Care Partners Assisted Living - Appleton

    5101 N. French Road, Appleton, WI, 54913
    1.6 · 5 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Understaffed, unclean, unsafe dementia care

    I placed my parent here for a short stay. The building is beautiful and activities (bingo, painting) are enjoyable when available, but the facility is severely understaffed with constant management and staff turnover. Basic care was often missed - diapers and bedding not changed, my parent went days without a shower, medication errors occurred and there was even vomiting in bed. Staff were rude, distracted (on phones, vaping), and not trained for dementia; furniture and floors were dirty and food is inconsistent. Not suitable for dementia care - get a care-suitability assessment first.

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    1.60 · 5 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.3
    • Staff

      1.8
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Engaging activities available
    • Bingo games with nice prizes
    • Enjoyable painting projects
    • Some staff described as nice
    • Family member satisfied/happy
    • Beautiful, nice and spacious facility
    • Activities offered and varied
    • Cleanliness reported as good by at least one reviewer
    • Suitable for short stays
    • Care suitability assessment recommended

    Cons

    • Dirty furniture (very soiled armchairs)
    • Floors not swept
    • Tables smeared with food
    • Bedding not changed for days
    • Residents not showered for extended periods (e.g., eight days)
    • Diapers not changed daily
    • Vomiting in bed and not promptly addressed
    • Medication errors
    • Food quality inconsistent
    • Staff on phones during care
    • Vaping inside the building
    • Severely understaffed
    • Frequent staff turnover
    • Staff not trained for dementia care
    • Basic daily needs not consistently met
    • Staff mistreatment and dismissive behavior
    • Rude care staff
    • Poor management and frequent managerial changes
    • Overall poor quality of care reported by multiple reviewers

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is mixed but leans strongly toward serious operational and care-quality concerns despite positive notes about the facility's appearance and some programming. The building itself is consistently described as attractive, spacious, and with engaging activities when they are provided. Specific activities called out as positive include bingo (with appealing prizes) and painting projects, and at least one family member reported satisfaction. A few reviewers noted that staff can be nice and that the environment may be suitable for short stays; one reviewer also recommended a care suitability assessment, implying there may be appropriate uses of the community for some residents.

    However, multiple reviews raise significant red flags about direct care and daily living support. There are repeated reports that basic personal care is being missed: residents not showered for long stretches (one report of eight days), diapers not changed daily, bedding left unchanged for multiple days, and incidents of vomiting in bed. Medication errors were specifically mentioned. Together these items indicate lapses in routine personal care, hygiene, and medication management that can directly impact resident safety and dignity.

    Hygiene and housekeeping concerns are prevalent as well and stand in contrast to the facility's attractive appearance. Several reviewers noted dirty furniture (very soiled armchairs), unswept floors, and tables smeared with food. While one reviewer said cleanliness was good, the majority of cleanliness-related comments were negative and included examples of bedding not being changed for four days and environmental neglect. There is also mention of vaping inside the building, which raises infection-control and comfort issues for residents and families.

    Staffing, training, and behavior emerge as core problems. Multiple reviewers reported severe understaffing and frequent staff turnover, as well as poor management and repeated managerial changes. These structural problems are linked in the reviews to poor care continuity and quality: staff described as not trained to handle dementia patients, staff taking phone calls during care tasks, and instances of rude or dismissive behavior and mistreatment. While some staff are described as nice, the recurring themes of rudeness, dismissiveness, and inattention suggest inconsistent personnel performance and supervision.

    Dining and programming are inconsistent: food quality was described as variable — fine one day, poor or "junk" another — and activities, while enjoyable when offered, appear to be intermittent. The combination of occasional meaningful programming and uneven meal quality may mean that family experiences depend heavily on timing and staffing levels. Several reviews also emphasize frequent management changes, which likely contribute to inconsistent policies and variable follow-through on care standards.

    In summary, the facility presents a clear contrast: an attractive, spacious environment with some enjoyable activities and at least one satisfied family member versus repeated, serious complaints about fundamental care practices, hygiene, medication safety, staffing levels, training (particularly for dementia care), and management stability. The patterns in the reviews indicate systemic issues rather than isolated incidents — especially understaffing, turnover, and managerial instability — that are likely driving many of the specific lapses reported (missed showers, unchanged diapers and bedding, medication errors, and poor environmental cleaning). Prospective residents and families should weigh the strong positives around facility appearance and occasional programming against the frequency and severity of care and safety concerns, and should directly verify staffing ratios, dementia training, medication management protocols, cleaning and laundry schedules, incident reporting procedures, and managerial stability before making decisions.

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    About Care Partners Assisted Living - Appleton

    Care Partners Assisted Living - Appleton, at 5101 N. French Rd, offers a secure, home-like setting for adults aged 55 and over, and it's got 36 to 38 beds for people needing different levels of care, including assisted living, memory care, independent living, long-term care, skilled nursing, hospice care, and non-medical home care, and the staff there is always around and fully trained to help with daily living tasks like bathing, dressing, and medication, while still encouraging everyone to do as much as they can for themselves, and they've made sure to add emergency call systems in every room for extra safety, and the community gives people a chance to get to know each other through a good variety of activities like bingo, arts, baking, music, outings, cards, board games, and community concerts, so it doesn't feel lonely, and the property offers both private and shared suites along with community spaces such as recreation rooms, indoor and outdoor common areas, shared spaces for hobbies, an on-site beautician, and dining rooms where residents eat three dietician-crafted meals a day, with special diets available if needed, and there are devotional services available both on site and off, and pets are allowed in some cases, so folks with animals don't always have to say goodbye to their pets, and it's nice that the building is near medical facilities, grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants, and recreational spaces, even though the walk score is low, so people do best having a car or someone to drive them, and Care Partners Assisted Living - Appleton is part of the larger Care Partners French Road - Appleton network, so it can offer planning and advice to seniors and families looking at pricing, available floor plans, and more care options, and, really, the whole place tries to make sure everyone feels safe, cared for, and respected, with as much independence as possible.

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