Dream Home Assisted Living

    5312 Morning Dove Ln, Charleston, WV, 25313
    3.6 · 15 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Small, caring staff but unsafe

    My experience was mixed. The place is small, clean and home-like with excellent food, caring nurses, friendly staff and good value that gave our family peace of mind at times. But care was inconsistent - I witnessed rude/abusive staff, missed bathing/dressing and infrequent checks, late or mishandled meds by underqualified daytime workers, privacy/staffing safety concerns, and an injury that resulted in an ER visit and poor treatment afterward. Visit in person and watch staffing closely; some residents are very well cared for, others are not.

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    Amenities

    3.60 · 15 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      2.7
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      4.8
    • Amenities

      3.6
    • Value

      3.5

    Pros

    • Caring and friendly staff
    • Nurse on duty and medication management (in many reviews)
    • Timely medication administration (reported by several families)
    • Good diabetes management through diet
    • Clean facility
    • Daily laundry service
    • Excellent/good meals
    • Home-like, family atmosphere
    • Smaller, more intimate community
    • Individualized activities
    • Good value/affordable cost for some families
    • Residents appear well cared for in multiple reports
    • Families recommend and feel peace of mind

    Cons

    • High entry fee
    • Late or absent medication administration (in some reports)
    • Unqualified or underage daytime staff
    • Injury requiring ER visit reported
    • Rude, disrespectful, or abusive staff (including RN reported)
    • Lack of bathing/dressing assistance or personal care neglect
    • Patients left alone in bed or infrequent checks
    • Surveillance concerns (cameras and possible audio monitoring)
    • Deceptive appearance or mismatch between presentation and care
    • Inconsistent quality of care across shifts or residents
    • Mocking or humiliating treatment of residents
    • Poor communication or rude treatment of family members

    Summary review

    The reviews for Dream Home Assisted Living are strongly mixed, showing a clear division between multiple positive experiences and several serious negative reports. A substantial number of families praise the facility for its caring, friendly staff, a home-like and small-community atmosphere, clean environment, good meals, daily laundry, and individualized activities. These reviewers commonly note that nurses manage medications effectively, diabetes is handled appropriately through dietary measures, and families feel peace of mind and recommend the home. Many comments emphasize a loving, family-oriented culture where residents are comfortable and well cared for.

    Contrasting sharply with the positive reports, several reviews raise significant safety and quality concerns. The most severe complaints involve late or absent medication administration — in one instance tied to an injury and an ER visit — and claims that daytime staff are unqualified or even underage. Multiple reviewers described rude, disrespectful, or abusive behavior by staff, including an RN accused of abusive conduct. There are also repeated claims of neglectful hygiene care (no bathing or dressing assistance), residents being left in bed without frequent checks, and instances of mockery or humiliating treatment. These issues suggest inconsistent standards and potentially unsafe staffing or supervision practices at certain times or with certain personnel.

    Staff and management emerge as the central themes of variability. Many reviewers explicitly praise specific employees and the presence of an on-duty nurse who acts as an advocate, crediting those staff members with timely meds and good clinical oversight. Conversely, other reviewers emphasize problems with daytime workers, alleging inadequate training, poor attitudes, and unsafe practices. The pattern suggests variability by shift or personnel: some residents benefit from attentive, professional care, while others have experienced lapses that materially affected health and dignity. Several families also reported negative interactions with staff when raising concerns, pointing to issues with communication and responsiveness by management.

    Facility and service attributes receive mostly positive remarks but are not uniformly so. Multiple reviews highlight cleanliness, home-like décor, good meals, and the convenience of laundry and small-community living. These factors contribute to the many recommendations and expressions of satisfaction. However, a subset of reviews asserted a deceptive appearance — that the facility looks good but that care quality does not match the presentation. Additionally, at least one review raised surveillance concerns (cameras and possible audio), which could create privacy discomfort for some families and residents.

    Overall, the reviews paint a polarized picture: Dream Home Assisted Living can provide a warm, clean, and attentive environment where nurses manage medications well and families feel reassured, but there are noteworthy and potentially serious reports of inconsistent care, medication administration failures, unqualified staffing, disrespectful or abusive behavior, and lapses in basic personal care. That variability—rather than uniformly poor or uniformly excellent performance—is the most consistent pattern. Prospective families should weigh both the positive testimonials and the negative incidents, ask specific questions about staffing qualifications and shifts, medication administration protocols, incident history, privacy/surveillance policies, and oversight procedures before deciding. Visiting multiple times across different shifts and speaking directly with the on-duty nurse and management about these specific concerns would help verify which aspects are consistent at this facility.

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    About Dream Home Assisted Living

    Dream Home Assisted Living sits in an elegant two-story building with both one-bedroom and semi-private room options, so some folks can really keep to their own space if that's what suits them best, and some can share if they want the company, with rooms that come furnished, a full-sized bed, furniture, a refrigerator, a phone for calls anywhere in the US, a TV, and cable set up to make things easy, which means new residents really just need to bring their luggage and settle in. The place offers independent living, residential care home choices, assisted living, and memory care, so seniors get services that fit their needs, including support for people with dementia and those who need help with daily life tasks, such as bathing, dressing, taking medicines, and moving around, and they've got 24-hour supervision and emergency alert systems for added peace of mind, with extra care available for folks with diabetes, incontinence, or who can't walk on their own. Residents here eat scheduled meals in the dining room or can choose all-day dining, with food that fits special dietary needs for diabetes, allergies, vegetarian, and even low-salt or no-sugar diets, and they let guests come for meals as well, plus there's both community-sponsored activities, things like movie nights, strolls on the walking paths, or time in the community garden, and they keep transportation and parking available for trips out to nearby stores, pharmacies, or places like McDonald's or Tim Hortons, which are right around the corner. Pets are welcome, so people can keep a furry companion, and everyone gets cleaning and laundry services, high-speed internet, and options for scheduled recreation and fitness. The building itself's wheelchair accessible, and the community's small and close-knit, so residents find it easier to connect, and the staff work to keep the place safe and homelike, with programs and support that change with each person's needs. Language services include English, which helps everyone understand each other, and you can see what others think by looking at the reviews and the 3.5-star rating, plus there are awards for the care, which recognizes their goodness in assisted living and memory care, and many folks say the place feels helpful, joyful, and kind, truly looking after each resident's well-being and social needs with dignity and respect. Dream Home Assisted Living keeps a private website with more details, along with reviews from residents and families, and if someone's looking for help finding the right living situation, they offer a no-charge service to guide families through their options, help list places that fit special needs, and answer questions about prices and what's available, which can bring some relief when choosing care. The community scores about 5.5 out of 10 for livability based on safety, reviews, and services, so people get a real sense of what life can be like here-never perfect, but always aiming to be comfortable, steady, and supportive.

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