Hearthstone Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    2901 E Barnett Rd, Medford, OR, 97504
    2.5 · 64 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Caring staff, dangerous systemic neglect

    I experienced caring, hardworking CNAs and excellent PT who helped my loved one improve and go home, but overall I cannot recommend this facility. Chronic understaffing and poor management led to missed/late meds, ignored call lights, dirty rooms, bedsores and infections (even amputation risk), broken equipment, and unsafe practices. Communication and administration were unresponsive, staff are clearly overworked and unsupported, and food and hygiene were often unacceptable. Great individual caregivers do their best, but systemic neglect and safety issues made this a dangerous choice.

    Pricing

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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)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    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

    2.47 · 64 reviews

    Overall rating

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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.1
    • Staff

      2.1
    • Meals

      1.7
    • Amenities

      1.2
    • Value

      1.3

    Pros

    • Many CNAs and aides praised as caring, kind, and hardworking
    • Several reports of effective and successful physical and occupational therapy
    • Supportive, friendly bedside staff and teamwork across departments
    • Some activities and holiday events offered (including Thanksgiving visits)
    • Individual staff members (e.g., activities coordinator Laura, a leader named Don) noted as positive influences
    • Some families report quick recuperation and discharge home after rehab
    • Occasional strong housekeeping and dining teamwork reported
    • Pet visitation allowed and appreciated by some residents
    • Some reviewers report the facility improving over time
    • Certain reviewers cite an above-average Medicare rating (disputed by others)

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing and high patient-to-staff ratios
    • Very long call bell response times; residents waiting for assistance
    • Frequent reports of poor hygiene (urine smell, soiled residents, wet/soiled bedding)
    • Allegations of neglect and abuse, including residents left in feces or vomit
    • Medication errors and unsafe medication management (stopped meds without orders, pills dropped)
    • Inadequate clinical monitoring (low blood sugars left unaddressed, delayed wound care)
    • Frequent falls and poor fall prevention/response
    • Poor interdepartmental communication and care coordination
    • Broken or malfunctioning equipment (beds, toilets, TVs) and delayed maintenance
    • Dilapidated facility conditions, ants/infestations, brown water in sinks
    • Poor food quality, limited menu choices, issues with allergens and dietary restrictions
    • Delayed or unavailable in-house medical provider and slow doctor signature/approval
    • Staff turnover, alleged wrongful termination, and poor employee support/HR practices
    • Inconsistent cleanliness and housekeeping delays (unwashed blankets, bandages left wet)
    • Safety hazards (blocked fire door, emergency exit left open, unsafe thermometer use)
    • Reports of unqualified or inadequately trained staff being hired
    • Management and administration often unresponsive to families' concerns
    • Delayed outbreak/COVID communication and poor infection-control notifications
    • Belongings mishandled or locked away and not returned
    • Alleged discrimination or denial of ADA/FMLA accommodations for employees
    • High cost relative to perceived quality (expensive short stays)
    • Inconsistent therapy scheduling and delays or cancellations of rehab sessions
    • Nighttime deterioration of care and poor sleep quality in shared rooms
    • Reports of dehydration, sepsis, and serious clinical deterioration leading to hospital transfer
    • Polarized and suspicious employee/resident reviews suggesting possible fake/biased ratings

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment is highly mixed but leans negative, with numerous and recurring concerns about staffing, safety, and basic care quality juxtaposed against repeated praise for many frontline caregivers and therapy staff. A substantial number of reviewers describe serious lapses in basic nursing care — long waits for call lights, residents left in urine or feces, wet or unrefreshed bedding, delayed wound and diabetes management, and medication errors. These problems are frequently attributed to chronic understaffing and high patient-to-staff ratios; reviewers repeatedly connect slow response times and missed care to insufficient numbers of CNAs and nurses on the floor.

    At the same time, there is a consistent vein of positive commentary focused on CNAs, aides, and therapy staff. Many families specifically single out CNAs as kind, attentive, and instrumental in residents' recovery. Physical and occupational therapy receive strong positive remarks in multiple reviews where patients regained function and returned home. Several reviewers describe rehabilitation-focused care as effective, noting frequent therapy sessions and tangible recovery gains. That contrast — dedicated frontline caregivers providing good hands-on care while systemic problems erode reliability and safety — is one of the clearest patterns across the dataset.

    Facility and maintenance issues are another dominant theme. Multiple reviewers report broken equipment (beds, toilets, TVs), brown water in sinks, ants and general pest problems, and a run-down, dilapidated physical environment. Maintenance responsiveness is described as inconsistent; in some accounts a maintenance worker was present but distracted or socializing rather than addressing urgent repairs. There are also concrete safety concerns cited: blocked fire doors, emergency exits left open, and reports of unsafe clinical practices (for example, thermometer use described as unsafe). These physical and environmental problems amplify clinical risks when combined with understaffing and delayed responses.

