Hopewell Healthcare

    201 Eppes St, Hopewell, VA, 23860
    2.7 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Regretted move; staff neglect, mistreatment

    I moved my mother here and regret it. The building is clean, but staff were often unresponsive and rude, missed medications, neglected dementia and hygiene needs, left her alone with a risky roommate, and mishandled wound/MRSA care (hospice filed a report); caregivers even threatened to call 911. Communication, protocol, and investigations failed-I cannot recommend this facility.

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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

    2.71 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.7
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Friendly and extremely friendly staff reported by multiple reviewers
    • Attentive and helpful caregivers willing to go the extra mile
    • Professional nurses and dignified care during intimate tasks
    • Good physical therapy program
    • Good nutrition program and generally good food
    • Organized activities (when available) and supportive social staff
    • Clean facility noted by several reviewers
    • Medicare and Medicaid acceptance
    • Convenient location near hospital and river view
    • New facility appearance

    Cons

    • Poor staff responsiveness and rude communication
    • Staff hang up on family inquiries and ignore calls
    • Medications forgotten or not administered
    • Inadequate dementia care and lack of appropriate supervision
    • Hygiene failures including incontinence not addressed and soiling
    • Food left on tray and residents not helped to eat
    • Wound care negligence including MRSA infection and amputation
    • Mismanagement and failure to follow protocols
    • Threatening or inappropriate caregiver communication including threats to call 911
    • Patients left alone in rooms with roommate safety concerns
    • Facility imposed isolation and limited socialization/activities
    • Not providing required Level II/III care to some residents
    • Investigations unresolved and reports filed by hospice
    • Potential regulatory risk or shutdown reported
    • Occasional short staffing and noisy equipment (laundry carts)
    • Limited initial tour and separation period for new residents
    • EMS jurisdiction limits post-acute/hospital transfer options

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment from these review summaries is mixed but leans toward concern because several reviewers document serious quality-of-care failures alongside multiple reports of compassionate, professional staff. Positive comments emphasize the facilitys new appearance, convenient location, good physical therapy and nutrition programs, friendly and supportive employees, and acceptance of Medicare and Medicaid. However, an important and recurring pattern is inconsistency: some families praise staff and organized activities, while others report neglect serious enough to involve hospice and regulatory complaints.

    Care quality is a central, polarized theme. On the positive side there are multiple mentions of professional nursing care, dignified assistance with intimate tasks, and effective rehabilitation services. Conversely, there are repeated, specific allegations of missed medications, lack of dementia-appropriate supervision, poor hygiene management (residents left in urine or feces), and instances where food remained on trays and residents were not helped to eat. The most serious clinical concerns include reports of wound care negligence that allegedly resulted in MRSA infection and subsequent amputation, and hospice filing formal complaints. These accounts suggest systemic clinical management problems for certain residents and clinical scenarios.

    Staff behavior and communication are described in both glowing and troubling terms. Many reviewers call staff extremely friendly, accommodating, and willing to go the extra mile, and they highlight positive care-plan meetings and supportive interactions. At the same time, several reviews report rude communication, staff who hang up on family members, unresponsiveness to calls, and even caregivers making threatening remarks about calling 911. This inconsistency points to variable staff performance, potential training or management gaps, and episodes where frontline interactions break down.

    Facility operations, environment, and policies are another mixed area. The facility is described as new, clean, and conveniently located with a river view. Yet reviewers also note problems: loud laundry carts with hard wheels that disturb residents, occasional short staffing, and cleanliness lapses in specific rooms. COVID-era visitation restrictions and an initial separation or isolation period limited tours and reduced socialization; some residents were confined to rooms with meals delivered, exacerbating loneliness and reducing access to activities. Several reviewers say that organized activities and social programming exist but were curtailed by isolation policies or were inconsistent across units.

    Regulatory, management, and service-level issues appear repeatedly. There are claims that required Level II/III care was not provided, investigations into incidents remained unresolved, and hospice personnel had to file reports. One review explicitly mentions a potential shutdown risk. Practical limitations such as EMS jurisdiction restricting hospital transfer options and the facility operating as a Medicare/Medicaid-dependent convalescent home were also noted. These administrative and logistical constraints can complicate clinical escalation and family decision-making.

    Dining and rehabilitation are generally viewed positively when services are delivered: reviewers report good food, a solid nutrition program, and effective physical therapy. However, the positive experience is undermined for some families by instances when meals were left untouched and no assistance was given, and by broader issues of being kept in rooms with little opportunity for communal dining or activities during isolation.

    In sum, the reviews depict a facility with real strengths in staff compassion, therapy, and basic amenities, but also recurring and sometimes severe failures in clinical oversight, communication, hygiene, and consistency of care. The most significant red flags are missed medications, inadequate dementia care, wound-care negligence with severe outcomes, unresolved investigations, and erratic responsiveness from staff. The information suggests wide variability in resident experiences, indicating that outcomes may depend heavily on unit staffing, individual caregivers, and management responsiveness. Families considering this facility should weigh the positive reports of staff and programs against the documented instances of neglect and escalation failures, and should seek clarity from management about protocols for medications, wound care, dementia services, staffing levels, and incident reporting and resolution.

    Location

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    About Hopewell Healthcare

    Hopewell Healthcare sits in the River View area and offers a mix of services, including assisted living and convalescent care, along with rehabilitation, memory care, and respite care for those who need a short-term stay or a longer recovery. The facility has two locations: one with 34 beds and another with 90 beds, for a total of 124 licensed beds as of 2023, and staff made up of about 100 full-time employees. Patients stay in private or semi-private rooms with private bathrooms, and those needing special diets have access to a fine dining program that provides meals designed by dietitians. Daily room rates run $430 for private rooms and $395 for semi-private rooms.

    Hopewell Healthcare focuses on person-centered care and takes time to make sure patients are comfortable, with skilled nursing, therapy, and personal care services available. The campus includes River View on the Appomattox Health & Rehab Center, and staff work to make a welcoming space for patients and families. There's a focus on care for the long term, with nursing, palliative care, physical therapy, and help aimed at recovery and returning people safely home if possible. Hopewell Healthcare is part of a larger network across Virginia and maintains partnerships with local hospitals and trauma centers, while working on things like care quality, pricing transparency, and service excellence programs. The facility has earned recognition in the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards program, aiming to improve lives for seniors and bring support to families in their own homes. Staff provide services to the River View area and surrounding communities as both a health and rehab center and an active partner in local outreach.

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