The Laurels of Willow Creek

    11611 Robious Rd, Midlothian, VA, 23113
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    4.0

    Caring therapists but inconsistent staffing

    I had a largely positive rehab stay: staff were warm and compassionate, the PT/OT team was exceptional and helped me regain mobility, and my private room and the facility felt clean and home-like with good activities. Admissions and discharge were smooth and many nurses/CNAs went above and beyond. That said, staffing is inconsistent - call-bell response, medication timing, wound/incontinence care and management communication were sometimes problematic, and meal quality was hit-or-miss. I recommend this facility for focused rehab and caring therapists, but go in aware of occasional safety, staffing and communication lapses.

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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

    4.17 · 416 reviews

    Overall rating

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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      1.6

    Pros

    • Excellent physical and occupational therapy/rehab services
    • Compassionate, kind and skilled therapists (named staff often praised)
    • Strong admissions team and seamless intake/transition experience
    • Many individual nurses and CNAs praised for attentive care
    • Clean, well-maintained and bright facility in many reports
    • Well-equipped rehabilitation gym and full-day therapy options
    • Effective coordination of discharge and DME arrangements (often)
    • Engaged, creative and well-staffed activities program
    • Weekend activities and staffed activities room
    • Private/spacious rooms and comfortable suites available
    • Supportive social work and case management assistance
    • Welcoming front-desk and administrative staff frequently called out by name
    • Good communication and daily progress updates in many cases
    • Food praised by numerous reviewers for variety and taste
    • Person-centered, recovery-focused care reported by many families
    • Accessible location near hospitals (convenient for transitions)
    • Family-friendly atmosphere and openness to visitors
    • Staff willingness to accommodate dietary and therapy preferences
    • Strong teamwork and interdepartmental collaboration cited
    • Positive send-offs and staff going above-and-beyond anecdotes

    Cons

    • Understaffing, especially nursing/CNA shortages and overnight gaps
    • Inconsistent quality of nursing and CNA care across shifts
    • Frequent delays or omissions of medications (including pain meds and insulin)
    • Poor incontinence care (urine-soaked diapers, left soiled for hours)
    • Inadequate wound care and slow/insufficient wound management
    • Slow or unanswered call bells and long response times
    • Cleanliness issues in some reports (urine/feces smells, soiled bedding)
    • Moldy or worn-out mattresses and bed quality problems
    • Questionable cleaning/disinfection practices and hygiene lapses
    • Safety concerns: falls, wandering patients, lack of supervision
    • Administration and management perceived as unresponsive or dismissive
    • Inconsistent assessment by NP/physician and delayed provider visits
    • Discharge coordination failures and equipment delivery delays
    • Roommate assignment and double-occupancy conflicts
    • Food quality/presentation criticized by many reviewers
    • Medication/clinical documentation inconsistencies (temps, meds)
    • Occasional unsanitary items or prior patient supplies left in rooms
    • Billing issues and alleged unethical invoice practices
    • Allegations of neglect, abuse, and serious clinical deterioration in some cases
    • Variability in staff responsiveness between weekends, nights, and weekdays
    • Poor catheter and urine hygiene management reported
    • Communication failures with families and lack of follow-up
    • ADA/communication accommodation failures (ASL interpreter not provided)
    • Instances of misdiagnosis or inadequate clinical testing
    • Inconsistent activity invitations and social engagement for some residents

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is highly mixed, with strong and repeated praise for the therapy/rehabilitation program and many individual staff members, coupled with recurring and serious concerns about nursing care, staffing levels, clinical safety, hygiene, and management responsiveness. The dominant positive thread concerns the rehabilitation experience: reviewers consistently highlight excellent physical, occupational, and speech therapy teams, a well-equipped gym, full-day therapy options, and therapists who are described as skilled, creative, and outcome-focused. Many families attribute major functional improvements and successful returns home to the therapy staff. Admissions and front-office staff (several people named repeatedly) also receive considerable praise for helpfulness, smooth transitions, coordination with hospitals, and family communication during the intake process.

    However, layered beneath those positives are numerous and significant clinical and operational problems that recur across multiple reviews. The most frequent negative themes are understaffing (especially of RNs and CNAs), inconsistent or poor bedside nursing care, delayed or missed medications (including pain meds and insulin), and inadequate incontinence and wound management. Several reviewers describe residents left in soiled linens or diapers for extended periods, urine-soaked bedding, moldy or badly worn mattresses, and explicit instances of skin breakdown or worsening wounds that raise concerns about basic nursing surveillance and care standards. Call bells not being answered promptly or at all is another frequently reported safety and dignity issue. These lapses are sometimes paired with allegations of infections (UTIs, MRSA), dehydration, mismanaged diabetes, and falls — including reports of serious injury — which cumulatively point to failures in supervision, documentation, and clinical follow-up in at least some units or shifts.

