Homestead of Sherman

    1000 E Sara Swamy Dr, Sherman, TX 75090
    • 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

    3.63·(88)

    Overall rating

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

      3.3
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      1.6
    • Amenities

      3.4
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy program
    • Caring, compassionate long‑tenured staff
    • Recent facility remodel with updated furnishings
    • Engaging wellness and activities program
    • Welcoming reception and streamlined check‑in
    • Helpful business office and insurance-navigation assistance
    • Warm, home‑like atmosphere in many units
    • Attentive front‑desk and lobby interactions
    • Staff who know residents by name and provide personalized attention
    • Clean, well‑maintained public areas reported during some visits

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels, especially evenings and weekends
    • Variable sanitation and housekeeping practices
    • Gaps in infection-control and pest‑control management
    • Delays and inconsistencies in medication administration and pain control
    • Poor responsiveness to call bells and clinical emergencies
    • Crowded double‑occupancy rooms and limited resident privacy
    • Unreliable dining service (temperature, cleanliness, and crowding)
    • High staff turnover and low frontline morale
    • Weak communication and coordination with families and among departments
    • Inadequate staff orientation and uneven training practices
    • Maintenance and infrastructure deterioration in some areas
    • Inconsistent personal‑care routines (bathing, turning, linen changes)
    • Admissions and insurance coordination gaps

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewer feedback for this facility is polarized, with clear strengths alongside recurrent operational weaknesses. The rehabilitation and therapy services are consistently cited as a strong point: families and clinicians praise the therapy department’s outcomes and responsiveness. Several comments also highlight caring, long‑tenured caregivers and a warm, home‑like atmosphere on many units, and the facility’s recent remodeling and updated furnishings are frequently noted as positive environmental changes.

    Care quality appears uneven. While some families describe dignified, attentive care and staff who know residents by name, others report delays in medication administration, gaps in pain management, and inconsistent adherence to personal‑care schedules such as bathing and repositioning. There are multiple accounts of poor responsiveness to call bells and slow emergency escalation, with a few serious clinical concerns and complaints filed; these suggest gaps in clinical incident response and family communication that warrant attention.

    Staffing and staff conduct emerge as central drivers of the variability in experience. Positive reports describe compassionate, helpful staff and efficient front‑desk interactions, but many reviews describe understaffing (notably on weekends and evenings), frequent assignment changes, low morale, and unprofessional behaviors that affect continuity of care. Orientation and training inconsistencies are also noted, which may contribute to variable skill levels among aides and nurses.

    Dining and housekeeping are another area of mixed feedback. The activities and wellness program receive favorable mention for resident engagement, but dining service is criticized for inconsistent food temperature and crowded assisted‑dining arrangements. Cleanliness assessments diverge: some visitors report clean, well‑maintained common areas and efficient custodial crews, while others note sanitation concerns in resident rooms, bathrooms, and dining spaces and concerns related to pest control and maintenance in specific units.

    Management and communication show a split pattern as well. Several families praise helpful business‑office staff and assistance with insurance coordination, and some issues have reportedly been addressed when raised. However, a substantial number of comments describe weak administrative responsiveness, confusion around insurance and admissions, and inconsistent follow‑through on complaints. Maintenance needs (older finishes in some areas, wallpaper issues) and occasional missing personal items are additional operational concerns.

    Overall, the facility demonstrates meaningful strengths—notably therapy services, an improving physical environment, and many committed caregivers—but the consistency of those strengths is uneven. Patterns in the reviews point to operational priorities: stabilizing staffing (especially weekends/evenings), standardizing training and orientation, improving clinical responsiveness and medication processes, and tightening housekeeping, dining, and maintenance protocols. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s therapy and activity offerings and recent renovations against the reported variability in day‑to‑day care, and consider direct questions about staffing patterns, emergency response protocols, medication administration procedures, and room configurations during tours and admissions discussions.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
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    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Homestead of Sherman is located at 1000 E Sara Swamy Dr, Sherman, TX, 75090.

    About Homestead of Sherman

    Homestead of Sherman sits over at 1000 E Sara Swamy Dr in Sherman, TX, and offers just about every care option you might think of for seniors, so folks find assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, independent living, and even in-home help all on one campus, and there are thoughtful programs like the LifeWorks senior wellness program, plus specialized services for rehab and skilled nursing alongside daily physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy, all run by trained professionals, while anybody needing special medical help like TPN, IV therapy, oxygen, wound care, or even hospice finds that support here, and there's always lab and radiology right on-site in case a doctor or nurse needs them fast. Residents who need help with daily living get bathing, grooming, walking or wheelchair help, medication management, dressing and grooming, and nurses keep a close eye on health with regular checks and wellness assessments, and there's always someone to help with toileting, laundry, housekeeping, and meals-including the "Dining-Your-Way" program, which lets folks pick what sounds good to eat and when.

    People like that the staff care for seniors with Alzheimer's and other memory disorders using therapies that help reduce confusion and keep folks from wandering off, and the whole place offers many ways to stay busy, like arts and crafts, group fitness, gardening, nature walks, daily activities, trips around town, family gatherings, church services, and social programs, and animal lovers are happy because cats and dogs can come, too, while the pet-friendly policy gives a little more comfort. The Homestead Of Sherman has a game room, wi-fi, cable TV, hair salon, rooms with kitchens or kitchenettes, washers and dryers, fitness center, salon/barbershop, guest parking, and plenty of safety and handicap features, which makes daily life easier. There's plenty of transport for appointments, errands or dialysis trips, so families don't have to worry about how they'll get to places.

    For folks needing short-term help, such as after a surgery, there's respite care and post-surgical stabilization, and people wanting to get stronger before heading home after rehab can use the restorative nursing care, e-stimulation and vital stimulation therapies, access consultant pharmacists or get a helping hand from social workers or counselors. The place gives plenty of info on pricing, community details, verified feedback from residents and families, access to senior living advisors to help find the right kind of care, and long-term care insurance options. People have said the Homestead of Sherman feels warm and puts energy into making everyone feel welcome, with staff who get involved with local events and keep the environment friendly. Being part of the Homestead brand and StoneGate Senior Care group helps, since this group runs several similar places across Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, and has a reputation for solid, compassionate care.

    People often ask...

    Homestead of Sherman offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1000 E Sara Swamy Dr, Sherman, TX 75090.

    No, Homestead of Sherman 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 number001cv00000RqVQsAAN
    StatusActive
    Facility typeNursing Facility (snf/nf)
    License classLicensed
    Capacity132 residents
    LicenseeFannin County Hospital Authority
    Care servedSnf/nf
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    Inspection Reports

    3

    Reports

    26

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    0

    Years

    22 Oct 2026Inspection
    Cited a deficiency for failing to provide residents with care and services related to activities of daily living.
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    06 Aug 2026Life Safety
    Found fire safety deficiencies: the fire alarm was not activated when sprinklers discharged and shutoff conditions were not reported, and fire alarm components were not maintained per NFPA.
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    05 Aug 2026Inspection
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