Pricing ranges from
    $5,301 – 6,891/month

    The Woodlands of Middletown

    3000 McGee Ave, Middletown, OH, 45044
    3.3 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Caring staff, bathing neglect, billing

    I have mixed feelings: the staff and management were warm, caring, and created a homey, smile-filled atmosphere, but my loved one experienced bathing neglect despite medical orders (resulting in skin problems) and billing has been 60 days overdue with multiple broken payment promises - recommend with caution.

    Pricing

    $5,301+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $6,361+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living
    $6,891+/moStudioAssisted Living

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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

    3.29 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      3.3

    Pros

    • caring, positive staff
    • supportive management
    • home-style environment
    • staff willing to help
    • residents and staff interaction with laughter and smiles
    • high recommendations from some reviewers
    • work completed efficiently and timely

    Cons

    • neglect of resident hygiene and bathing
    • failure to follow doctors' orders regarding bathing
    • mislabeling residents as self-care when assistance was needed
    • skin conditions reported as resulting from poor hygiene
    • staff unresponsive to some care needs
    • vendor payment delays (60+ days) and broken payment promises

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is mixed, with strong positive remarks about the staff culture and environment alongside serious, specific complaints about personal care practices and administrative/payment issues. Several reviewers describe the community as warm, home-like, and staffed by people who are willing to help and create a pleasant atmosphere—residents are described as smiling and laughing, and management receives praise in some accounts. At the same time, other reviewers report substantive concerns about the quality and consistency of personal care that raise clinical and safety questions.

    Care quality and clinical compliance emerge as the most serious negative themes. Multiple reviews allege neglect in bathing and shampooing, including a stated failure to comply with a medical order for bathing. One review explicitly reports a resident being mislabeled as able to self-care despite needing assistance, and another indicates that poor hygiene resulted in a skin condition. These comments point to potential lapses in routine personal care, documentation/assessment errors (mislabeling of care needs), and failures to follow physicians' orders. Such issues, if accurate and systemic, can have direct impacts on resident health and dignity.

    Staff and management impressions are divided. Several summaries praise staff and management as caring, helpful, and creating a homelike environment; reviewers say they are impressed, would highly recommend the community, and highlight smiles and laughter among residents and staff. These positive observations suggest that interpersonal interactions and the social environment are strengths for the facility. Contrasting reports of unresponsive staff and neglect suggest inconsistency in care delivery — either isolated incidents amid generally good staffing or variability tied to particular shifts, staff members, training gaps, or workloads.

    Facilities, dining, and activities are not described in these summaries. There is no direct information about the physical plant, meal quality, menus, activity programming, or communal spaces. Because these areas are not mentioned, no conclusions can be drawn from the provided reviews about the quality of dining or activities; absence of comment does not imply satisfaction or dissatisfaction, only lack of data in the supplied summaries.

    Administration and business practices raise separate concerns. One reviewer notes that contracted work was completed efficiently and on time, indicating competence in arranging and executing services. However, that same review describes prolonged payment delays — 60 days without payment, multiple promised payment dates, and no payment yet — pointing to potential cash-flow, billing, or administrative-process problems. This pattern could affect vendor relationships and possibly services that depend on timely payments, and it suggests a need to review accounts-payable processes and vendor communication.

    Notable patterns and recommended focus areas: the summaries show a clear split between positive interpersonal experiences and troubling reports about personal-care practices and administrative reliability. Taken together, these patterns suggest the facility may provide a warm social environment but could have gaps in clinical adherence and administrative follow-through. Recommended actions for the provider would include auditing bathing/personal-care protocols and documentation, verifying compliance with physician orders, retraining staff on assessment and care delivery where needed, and investigating the causes of payment delays to vendors. For families touring the community, ask specific questions about how staff determine who needs assistance with bathing, how physician orders are tracked and executed, staffing levels and shift coverage, incident reporting procedures, and the facility's vendor payment policies to ensure transparency and accountability.

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    About The Woodlands of Middletown

    The Woodlands of Middletown provides assisted living and memory care in a comfortable setting where residents can choose between private suites and shared rooms, each with a kitchenette, private bathroom, air-conditioning, and full furnishings, and there are both independent and supportive environments to suit differing needs, so some people come for a little help with daily tasks like meals, medication, and personal care and others need more advanced assistance, especially in the dedicated memory care area designed for those living with Alzheimer's or dementia, which is kept secure and features its own courtyard so residents who like to wander can still spend time outdoors safely. There's always staff available, including nurses, licensed aides and visiting healthcare workers such as podiatrists and therapists, and every resident has a care plan checked and updated regularly. Small pets are welcome, and the whole place is wheelchair friendly with hallways and showers made for easy access, and alarm bracelets and monitoring keep everyone accounted for.

    Meals are served restaurant-style in pleasant dining rooms, with kosher, vegetarian, and special diet options like low sodium and low sugar available, or residents can make simple foods in their own kitchenettes if they wish, and the staff takes care of the cooking, cleaning, laundry, and upkeep so there's no need to worry about chores. Activities fill the days, whether it's church services, birthday parties, day trips, karaoke, cooking classes, trivia, Wii bowling, or just sitting by the fireplace or strolling the gardens when the weather's nice, and there's both a game area and places for arts and crafts or music right on-site, all organized by a full-time activities director, so people can always find ways to stay busy, relax with neighbors, or have quiet time as they like. There's Wi-Fi, cable TV, phone service, and transportation for doctor visits or trips out, and with resident parking and proximity to bus lines, friends and family can come by easily, too.

    Companionship is a big focus with friendly staff always present, and care plans aim to help each person keep as much independence as possible while making sure help is there when anybody needs it, even if the resident's needs change, as The Woodlands offers assisted living, respite, hospice, and aging-in-place support. Security features, non-ambulatory transfer help, and monitoring for medications or behavioral changes mean that staff can manage insulin or other medications, and there are reminders and support for people who sometimes forget what they're doing. House pets are allowed and outdoor smoking areas are available for those who want it, while common areas, memory programs, and seasonal events like holiday parties bring people together and add to the homey atmosphere. Visitors come for religious devotionals, therapy, and check-ups, and maintenance requests get handled quickly so the place keeps running smoothly without the residents needing to sweat the small stuff. The Woodlands of Middletown gets recognized for its friendly staff, good meals, and lively activities, providing a straightforward place for seniors to get the care they need and live with dignity among people who care about them.

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