AHC Westwood

    524 W Main St, Decaturville, TN 38329
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.1ยท17 reviews

    Caring professional rehab, warm atmosphere

    I had a very positive experience - the staff were consistently caring, professional, and quick to assist and comfort residents, and management kept our family informed and accommodating during a difficult time. The clean, well-run, rehab-focused facility has an excellent therapy team, a warm family-like atmosphere with thoughtful activities, and I felt my loved one was well taken care of, with only minor areas for improvement.

    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

    4.12ยท(17)

    Overall rating

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

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      4.1
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Clean, well-maintained facility
    • Compassionate, attentive nursing staff
    • Dedicated, long-tenured caregivers
    • Responsive assistance and comforting approach
    • Strong family communication and accommodation
    • Supportive and accessible administration
    • Effective rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Active community integration and events
    • Family-like atmosphere
    • Smooth operational routines

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff quality and professionalism
    • Understaffing and staffing shortages
    • Medication-management errors
    • Gaps in clinical care adherence (skin integrity and hydration monitoring)
    • Unreliable meal-service continuity
    • Staff communication tone and conduct
    • Management-imposed limitations on scope of care
    • Allegations of theft and financial misconduct
    • Inconsistent physician engagement and availability
    • Inconsistent escalation and hospital-transfer practices

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews for this facility present a mixed picture: many families describe a clean, well-maintained campus with a warm, family-like atmosphere and a strong therapy/rehab program, while others raise operational concerns that affect clinical safety and daily living. Positive feedback centers on the caregiving team โ€” long-tenured CNAs and nurses who are described as compassionate, attentive, and quick to assist โ€” and on active programming that supports community integration and holiday or seasonal events.

    Care quality appears to vary. Several families praise nursing staff for hands-on attentiveness and effective rehabilitation outcomes, noting that residents receive comforting, timely assistance. Conversely, a subset of accounts point to important clinical gaps: medication-management errors, hydration monitoring concerns, and pressure-injury (skin integrity) issues. These accounts suggest variability in adherence to clinical care plans and escalation practices, with a few descriptions of hospital transfers that families felt were avoidable or handled inconsistently.

    Staffing and management are recurring themes. Positive comments highlight friendly, supportive administration and smooth operational routines. At the same time, other narratives emphasize understaffing, short-staffed shifts, and inconsistent professionalism from some employees (including kitchen and administrative staff). There are also comments indicating that management decisions sometimes constrain the scope of nursing care; families considering placement should clarify how clinical authority and escalation protocols are handled on-site.

    Dining and activities show a similar split. The facility hosts engaging activities and community events that families appreciated, and therapy/rehab resources were frequently described as a strength. However, there are operational complaints about meal-service continuity (missed meals or inconsistent delivery) and instances of perceived poor communication or discourteous behavior from some food service staff. Prospective residents should observe meal times and ask about routine meal-service staffing and backup plans.

    Facility upkeep and atmosphere were consistently identified as strengths: reviewers describe clean common areas, attractive interiors, and programming that creates a family-oriented environment. That said, there are isolated, serious allegations โ€” including theft and financial-conduct concerns โ€” that merit direct inquiry and verification with facility management and, if appropriate, regulatory records.

    Overall pattern: experiences appear polarized โ€” strong caregiving and therapy for many residents coexisting with operational weaknesses that can affect safety and day-to-day comfort for others. For prospective residents and families, recommended due diligence includes: asking about current staffing ratios and turnover, reviewing medication-administration protocols and incident logs, clarifying skin-integrity and hydration-monitoring practices, observing a meal service, meeting both nursing leadership and front-line caregivers, and requesting information on any past regulatory actions or documented financial-asset safeguards. These steps will help determine whether the facilityโ€™s strengths align with an individual residentโ€™s clinical and social needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Map showing location of AHC Westwood

    AHC Westwood is located at 524 W Main St, Decaturville, TN, 38329.

    About AHC Westwood

    AHC Westwood sits as part of the American Health Communities network and is linked with Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, and this place covers most types of care you might need, like active adult living, assisted living, memory care, home care, long-term care, adult day services, skilled nursing, home health care that's Medicare-certified, and also hospice care for those who need it. The building has private bathrooms, cable TV, kitchenettes, telephones, air conditioning, and high-speed internet in the rooms, and they don't skimp on spaces for people to gather since there are outdoor common areas, gardens, scheduled community activities, and spaces like a movie theater, library, arts and game rooms, and a wellness room, along with daily activities for all sorts of interests. The food is made by a professional chef and they serve meals restaurant-style with an option for special diets, including allergy-sensitive and diabetic meals, which can be helpful for many. They handle transportation and parking, which means residents can get out when they want to, and for folks who need help with daily things, the staff provides help with bathing, dressing, transfers, medication management, plus assistance for those who can't walk. Nursing coverage stretches 12 to 16 hours each day, with a 24-hour call system, and staff is always there to help with things like health care, rehabilitation, short-term stays between hospital and home, or support for the very frail who rely on nursing care. While AHC Westwood isn't part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community, the facility is for-profit, hasn't changed hands recently, and accepts both Medicare and Medicaid. There are 49 available certified beds out of 90 that'll be open in June 2025, so it's not a huge place, and having both a resident and family council lets people speak up about their care to make things better. They've got experience in skilled nursing, training for Certified Nursing Assistants, and ties with the Tennessee Health Care Association, plus they offer ways to help people find other care facilities. The facility encourages education, runs programs for the community, and participates in leadership and legislative conferences, and you can list the place online for free to manage availability if you need to.

    People often ask...

    AHC Westwood offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 524 W Main St, Decaturville, TN 38329.

    No, AHC Westwood 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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