance, and in some instances delayed emergency responses. These translate to broader trait-level issues: gaps in clinical monitoring and responsiveness, variability in nursing coverage during some shifts, and inconsistent follow-through on complex clinical needs.

    Communication and administrative consistency emerge as another theme. While admissions and some managers receive praise for responsiveness, other families described difficulties obtaining timely updates, limited after-hours and weekend phone access, and uneven problem resolution. There are also reports of placement and billing disruptions that affected continuity of residency, and isolated but serious allegations concerning theft and financial security. Taken together, these suggest variability in managerial oversight and in processes supporting resident transitions and financial/placement stability.

    Dining and activities opinions are mixed: several reviewers praise the meals and hospitality, while others note meal-temperature issues and inconsistent food quality. The activities department is frequently named as a bright spot, with staff recognized for engaging programming, though there are occasional complaints about staff engagement in certain shifts. Facility condition comments are likewise mixed: many describe clean, comfortable, odor-free units, whereas some reviews identify sanitation and pest-control concerns in specific areas and instances of inadequate room maintenance.

    For prospective residents and families, the most useful pattern is that short-term rehab and therapy experiences are commonly positive and that individual caregivers and departments (notably admissions, therapy, and certain nursing teams) receive strong commendations. At the same time, the facility appears to have variability in housekeeping, clinical follow-through for higher-acuity needs, after-hours communication, and maintenance processes. Those considering placement should ask targeted questions about staffing levels on the intended unit and shift, wound and diabetic-care protocols, emergency response procedures, recent housekeeping and pest-control actions, and how the facility handles billing or placement transitions to minimize continuity risk.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 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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    The Laurels of Middletown is located at 751 Kensington St, Middletown, OH, 45044.

    About The Laurels of Middletown

    The Laurels of Middletown sits at 751 Kensington St in Middletown, Ohio, and has a rating of 4.2 based on 69 reviews, standing as a nursing home and skilled nursing facility with 109 beds and a non-smoking policy, where English-speaking staff work to provide long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, outpatient, respite, and hospice services. The community is part of the Laurel Health Care Company and runs with the The Laurel Way of Caring, which means they try to treat everyone with dignity, respect, companionship, and compassion, designing care plans that focus on the physical, social, and emotional needs of each guest while trying to make the environment feel like home, with modern amenities like private and semi-private rehab suites, a courtyard, an outside patio, a beauty and barber shop, a rehab gym, Wi-Fi, and a wheelchair-accessible bus as well as healthy meals served daily. The Laurels of Middletown gives access to a wide range of medical programs, including cardiac rehabilitation, physical, occupational, and speech therapies, behavioral health support, dementia and memory care, neuro-rehabilitation, IV therapy, palliative care, Parkinson's Disease Program, restorative nursing, wound care management, assistance with daily living activities, and post-hospital services for things like recovery after surgery, injury, or illness, all run by licensed administrators, directors, nursing staff, rehabilitation coordinators, dietitians, therapeutic recreation staff, wound care teams, social workers, and consultants for dental, vision, and podiatry care. Caregivers and the in-house therapy team are present seven days a week to support guests, and there's a home evaluation before discharge so families know what services or equipment someone might need once they leave, plus The Laurels provides family caregiving resources, but as of now, there's no information on specialties and they're not accepting new patients, and their office hours aren't publicly listed, though more detailed information and about their care philosophy and services is on the facility's website, and they work alongside Trinity Health Plan.

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    The Laurels of Middletown offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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