Life Care Center of Hickory Woods

    4200 Murfreesboro Pike, Antioch, TN, 37013
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    3.0

    Great therapy, serious nursing concerns

    I received excellent rehab - caring, knowledgeable PT/OT staff got me stronger and home sooner; the facility is clean, comfortable and the activities/food/front-desk were pleasant. At the same time I witnessed chronic understaffing, slow or missed meds, poor wound/toileting care and inconsistent nursing/management response that created real safety and neglect concerns. Overall I'd recommend it for short-term, therapy-focused stays but would be cautious about long-term or high-acuity care without clear assurances about nursing reliability.

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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

    4.16 · 227 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.9
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      3.1
    • Amenities

      4.6
    • Value

      2.2

    Pros

    • Outstanding physical therapy, occupational therapy, and rehabilitation services
    • Knowledgeable, effective and engaged therapists
    • Many caring, dedicated nurses, CNAs and techs
    • Well-equipped therapy gym with state-of-the-art equipment
    • Clean, well-maintained and pleasant facility
    • Comfortable and spacious rooms
    • Friendly and helpful front desk and business office staff
    • Activities program with group and one-on-one options
    • Kitchen/culinary staff willing to accommodate individual dietary preferences
    • Staff who frequently go above and beyond for residents
    • Positive, family-like atmosphere reported by many families
    • Prompt managerial response in many cases to resolve problems
    • Successful outpatient therapy options and return-home outcomes
    • Attentive housekeeping and laundry staff praised by multiple reviewers
    • Rehab-focused programs that speed recovery for many patients

    Cons

    • Frequent understaffing, especially on weekends and nights
    • Slow or inconsistent nursing responsiveness to call lights
    • Delays and errors in medication administration
    • Poor or delayed wound care and pressure sore management
    • Falls and safety incidents with inadequate family notification
    • Inconsistent hygiene and toileting assistance (long waits, brief-only care)
    • Poor communication with families and between staff members
    • Allegations of neglect, abuse, theft, and falsified paperwork in some reviews
    • Inconsistent food quality and meal delivery issues
    • High daily cost for some families versus perceived value
    • Turnover and management inconsistency leading to variable care quality
    • No consistent on-site physician coverage or weekend medical staff reported
    • Premature discharge pressure reported by families
    • Occasional unprofessional or rude nursing or physician behavior
    • Lost or missing personal items reported by multiple families

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is strongly mixed, with a clear and recurring pattern: the facility's rehabilitation services (physical therapy and occupational therapy) and many individual staff members receive very high praise, while nursing responsiveness, safety-critical clinical care, and staffing levels are recurrent sources of serious concern. Reviewers repeatedly emphasize that the therapy/rehab department is a major strength—therapists are described as knowledgeable, motivating, and effective; the therapy gym and equipment are praised; and many families credit therapy staff with significant and measurable improvements that enabled early discharge home. Numerous specific therapists and rehab staff are named positively, and outpatient therapy options and goal-oriented programs are consistently lauded.

    Facility environment and non-clinical services also receive frequent positive comments. The building is commonly described as clean, well-maintained, comfortable and pleasant-smelling. Housekeeping and some individual aides, laundry staff and dining staff are singled out as attentive; many reviewers compliment roomy private rooms, friendly front-desk and business office personnel, and an activities program that offers both group and one-on-one programming. The kitchen/dining team is sometimes reported to be accommodating to individual preferences and dietary needs. Several reviewers noted prompt, above-and-beyond responses by managers and administrators when issues were escalated.

    However, the positive impressions coexist with numerous and sometimes severe complaints about nursing care, safety, and continuity. A large number of reviews describe understaffing—with weekends and nights especially affected—resulting in long waits for bathroom assistance, delays in medication administration, missed or late pain management, and insufficient help with personal care such as showers or brief changes. Several reports describe toileting neglect, soiled linens, and long periods in bed or briefs. Wound care and pressure sore management appear to be inconsistent: multiple reviewers report delayed or inadequate wound treatment, pressure sores progressing to infection, and at least one report of sepsis linked to care lapses. Falls are a recurring safety concern; some families say falls were not communicated promptly, and there are reports of falls leading to further injury.

