Heritage Care Center

    520 8th St SE, Paris, TX, 75460
    2.3 · 3 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    1.0

    Terrible post-surgery care, unresponsive staff

    I appreciated the smooth admission, kind administration, and a great therapy team, but my post‑surgery stay was awful. Staff were unresponsive (my call button went unanswered for 2½ hours), I received no pain meds and my meds weren’t replaced/reported, the doctor was unreachable, and the place felt understaffed and untrained in post‑op care (no skilled nurses/aides, no name tags). I cannot recommend this facility.

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    Amenities

    2.33 · 3 reviews

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      2.3
    • Staff

      2.3
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      2.3
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • Kind and loving staff (reported by some reviewers)
    • Great therapy/rehabilitation team
    • Excellent administration
    • Smooth admission process
    • Highly regarded by at least one reviewer ("best in Paris")

    Cons

    • Uncaring or unresponsive direct care staff
    • Understaffed shifts
    • Unprofessional staff behavior
    • Staff lack adequate patient-care training
    • Long delays responding to call button (reported up to 2.5 hours)
    • Apparent shortage of skilled nurses and nurse aides
    • Staff do not wear name tags
    • Staff allegedly silence or turn off call buttons rather than respond
    • Poor post‑surgery care
    • Pain medication not provided after surgery
    • Medication not replaced or not properly reported
    • Physician/doctor difficult or impossible to reach
    • Rehab-focused staff lacking experience with post-surgery medical needs
    • Some reviewers explicitly do not recommend the facility

    Summary review

    Overall impression: The reviews present a mixed but concerning picture with sharp contrasts. Several reviewers praise the therapy team, administrative staff, and the admission experience, with one reviewer calling it the "best in Paris." At the same time, multiple serious complaints describe inadequate clinical care, poor responsiveness, and staffing problems. The sentiment is polarized: strong positives around rehab/administration and troubling negatives around hands‑on nursing care and safety.

    Care quality and clinical issues: A recurring theme is substandard post‑surgical and medical care. Multiple reviewers reported poor or non‑existent post‑op management — including reports of no pain medication being administered after surgery and medication errors such as meds not being replaced or not being reported. Reviewers also reported difficulty reaching the attending physician. These reports indicate problems with medication management, physician communication, and the facility's capacity to manage acute post‑surgical needs. The reviews specifically call out that the staff appear to be more rehab‑focused and may lack the experience or training needed for more medically complex, post‑surgical patients.

    Staffing, responsiveness, and training: Several reviews describe the facility as understaffed and say direct care staff are unresponsive or uncaring. An alarming example cited a 2.5‑hour delay in response to a call button. Other concerns include a lack of skilled nurses or nurse aides, staff who do not wear name tags, and reports that staff sometimes simply turn off call buttons instead of addressing needs. These comments point to systemic staffing and supervision issues, inconsistent training, and potential safety risks for residents who require timely assistance or clinical monitoring.

    Administration, therapy, and admissions: In contrast to the clinical and staffing complaints, the facility's administration and therapy/rehab services receive positive remarks. Reviewers described the therapy team as "great," administration as "excellent," and noted a smooth admission process. These strengths suggest that certain departments run effectively and can provide quality rehabilitative services. The positive administrative feedback may indicate good organizational processes in nonclinical areas such as intake and therapy scheduling.

    Facilities, dining, activities, and other services: The provided reviews do not offer information about dining quality, recreational activities, cleanliness of the facility, or physical amenities. There is therefore insufficient information to assess these aspects.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The reviews indicate a pattern of variability — some teams (therapy, administration) perform well while bedside nursing and medical care appear inconsistent and problematic. This split suggests that the facility may operate well for short‑term rehab patients with limited medical complexity but may struggle to provide reliable post‑surgical or medically intensive care. Prospective residents and families should verify current staffing ratios, nurse licensure (RNs/LPNs), call‑button response protocols, medication administration and reconciliation procedures, and how often physicians are accessible. During a visit, ask to speak with nursing leadership, observe staff interactions on multiple shifts, and request documentation of any quality metrics or incident reports related to response times and medication errors.

    Bottom line: The facility has clear strengths in therapy and administrative processes, and some reviewers had very positive experiences. However, multiple serious and repeated complaints about unresponsive or untrained direct care staff, medication and post‑surgical management failures, and long call‑button response times are significant red flags. These concerns warrant careful, specific inquiries and on‑site evaluation before making placement decisions, especially for residents who need close medical supervision after surgery.

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    About Heritage Care Center

    Heritage Care Center, set in Paris, Texas, helps older adults with different needs, including assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and even independent living, plus home care if that's needed too, and you'll find that residents can pick from a variety of studio room layouts, some even with fridges and TVs, telephones, and kitchenettes; and folks talk about the rooms being comfortable and equipped with safety features, washers and dryers, and a sprinkler system for peace of mind. The property includes common areas with a fireplace, an aquarium, TV rooms, a game room, and spaces for socializing or relaxing, along with an activities room, a dining room, guest parking, cable TV, and Wi-Fi, and you'll see amenities like a salon/barbershop, fitness center, and storage rooms as well, so residents can stay active and clean. Housekeeping and laundry services come standard, and the dedicated laundry and dry cleaning team plus regular housekeeping help keep things tidy, while maintenance handles repairs when needed.

    The staff provides round-the-clock care, with a skilled nursing team and experienced therapists available, and the Heritage Care Center employs over 16 full-time therapy professionals who specialize in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, which comes in handy for people who need help after hospital stays, with wound care, or for folks needing daily health support, and the therapy programs aim to help with both recovery and keeping residents as self-reliant as possible. There's medication support, podiatry, bathing, toileting, dressing and grooming, walking and wheelchair assistance, and personal care assistants help with all of it, from the simple to the complex, including help with memory care, which is set up with environments that reduce confusion and discourage wandering. Nurses are always on site, so residents' health can be monitored closely, and a pharmacy, restorative care, specialized dietary programs, hospice care, and even long-term care insurance options ensure people are covered no matter their condition.

    Family involvement stands out, since guest and family services, family outreach, and education are on offer, and the administration guides people through admission smoothly. Reviews mention the staff as kind and loving, and the community as supportive, and there's a reputation for a great therapy team. Social, educational, and health programs fill the calendar, with activities like arts and crafts, games, exercise classes, social outings, and structured programs to keep residents active in body and mind while helping friendships grow among people living there.

    The center sits close to restaurants, doctor's offices, pharmacies, a hospital, worship places, a theater, and transportation options, so getting out for errands or visits is easy enough, and Heritage Care Center provides its own transportation for residents who need a ride. Dining services focus on nutritious meals made with quality ingredients, aiming for both taste and health, and every resident gets a tailored care plan that can adjust as needs change, with the support aimed at treating each person with respect and dignity at every stage. As part of the Legend HealthCare group, Heritage Care Center keeps its facilities well maintained, with a focus on patient comfort, and uses the My Caring Plan scoring system to track satisfaction, with a recent average rating around 3.7 out of 10, though a few families give them high marks, averaging 4.5 out of 5 across 3 key reviews. Tours can be arranged for those who want a closer look, and options for all levels of care are available, whether someone needs short-term rehab or ongoing nursing home services.

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