AHC Forest Cove

    45 Forest Cove, Jackson, TN, 38301
    2.6 · 13 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Severely understaffed neglectful unsafe care

    I had a terrible experience here. The facility is severely understaffed and disorganized - incompetent, unfriendly staff, aides abandoning residents at doctor appointments, long waits, and one nurse covering far too many patients. Basic care was neglected: showers only every three days, skin care ignored, mail/privacy violated, and even unsafe trache care (airway clogged with mucus) that preceded my loved one's passing. Management made excuses and I'm filing a state complaint; a few nurses, CNAs and kitchen staff were kind, but I can't recommend this place.

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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

    2.62 · 13 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      2.1
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      2.6
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Welcoming and kind admission representative and some staff
    • Some nurses and CNAs described as professional and caring
    • Comfortable, clean rooms
    • Clean facility overall
    • High-quality, well-presented meals
    • Friendly and wonderful kitchen staff

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing (e.g., one nurse for many patients)
    • Staff overwhelmed and long wait times for care
    • Poor communication and hard-to-reach staff
    • Instances of neglected or unsafe clinical care (including trache care issue)
    • Serious adverse outcome reported (patient passed away)
    • Abusive or physically harmful behavior by staff reported
    • Aides abandoning residents during external appointments
    • Neglected skin care and hygiene (infrequent showers, missed care)
    • Director of nursing/management perceived as ineffective or making excuses
    • Allegations of mail/privacy violations
    • Insurance-driven care concerns influencing treatment decisions
    • Reported instances of burned food and unfriendly staff
    • Facility access/parking issues (use of visitor parking)
    • 10-hour TV outage reported
    • Multiple reviewers strongly do not recommend the facility and mention filing complaints

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the provided reviews is mixed but skews strongly negative, with multiple reviewers reporting serious safety, staffing, and management problems alongside a smaller set of positive comments about environment and dining. The dominant themes are understaffing and poor clinical care: several reviewers describe situations where a single nurse was responsible for a large number of residents, staff appeared overwhelmed, and response times for assistance were long. These staffing problems are directly linked in the reviews to neglected basic care (infrequent showers, missed skin care), long waits, and specific clinical lapses.

    Multiple reviews cite alarming incidents that go beyond poor service into patient safety concerns. One review describes an airway/trache care issue (airway clogged with mucus) and reports that the patient subsequently passed away; other reports allege physical harm or abusive treatment during care and aides abandoning residents at medical appointments. Reviewers also report mail/privacy violations and insurance-driven decisions affecting care. Several reviewers expressed an intent to file state complaints and one even suggested the facility should be shut down. These recurring and severe allegations indicate systemic concerns about the safety culture, supervision, and clinical competency at the facility in the view of multiple reviewers.

    Staff and management are portrayed inconsistently. On the positive side, some reviewers found the admission representative, certain nurses, and CNAs to be welcoming, kind, and professional. Rooms and the facility itself are described as clean and comfortable by multiple reviewers. However, these positive impressions are counterbalanced by numerous accounts of unfriendly or incompetent staff, apparent laziness, poor communication, and a director who is perceived to make excuses or misjudge staff tenure/competence. Reviewers repeatedly describe difficulty reaching staff when problems arise and observed staff being occupied with other tasks (e.g., meal service) instead of attending to clinical needs.

    Dining and food services receive a notably positive reception from several reviewers: meals are described as delicious, well-presented, and restaurant-quality, with praise for a friendly and wonderful kitchen staff. There is an isolated complaint about burned food, but the general pattern on dining is favorable. Facility cleanliness and the physical environment are also commonly noted as positive aspects (clean rooms, comfortable accommodations), which creates a contrast with the reports of poor clinical care and staffing.

    Patterns across the reviews show a bifurcated experience: operational and hospitality elements (clean rooms, good food, some kind front-line staff) can be acceptable or even strong, while clinical care, staffing levels, safety, and management responsiveness appear to be the main pain points. The most significant and repeated concerns involve understaffing-related delays, alleged neglect or harm during care, poor communication, and management issues including perceived tolerance of inadequate practices. These concerns are serious enough in several reviews that multiple authors recommended avoiding the facility and mentioned regulatory complaints.

    In summary, prospective residents and families reading these reviews would see a facility with strengths in cleanliness and dining and with some compassionate individual staff members, but they should also be warned by multiple reports of understaffing, poor or unsafe clinical care, communication failures, and troubling allegations of abuse and neglect. The reviews suggest that the facility's hospitality and environment do not fully compensate for the systemic issues in care delivery and oversight that several reviewers experienced.

    Location

    Map showing location of AHC Forest Cove

    About AHC Forest Cove

    AHC Forest Cove sits in Jackson, Tennessee, and offers several types of care for seniors, so people come here for memory care, nursing care, respite stays, and rehabilitation, and it's part of the American Health Communities network which follows high standards for care. The staff focus on each resident's comfort, dignity, and unique needs, and the team includes CNAs and healthcare professionals, with some staff like Blaine Miller known in the community. The center is connected with the Tennessee Health Care Association (THCA) and TNCAL, which adds to its sense of reliability and ties to professional groups.

    There's assisted living if people need help with daily life, and skilled nursing care for those who need more support, and they also offer short-term stays when family members need to take a break. People who need help after an illness or surgery can use their rehabilitation services, where physical, occupational, and speech therapies are part of the care. For seniors with Alzheimer's or dementia, the memory care program pays special attention to safety and personal routines, with medication management and wound care included as well. Residents can choose different studio room layouts, so there is a bit of choice depending on what each person likes or needs, and the staff aim to create a kind and steady environment.

    Forest Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center aims to help seniors recover, feel safe, and manage health needs, with programs and rooms built for those who require different types of attention. The overall rating sits at about 3.2 out of 6 reviews, so there are some strengths and some room for improvement, and the community keeps a steady focus on personalized care.

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