Holbrook Healthcare Center

    183 Holbrook Rd, Buckhannon, WV, 26201
    2.7 · 9 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Neglectful filthy poorly managed facility

    I put my mother in this facility after years of independent care and it was a nightmare. The building is old, smells awful, and staff were mostly cold, unprofessional, and poorly managed - sloppy therapy, too many meds, hygiene lapses (nurses resisted using disinfectant wipes) and I worried she was being sedated into "comfort" care and at risk of death. She returned wheelchair-bound and diapered; staff sometimes shut doors when she cried. A few people were kind and her final days were pain-free, but overall the place should be closed - we escaped with my daughter's help and moved her to an excellent home.

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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

    2.67 · 9 reviews

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      2.0
    • Staff

      2.5
    • Meals

      2.7
    • Amenities

      1.5
    • Value

      2.7

    Pros

    • Some staff provided compassionate or good care
    • Staff were friendly at times
    • Some residents received adequate, pain-free end-of-life care
    • On-site home/independent living continuity mentioned for some residents

    Cons

    • Old, dilapidated and outdated building
    • Persistent foul odors described as a "smell of death"
    • Overall poor quality of care and instances of neglect
    • Physical/occupational therapy described as unprofessional and ineffective
    • Residents returned in worse condition (wheelchair-bound, left in diapers)
    • Overmedication and concerns about inappropriate comfort‑care drugging
    • Staff sometimes ignored residents (e.g., shutting doors when someone hollered)
    • Hygiene and infection‑control lapses (staff resisted using disinfectant wipes)
    • Management and administration problems
    • Cold or inconsistent staff behavior
    • Unprofessional dress code among staff
    • Rude or problematic fellow residents
    • Forced discharge of residents (kicked out after months)
    • Serious safety and emotional trauma reported by family members

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is predominantly negative, with multiple reviewers describing serious concerns about the facility environment, care quality, staffing, and management. While there are isolated positive remarks—several reviewers acknowledged that a few staff members were caring or that some residents experienced pain-free, acceptable end-of-life care—those positives appear sporadic and do not offset numerous reports of neglect, unprofessionalism, and an outdated, malodorous facility.

    Facility condition and environment are recurring problems. Reviewers repeatedly describe an old, dilapidated, and outdated building with pervasive, unpleasant odors—one reviewer explicitly characterized the smell as a "smell of death." Such descriptions point to ongoing maintenance and sanitation issues that negatively affect resident comfort and family impressions. The physical environment, together with reports of poor hygiene practices, contributes significantly to the negative overall impression.

    Care quality is a central concern in these summaries. Multiple accounts describe residents being returned in worse condition (for example, a mother becoming wheelchair-bound and left in diapers after a stay) and express fears that care practices placed residents at risk. There are explicit allegations of neglect—staff sometimes shutting doors when residents called out—and reports of traumatic outcomes (a family member described feeling haunted by the experience and believing there was a risk of death). Conversely, a small number of reviewers noted that a few staff provided good care, indicating inconsistent standards of care across shifts or individual caregivers.

    Therapy services and clinical professionalism are also criticized. Physical therapy is described by reviewers as "a joke" and generally unprofessional, and therapy staff behavior and dress code were called out as unprofessional. Several reviewers were alarmed by medication practices, citing overmedication and suggesting that comfort-care drugs may have been used inappropriately. One reviewer specifically reported a nurse resisting basic infection‑control actions, like using a disinfectant wipe on a patient, highlighting concerning lapses in clinical practice and attention to infection prevention.

    Staffing and management issues emerge repeatedly. Reports describe staff as cold and inconsistent—friendly at times but otherwise indifferent or unprofessional—and reviewers explicitly call out management problems. These governance issues appear to manifest in poor oversight, inconsistent care standards, and troubling resident outcomes such as forced discharges (one reviewer noted their relative was "kicked out after 8 months"). The combination of administrative failures and frontline lapses contributes to family distrust and fear for resident safety.

    Social environment and resident interactions were mentioned less frequently but are nonetheless problematic in the reviews: some residents were described as rude, which can affect the overall community climate. There is little detailed comment on dining, activities, or rehabilitation programming beyond the negative remarks about therapy and the absence of consistent, effective programming in the reviews provided.

    In sum, the reviews paint a picture of a facility with significant, systemic issues: poor building condition and sanitation, inconsistent and sometimes neglectful caregiving, unprofessional therapy services, medication and end-of-life care concerns, and management/oversight failures. Although a few staff members appear to provide good and compassionate care and some residents experienced acceptable final days, those positives are inconsistent and overshadowed by repeated reports of safety, hygiene, and quality problems. Families considering this facility should weigh these recurring, serious complaints heavily and seek direct, specific assurances about maintenance, infection control, staffing ratios, clinical protocols, and discharge policies before making placement decisions.

    Location

    Map showing location of Holbrook Healthcare Center

    About Holbrook Healthcare Center

    Holbrook Healthcare Center sits over on Holbrook Road in Buckhannon, WV and holds up to 120 certified beds, where people get both short-term and long-term care, whether they're recovering from a surgery or settling in for longer stays, and you'll find a team here working with folks on things like physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy every single day, and there's a pretty steady group of healthcare professionals including rehabilitation specialists and therapists helping with stroke recovery, wound care, and even more specialized support like cardiac management or pulmonary management, so there's a lot made about really focusing all care to fit what the individual needs as they recover or just try to live more comfortably day to day, and the place offers private and semi-private rooms with their own restrooms, heating, and air conditioning, which a lot of people appreciate since it helps keep things comfortable and a bit more personal. Folks who stay here tend to have their care plans tailored to what helps them best, whether that's for neurorehabilitation, post-surgical needs, or even ongoing long-term help like Alzheimer's and dementia care, with hospice and palliative programs available too for those who need that extra bit of support. The place has really built its name around offering its services with a compassionate, community-minded approach, keeping focused on emotional and physical well-being, and you'll see that in things like organized games of bingo or community meals and social events, which do make it feel a bit more like home for many residents. The staff works hard to create a safe environment with set policies against abuse, neglect, or theft, and though inspection reports have shown some deficiencies, including those related to infection control, the center continues to be known regionally for its patient-centered care and low staff turnover compared to state averages, which says something about how people are treated here. It's a for-profit, limited liability company, so decisions are weighed with business needs in mind, and management's been run by Richard Odenthal under Health Care Facility Management, LLC since late 2019, and there's always a focus on trying to balance good care with efficiency. With equipment around for therapy and patient use, dining rooms for gathering, and regular activities to help everyone feel included, Holbrook Healthcare Center provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and senior living all in one spot, making it a useful option for people needing a mix of both medical and social support as they age or recover.

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