    Communication problems and management variability are a strong theme. Many families report poor communication about condition changes, falls, or clinical incidents, and sometimes alleged miscommunication is described as dishonesty or falsification of paperwork. Several reviewers cite a turnover in administration and staff that correlates with a perceived decline in care quality. Conversely, other families recount quick managerial intervention and thoughtful resolutions when problems were raised, indicating inconsistent performance by leadership. There are also troubling isolated allegations including theft of personal items, falsified discharge papers, neglect and abuse—these allegations appear in a minority of reviews but are serious enough that they must be noted.

    Clinical coverage and logistics concerns arise repeatedly: some reviewers note an absence of on-site weekend physicians and no on-site pharmacy, which can delay diagnostics or medication changes; delayed hospice transfers and late responses during acute deterioration are also mentioned. Medication errors and delays are a frequently reported negative—ranging from missed doses to long waits for scheduled drugs. Some families report pressure to discharge residents early, or difficulties coordinating post-acute transitions.

    Dining and activities are variable in reviews. Many reviewers praise the menu, portion sizes and the staff's willingness to cater to preferences, while others describe poor food quality, missed meal delivery or inconsistent desserts/fruit availability. Activities staff and recreation leaders receive significant positive feedback for engaging programming, social opportunities and helpful one-on-one attention for residents.

    Taken together, the reviews paint a facility that can provide excellent short-term, rehab-oriented care driven by a strong therapy team and numerous compassionate staff, in a clean and comfortable environment. At the same time, the facility shows recurring operational weaknesses in nursing staffing, clinical oversight, wound care, medication management and family communication that create significant risk for higher-acuity, non-mobile or long-stay residents. The experience appears highly dependent on timing (weekdays vs weekends), which staff are on duty, and which manager or nurse is assigned—yielding polarized accounts from raving praise to warnings of neglect.

    For families considering this facility: it is particularly well-suited for patients whose primary need is short-term intensive rehab under strong PT/OT leadership. Prospective residents at higher clinical risk (complex wounds, heavy nursing needs, dementia with mobility issues) may wish to proceed with caution—ask specific questions about weekend staffing, wound-care protocols, medication administration safeguards, incident notification procedures, and turnover among nursing leadership. Visiting the unit, meeting the therapy team, and identifying specific staff members who have positive reputations can help set expectations. Finally, several reviewers recommend identifying a daily family advocate to monitor care and maintain communication with staff, given the variability documented in these reviews.

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    About Life Care Center of Hickory Woods

    Life Care Center of Hickory Woods offers several types of care for seniors in a setting that feels homelike and relaxed, where folks find options like independent living for healthy, active seniors who want a simple life with plenty of social chances, assisted living for those who need help with daily things like bathing, dressing, and keeping track of medicine, and memory care that's set up for people living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, where rooms and routines help lessen confusion and keep everyone safe from wandering. The center has trained aides who'll visit homes to offer help and companionship, and for those who need care after surgery or for a longer time, skilled nursing staff are there all day and night to help with health needs. Meals there are planned to be both tasty and balanced, and there's a steady stream of activities for folks to connect with each other, stay active, use their minds, and feel good emotionally, which some families find calming because sometimes the days can get long. For those who need physical or speech therapy, or help getting better after time in the hospital, the place has inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with modern equipment like the AlterG® Anti-Gravity Treadmill®, Biodex Balance System SD, and the VitalStim® therapy system, and the in-house team makes care plans to fit each person's health goals. People say the staff stays joyful, helpful, and kind, which builds a friendly, supportive mood. Life Care Center of Hickory Woods also has a focus on learning for both staff and residents, with programs for Certified Nursing Assistant training, resources for care, follow-up education online, and ways to connect people with vendors and other facilities. Jamie Hercules is the executive director. Whether someone's looking for a maintenance-free place to stay, memory care, home visits, or rehabilitation, you'll find several choices, all planned around what each person needs and wants, in buildings that aim to be comfortable without feeling too much like a hospital.

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