    Cleanliness and facility maintenance reports are mixed: many reviewers describe an immaculate, bright, and well-maintained environment with no odors, while a sizeable minority report soiled rooms, persistent urine/feces smells in halls, insect/spider sightings, and contaminated or moldy mattresses. This split suggests variability by unit, shift, or time period. Dining also elicits polarized opinions: multiple reviewers praise plentiful, appetizing meals and an attentive dietary team, while others criticize poor taste, presentation, lack of fresh produce, high-sugar/high-carb options, and unsanitary meal conditions. Activities programming is mostly a strength — reviewers frequently note a robust, welcoming activities calendar, weekend staffing for activities, and a socially engaging environment — but some families say their loved ones were not encouraged or invited to participate as much as expected.

    Management and administration appear as another polarizing dimension. Many reviewers commend specific administrators and unit managers for being responsive, supportive, and fair, with repeated positive mentions of named staff who helped families navigate insurance, discharge planning, and clinical needs. Conversely, a significant number of reviews characterize administration as dismissive, slow to act, or unresponsive to clinical complaints and family concerns. Several reviewers recommended regulatory review or ombudsman involvement, citing unresolved clinical issues, billing disputes, or perceived unsafe practices. Discharge coordination and DME delivery are highlighted as successful in many accounts, but there are also troubling reports of promised equipment not ordered or delivered, last-minute out-of-pocket expenses, and poor follow-through on home care instructions.

    Pattern-wise, the data show a facility with pockets of excellence — especially in therapy, admissions, and among particular nurses, CNAs, or administrators — alongside inconsistent or deficient performance in core nursing, hygiene, and supervision that can lead to serious adverse outcomes for some residents. Night and weekend staffing variability, plus differences between individual staff members and shifts, appear to drive much of that inconsistency. For prospective residents and families, the most consistent advice emerging from the reviews is to: (1) vet wound and incontinence care processes and ask specifically about nurse-to-resident ratios, (2) confirm NP/physician coverage and their involvement at admission and during the first days of stay, (3) confirm discharge equipment ordering processes in writing, and (4) advocate actively or arrange regular visits during evenings and weekends when staffing problems are often reported. Management would likely benefit from addressing staffing levels (especially nights/overnight and CNAs), improving wound and incontinence protocols and training, standardizing call-bell responsiveness, and strengthening communication and follow-up with families to reconcile the facility’s strong rehabilitation strengths with the serious nursing-care gaps highlighted by many reviewers.

    Location

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    About The Laurels of Willow Creek

    The Laurels of Willow Creek sits in Midlothian, VA, and serves as a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center offering assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, independent living, and continuing care retirement community services, and this place's quite set up for those needing short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay or folks who're moving in for long-term care, so they've got personalized care plans made with doctors to fit each person's needs, whether that's help with daily things like bathing and dressing or more involved medical and therapy help, and there's always some kind of nurse or care staff on hand every hour of every day, with admissions open around the clock, and they offer both short-term and long-term skilled nursing services, so if you're needing physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy, they'll have you covered up to six days a week, and there's even a physiatrist-a doctor who specializes in physical medicine-on the team working with the therapists.

    The community has 120 licensed beds and can provide private bedrooms with private bathrooms, along with a semi-private room option, which runs about $180 a day for semi-private and $200 a day for private, and you'll find inviting spaces, modern amenities, and quiet spots for relaxing or social spaces for gathering, and they try to make the environment home-like so it doesn't feel cold or impersonal. The staff, who are known to be highly qualified and compassionate, focus on personalized support and delivering quality services-but they also seem to care about making people smile or feel at home, and they don't forget the need for simple things like good food either, since three meals are served daily and people say it tastes good, and the dining is restaurant-style.

    Amenities here include a residents lounge, beauty salon, card and game rooms, social outings, and a housekeeping service, and there's parking and complimentary transportation if you need to get somewhere; lots of activities take place each day to encourage involvement. The facility welcomes folks with Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, or private funds, and the care covers everything from memory care and hospice to respite stays and sub-acute care. They're part of the Laurel Healthcare Company, and the administrator's name is Ms. Stacie Shive, and if anyone needs directions or more detailed facility information, it's always updated on their website. The Laurels of Willow Creek works to help each person regain independence and find comfort, no matter how long they're staying, and tries to make that transition from hospital to home easier, and you'll find the building's always ready to admit new residents at any hour of the day or night.

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