    Food and activities receive mixed but mostly negative feedback. Many reviewers describe meals as unappealing, with limited options, poor presentation (meat looks unappealing), lack of fresh fruit, and occasional allergen or dietary errors. A smaller number praise the dining experience and report weight gain or satisfaction, highlighting the polarized nature of opinions. Activities are characterized as limited by some and adequate by others; a few reviewers praise specific staff in activities (named positively) and note holiday events, while others say residents have minimal engagement.

    Clinical safety and quality concerns are repeatedly and specifically described: medication errors (including stopping medication without a doctor’s order), dropped pills not retrieved, dangerous delays in treating hypoglycemia (reports of very low blood sugars left unattended), inadequate wound care or wet bandages left unchanged, bruising from improper transfers, stockings not reapplied after care, and frequent falls. Several reviewers recount extreme allegations of neglect or abuse, including being left exposed to elements, being 'dumped' on doorsteps, or being neglected until hospitalization for dehydration or sepsis. These reports raise serious liability and regulatory concerns and explain why some reviewers urge avoidance of the facility.

    Management, communication, and HR issues appear as recurring systemic problems. Families describe administration and the director of nursing as unresponsive or slow to address complaints; social worker communication is labeled unhelpful in places. Some reviews allege unfair employee treatment, wrongful termination, and denial of FMLA/ADA accommodations, suggesting internal culture and HR problems that may affect staff morale and retention. Several reviewers also question the validity of some positive online ratings and suspect biased or fake employee reviews, adding to concerns about transparency.

    There are intermittent reports of recent improvement and leadership attempting to make positive changes. A few reviewers describe tours noting recent improvements, managers and individuals (e.g., an administrator named Don) making helpful changes, and staff pride in their work. These comments suggest that quality may be variable over time and that targeted leadership interventions could be producing localized gains, particularly in therapy and frontline caregiving.

    In summary, the dominant narrative is inconsistent care quality with serious and frequent reports of understaffing-driven neglect, safety hazards, and maintenance problems, counterbalanced by many specific accounts of compassionate and effective CNAs and therapists. Families considering this facility should weigh the risk of systemic issues — slow responses, hygiene lapses, clinical safety incidents, and administrative unresponsiveness — against the potential for strong one-on-one care from certain staff and effective rehabilitation services for some patients. The pattern suggests significant variability day-to-day and staff-to-staff; prospective residents and families would be well advised to conduct an in-person tour focused on staffing levels, response times, cleanliness, equipment condition, and to ask for recent incident and staffing data, while also seeking names of reliable caregivers and therapy staff when making placement decisions.

    Location

    Map showing location of Hearthstone Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    About Hearthstone Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    Hearthstone Nursing & Rehabilitation Center sits at 2901 E Barnett Rd in Medford and runs 87 beds, and they've made a name for offering skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and long-term residential support for folks needing different levels of help, whether for a short time after the hospital or for a longer stay. Managed by Purple Door, LLC and connected with Avalon Health Care, Hearthstone A Skilled Nursing runs as a non-profit and keeps a focus on recovery, well-being, and quality of life. Nurses, doctors, and counselors, including a Senior Living Counselor, help residents with personal care plans, and staff keep up with all sorts of needs-from chronic conditions and dementia to memory care and specialized services like wound care, IV therapy, enteral nutrition, and diabetes management. There's hospice and palliative care for comfort and support during serious illness, and the team provides all the basics like medication and nutrition oversight, transportation to appointments, housekeeping, laundry, and on-site providers and pharmacy and lab services so residents don't have to go far for care.

    The therapy team works on speech therapy to help folks with swallowing, feeding, and communication, physical therapy to get moving, prevent falls, or manage pain, and occupational therapy to support daily living and cognitive or emotional needs. Hearthstone also offers restorative care for those needing extra attention after surgery or illness and even has respite care if families need a break. The environment feels homely, with renovated spaces and outdoor areas so people can relax, participate in engaging activities, or just enjoy some quiet time. Security and supervision run 24/7, which matters for people who need constant care or memory support. Residents and families access care insights, information, and daily schedules through StoriiCare's family portal, with features like activity planning, multilingual support, virtual programs, reminiscence tools, and automatic translation of care notes to keep everyone in the loop, and that also means there are digital forms, team scheduling tools, and reporting options for staff and families. Everything gets managed for efficiency and compliance, using AI tools and data, and they work to keep the community safe, warm, and welcoming. Hearthstone supports recovery, independence, and connection with programs and staff who're trained to help, and the community keeps focused on compassionate care and supporting both residents and staff throughout every day.

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