Western Hills Healthcare Residence

    400 Sidney Rd, Comanche, TX, 76442
    3.7 · 9 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    3.0

    Clean, caring staff; disorganized administration

    I've been here less than a month - the building is clean, comfortable, smells fresh, and many staff (especially therapy) are kind, helpful, and conscientious. That said, administration is disorganized, some employees ignore call buttons or are on their phones, baths and meals have been inconsistent, and for what I pay management needs to fix responsiveness (I've even heard talk of a state investigation).

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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

    3.67 · 9 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.3
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      3.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Friendly, kind and helpful staff
    • Conscientious and attentive employees (in many reports)
    • Strong/wonderful therapy department
    • Comfortable environment
    • Clean facility with pleasant smell
    • Great food (reported positively by some reviewers)
    • Generally pleasant/amiable people in the building

    Cons

    • Unresponsive emergency/help call button
    • Staff distracted by cell phones and not responding to calls
    • Inconsistent staff performance (reports of lazy or negligent staff)
    • Administration and management issues
    • Potential state investigation or irregular inspections
    • Poor meals reported by some reviewers
    • Residents not receiving regular baths or personal care as expected
    • High cost relative to some reviewers' satisfaction

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the supplied review summaries is mixed and somewhat polarized. Many reviewers emphasize positive interpersonal and environmental features — friendly, kind, helpful, and conscientious staff; a clean facility that smells good; a comfortable environment; and a strong therapy department. At the same time, a subset of reviews raises serious operational and safety concerns, including unresponsive help buttons, staff not answering calls (sometimes while on cell phones), allegations of missed personal care such as baths, and management/administration problems. There is also mention of potential state-level scrutiny or surreptitious inspections, which heightens concern about regulatory compliance and transparency.

    Care quality and responsiveness: Reviews describe a dichotomy in direct care. On the positive side, multiple summaries praise staff kindness, helpfulness, and conscientiousness — several comments explicitly call the staff amazing or say that people in the building are wonderful. The therapy department receives unambiguous positive mention as "wonderful," suggesting rehabilitative services are a strength. Conversely, several critiques point to lapses in basic care and safety: an unresponsive help button and staff distracted by cell phones who do not respond to calls are explicit safety risks. There are also reports that residents did not receive baths, indicating gaps in personal hygiene care. These conflicting statements suggest variability in care delivery — some residents experience attentive, high-quality care, while others face serious neglect.

    Staff and staffing patterns: The reviews collectively present staff performance as inconsistent. Positive comments emphasize kindness, helpfulness, and conscientiousness; negative comments describe staff as lazy or inattentive and specifically note staff being on their cell phones instead of responding to calls. This pattern of mixed feedback suggests either variability between shifts, differences among individual caregivers, or fluctuation over time. The presence of both strong praise and strong criticism points to a facility where staff culture and performance may not be uniform across all units or times of day.

    Facilities and environment: The facility itself is frequently described positively. Several reviewers state the building is clean, smells good, comfortable, and "nice." These reports indicate that the physical environment and housekeeping are generally strong. Comfort and cleanliness are consistent themes among the favorable comments and are clear strengths compared with the operational concerns noted elsewhere.

    Dining and meals: Comments about dining are contradictory. Some reviewers explicitly praise the food as "great," while others complain of "poor meals." This split indicates inconsistent dining experiences that may depend on expectations, dietary needs, or specific meal times. The divergence suggests that while some residents or visitors find the food satisfactory, others do not, pointing again to variability in service or menu/meal execution.

    Management, transparency, and regulatory issues: Several reviews raise concerns about administration and possible regulatory attention — references to administration issues, "potential state investigation," and "surreptitious state inspections." Those phrases imply distrust of management and suggest either prior compliance problems or at least a perception of opacity around inspections. Combined with reports of basic care failures (e.g., missed baths, unresponsive help systems), these comments should be viewed as red flags that warrant further verification about the facility's regulatory status, inspection history, and complaint resolution processes.

    Costs and expectations: One reviewer notes having "paid good money" and being dissatisfied within a short period ("less than a month"). This signals that some residents or families feel the cost does not match the quality of care or service experienced. Financial expectations appear to be a point of friction for at least some residents.

    Notable patterns and takeaways: The dominant pattern is one of inconsistency — many reviewers praise staff, therapy, cleanliness, and the general atmosphere, while others report significant problems with responsiveness, personal care, meals, and management. The most serious and recurrent concerns are safety-related (help button unresponsiveness, staff not answering calls), missed personal care (baths), and administrative/transparency issues. The most consistent strengths are the therapy department, the friendliness of many staff members, and the overall cleanliness and comfort of the facility. Prospective residents and family members should weigh both sets of feedback: while the facility demonstrates clear strengths in environment and certain staff/therapy areas, the operational and safety complaints raised by some reviewers are significant and deserve confirmation through current inspection reports, direct questions about staffing levels and response times, and by checking recent quality and complaint records.

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    About Western Hills Healthcare Residence

    Western Hills Healthcare Residence is a skilled nursing facility with 158 certified beds, offering both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care for seniors who need support after a hospital stay or for those who require full-time nursing services, and you'll find private and semi-private rooms here, each with kitchenettes, cable TV, wireless internet, and phones, so people can stay comfortable and connected. There's a secure unit and even some areas for smokers. The facility is managed by Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority along with Tgr Healthcare, LLC and Brian Thomas, all since October 2019. It has a nurse staffing level of about 3.14 nurse hours per resident daily, and services are backed by Medicare and Medicaid certifications. Residents can enjoy outdoor spaces for relaxation, a beauty salon, a library, and have access to crossword puzzles with large print, spiritual visits, and gentle activities like painting, coloring, and aromatherapy, while special holiday events provide variety.

    Western Hills Healthcare Residence is prepared for people who need help with activities of daily living such as bathing or dressing, giving medication, and managing appointments, with caregivers available 12 to 16 hours a day, plus full housekeeping and linen services and laundry done for residents. Medical care includes 24-hour skilled nursing, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy available, supporting issues from memory and swallowing disorders to posture and fall risk reduction to improving how someone walks. There are dedicated programs for memory care, wound care, palliative care, and IV therapy, and therapists work on posture, soft tissue, and body mechanics.

    Rooms and services are set up after a health evaluation, so each care plan fits the resident's needs, and the staff team works alongside families as much as needed. For spiritual and emotional comfort, the facility offers regular visits and programs for well-being. People who are convalescing can access special activities suited to recovery, and there's help with transportation to medical appointments, outpatient care, and even Medicaid application assistance.

    Western Hills Healthcare Residence, with its connection to the hospital authority, offers both support for people who just need a short stay to recover and those who will stay longer term, providing help with daily needs, medical care, and ways to stay busy and involved. There's a record of 28 deficiencies in inspection reports, including pharmacy safety concerns and an infection-related issue, so the facility's management continues to work on improving care and safety. The nurse turnover rate stands at 54%. Amenities, care programs, private and semi-private accommodations, plus easy access to outdoor space and the beauty salon all aim to give residents comfort, convenience, and as much independence as possible given each person's health and needs.

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