Friendship Haven - Friendswood

    1500 Sunset Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    3.42·(167)

    Overall rating

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

      3.3
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      2.1
    • Amenities

      3.2
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing and caregiving staff
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy programs
    • Engaging activities and social programming
    • Welcoming entry, landscaped grounds, and attractive common areas
    • Large rooms with accessible bathrooms
    • Responsive admissions and discharge coordination
    • Personalized care plans and attentive nursing leadership
    • Clean and well-maintained units in many areas
    • Friendly and helpful front-desk/admissions staff
    • Effective wound-care and therapy outcomes
    • Seamless short-term/respite and rehab coordination
    • Active volunteer engagement and social events
    • Proximity to local community and convenient location

    Cons

    • Inconsistent care quality across units and shifts
    • Chronic staffing shortages and high turnover
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Incontinence-care delays and inconsistent personal care routines
    • Medication-management inconsistencies and pain-management concerns
    • Poor family communication and discharge coordination lapses
    • Maintenance and environmental reliability problems (AC, call bells, lighting)
    • Inconsistent food quality and meal-timing issues
    • Property-security and item-tracking weaknesses
    • Reliance on agency staff and limited weekend coverage
    • Gaps in clinical-incident response and escalation
    • Leadership instability and inconsistent operational policies

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews for this facility are highly mixed. Many families and short-term patients praise the clinical therapy teams, certain nurses and CNAs, and the facility’s welcoming common areas and grounds. At the same time, a sizable set of reviews describes recurring operational problems that produce inconsistent experiences: some units and staff teams receive consistently positive remarks while others are associated with notable care and environment concerns.

    Care and staff: Strengths repeatedly cited include compassionate, individualized attention from specific nurses, aides, and therapists, strong physical and occupational therapy programs, and several instances of effective wound care and clinical intervention. However, reviewers also describe variability in care from shift to shift and unit to unit. Common themes include staffing shortages, frequent staff turnover, heavy reliance on agency nurses, and gaps in weekend coverage. These operational patterns are associated with delayed responses to call lights, inconsistent assistance with personal care, and variability in clinical follow-up. A small number of reviews include an allegation of criminal conduct by a named staff member; those are exceptional but severe and may warrant inquiry by families or regulators.

    Clinical operations and safety: Multiple reviewers raised concerns about medication administration consistency, pain-management follow-up, and timely escalation when medical issues emerge. There are accounts of transfers to higher-level care and family dissatisfaction with the facility’s response in such events. Reviews also reference concerns following resident deaths and pandemic handling; families advised careful review of the facility’s clinical-incident and infection-control procedures prior to placement.

    Dining, activities, and therapy: Therapy and rehab services receive frequent praise for effectiveness and positive outcomes, and the activities program is commonly described as engaging and varied. Dining impressions are mixed: some families found meals acceptable and timely, while others reported inconsistent food quality, timing problems, and limited diabetic-friendly options. Prospective families should confirm current menu options and meal service practices, especially for residents with dietary restrictions.

    Facilities, maintenance, and property concerns: Many reviews highlight the facility’s attractive entry, landscaped grounds, and some well-kept units. Counterbalancing that, there are repeated sanitation and pest-control concerns in certain areas, maintenance reliability issues (including heating/AC, lighting, and call-bell repairs), and reports of lost or mishandled personal items. These indicate uneven environmental management across the building and suggest asking about recent pest-control actions, maintenance schedules, and laundry/property controls during a visit.

    Management and communication: Comments about leadership are polarized. Several reviewers commend responsive admissions staff and certain nursing leaders who communicate proactively; others describe leadership instability, inconsistent policies, and poor family communication—particularly around discharge planning, condition updates, and unexpected transfers. This inconsistency in communication is a major driver of family dissatisfaction.

    Guidance for families: Given the variability in experiences, an in-person visit is essential. Families should ask concrete, unit-specific questions about staffing ratios, use of agency staff, weekend coverage, medication administration protocols, clinical escalation and incident reporting, pest-control logs, laundry/property handling, and recent regulatory or complaint history. Where possible, seek references from other families whose loved ones have stayed on the same unit and shift you expect to use. The facility offers clear strengths—notably in therapy, some nursing teams, and its grounds—but prospective residents should verify operational consistency and safeguards before making a placement decision.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Friendship Haven - Friendswood is located at 1500 Sunset Dr, Friendswood, TX, 77546.

    About Friendship Haven - Friendswood

    Friendship Haven Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center sits over at 1500 Sunset Drive in Friendswood, Texas, and folks will find here a skilled nursing facility that helps older adults with many different needs, whether they're looking for long-term care, memory care, assisted living, or a place to recover after something like surgery. The center cares for people who need help with daily tasks, like bathing, dressing, walking, or keeping track of medicine, and there's a team made up of licensed nurses, therapists, and doctors who keep an eye on each resident's medical needs. People with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia can live in special secure areas, so they'll have therapies and activities in a place that helps them feel safe and less confused. The center offers independent living for healthy, active seniors who want to spend time with friends, join group activities, or relax in shared spaces, like the lobby with its fireplace and chandelier, though they'll always have help nearby if they need it.

    Some residents want to go back home again, and Friendship Haven has a restorative team who'll work with therapists on things like walking, strength, and pain, hoping to restore skills so people can live on their own again, but there are also many people who need round-the-clock care and medical support. The homes have centrally located baths and showers, private or semiprivate rooms with emergency call buttons at all times, and the staff speak English. They provide physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus plenty of activities-bingo, crafts, group exercise, and even religious programs-so life there doesn't feel dull or lonely. For folks who want to stay in their own homes, there are home care aides who'll drop by to give non-medical support and friendly company.

    Families are invited to help decorate and bring in familiar things, so their loved one can feel more settled. Medicare and Medicaid approve the center and there's a commitment to resident rights and treating everyone fairly. The provider directory gets updated every month, but right now they're not open for new admissions. Respite stays are possible, and a long-term care ombudsman helps work out any problems residents have. Photos of the place are on the website and Facebook page, and the mission here talks about keeping the standards high and caring for every resident as an individual. People can expect to find advanced healthcare technology, ongoing rehab programs, and a steady focus on safety and comfort, whether someone's staying short-term, long-term, or needing specialized memory care in a safe and caring space.

    People often ask...

    Friendship Haven - Friendswood offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    There are 25 photos of Friendship Haven - Friendswood on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 1500 Sunset Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546.

    No, Friendship Haven - Friendswood 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.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Texas, the Health & Human Services Commission licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities, conducting health and life-safety visits and complaint investigations.

    License number001cv00000Rs9doAAB
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility (snf/nf)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity150 residents
    LicenseeWinnie Stowell Hospital District
    Care servedSnf/nf
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    Inspection Reports

    1

    Reports

    4

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    0

    Years

    20 Feb 2026Inspection
    Identified four deficiencies related to medications and fire safety. Included were failures to provide medications and related services to residents, prevent significant medication errors, ensure proper smoke compartmentation, and maintain fire extinguishers.
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    • —Health Visit
    • —Life Safety Code
    • —Life Safety Code

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