Southbrook Healthcare Center

    2299 S Yellow Springs St, Springfield, OH 45506
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Highly recommend warm, clean facility

    I placed my husband here and feel very comfortable with the care. The newly renovated, very clean community has friendly, knowledgeable staff who listen, act quickly (they even provided a lidocaine patch promptly), and treat residents like family. The large rehab space, bright day room, engaging activities - singing, games, puzzles - and little touches like cat beds outside make it a warm, well-cared-for place I highly recommend.

    Loved one of 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

    3.11·(19)

    Overall rating

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

      2.8
    • Staff

      2.5
    • Meals

      3.1
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      3.1

    Pros

    • Personable, compassionate staff
    • Knowledgeable clinical personnel
    • Engaging recreational programming
    • Large, well-appointed day and rehab spaces
    • Clean, newly renovated interior areas
    • Effective short-term rehabilitation services
    • Supportive end-of-life care
    • Prompt attention to minor clinical requests
    • Family-like atmosphere

    Cons

    • Inconsistent care quality across units and shifts
    • Chronic understaffing and uneven aide workloads
    • Delays in attending to residents' personal-care needs
    • Gaps in discharge planning and therapy coordination
    • Weak family communication and call-return practices
    • Security and exterior-lighting deficiencies
    • Pest-control and sanitation inconsistencies
    • Mismanagement of personal belongings and allegations of theft
    • Aggressive or poorly managed billing and payment processes

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a facility with clearly positive elements alongside significant operational concerns. Strengths most consistently cited include a compassionate, personable caregiving style from many frontline staff members, knowledgeable clinical personnel, and an active recreational program (singing, games, puzzles, visible common areas and cat-friendly features). The short-term rehabilitation unit and the large, newly renovated day/rehab spaces receive repeated praise for cleanliness and effectiveness; several accounts describe good clinical responsiveness for routine needs and supportive end-of-life care.

    At the same time, a number of systemic issues recur. Staffing levels and staff workload are frequent themes: reviewers describe understaffing and disproportionate demands on nursing aides, which is associated with delays in attending to personal-care needs. Several narratives describe poor coordination of therapy and discharge planning, including instances tied to premature discharge or incomplete therapy delivery. Communication with families and callers is another consistent area of concern — examples include unanswered or unreturned calls and abrupt phone interactions — which contributes to family uncertainty about care plans.

    Facility and management issues are also prominent. Exterior security and lighting are reported as inadequate, particularly in parking areas after dark. There are mixed accounts on cleanliness: while parts of the facility (notably the rehab unit) are described as very clean and renovated, other reports raise pest-control and sanitation inconsistencies. Multiple reviews describe problems with handling residents’ personal belongings, including missing clothing and delayed replacements; this cluster of complaints is serious enough that some reviewers characterize it as allegations of theft and mismanagement. Finally, there are reports of aggressive or problematic billing and payment practices and concerns that recent management changes have emphasized financial priorities.

    Taken together, the pattern is one of variability: some families report positive, attentive care and recommend the facility for rehab or end-of-life needs, while others experience lapses in responsiveness, communication, and property management. Prospective residents and their families should weigh the facility’s strengths in rehabilitation and activity programming against the operational concerns described above, and consider direct, specific questions about staffing ratios, discharge processes, property safeguards, pest-control protocols, and billing practices during their tour or admissions conversation.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 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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    Southbrook Healthcare Center is located at 2299 S Yellow Springs St, Springfield, OH, 45506.

    About Southbrook Healthcare Center

    Southbrook Healthcare Center sits over in Springfield, Ohio, where they provide care for about 80 residents a day in a building with 98 certified beds, and the center is run by Health Care Facility Management, Llc, with Buckeye Op Co Llc listed as a direct owner and with a connection to Communicare Health, and it's been under this management since July 2021, all of which means it's got some experience and background in providing both short-term and long-term care, including respite stays, hospice, memory care for dementia and Alzheimer's, and skilled nursing with internal medicine practitioners, psychiatrists, and psychoanalysts on staff. Folks living here can get help with dressing, bathing, grooming, mobility, toileting, and meals, plus there's physical, occupational, and speech therapy, wound care, and medical or post-surgical care, and family members get included in care planning, which helps make sure the help matches exactly what each resident truly needs, whether that means regular medical attention, in-home care, or nurses who can go out to client's homes. Residents get laundry service, dry cleaning, cleaning, and a meal program-although sometimes it's only one or two meals a day-which helps keep things sorted, and there's light housekeeping mixed in. They've got both indoor and outdoor areas that are thoughtfully designed to let folks enjoy small walks or just sit outside for some air, and social activities to promote community, though nobody's pretending everything's perfect since Southbrook's last state inspection happened more than two years ago and inspectors found 29 deficiencies, including three that related to infection control, and it came up short both in maintaining proper infection prevention procedures and making sure residents stayed free from serious medication mistakes. The nurse turnover rate sits at 36.4%, with about 3.21 nursing hours per resident per day, and while that's on the lower side, staff do background checks, drug screenings, and other checks to help with safety. Southbrook handles nursing, rehab, memory, and even hospice or palliative care under a family-owned company that specializes in post-acute care, focusing on emotional and physical well-being with a goal to support both the resident and their family. The center encourages independence, but doesn't leave people alone when they truly need help, and keeps families involved in decisions, making it a place where moving through health changes happens with some dignity and support, though folks considering the facility should carefully review the inspection history and nurse turnover when making a decision.

    People often ask...

    Southbrook Healthcare Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 2299 S Yellow Springs St, Springfield, OH 45506.

    No, Southbrook Healthcare Center 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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