Twin Ports Health Services

    1612 N 37th St, Superior, WI, 54880
    3.3 · 10 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    1.0

    Inconsistent staff led to death

    I received excellent care from the regular nurses, but overall staff quality is wildly inconsistent-when regulars were off I encountered impatient, unskilled and negligent aides, delayed emergency/ambulance response, no accountability, and even a resident death. In my experience RN Steph provided unsafe care with no consequences; avoid 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

    3.30 · 10 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.7
    • Staff

      1.7
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      3.3

    Pros

    • Excellent care from regular nurses
    • Great, caring nurses and caregivers (when regular staff assigned)

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff quality and care depending on assignment
    • Impatient, unfriendly, or abrupt staff when regular nurses are off
    • Unskilled nurse aides
    • Negligence and unsafe care
    • Delayed emergency response and ambulance calls
    • Reported resident injuries and deaths linked to care failures
    • Lack of accountability and no consequences for staff
    • Allegations that financial motives drive decisions
    • Specific criticism of RN Steph
    • Strong recommendation from multiple reviewers to avoid the facility

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The aggregated reviews reflect a strongly negative overall impression of Twin Ports Health Services driven primarily by reported inconsistencies in care and serious safety concerns. While a portion of reviewers praise the quality of care provided by regular, familiar nurses and caregivers, multiple independent summaries describe dramatic drops in competence, compassion, and responsiveness when different or temporary staff are assigned. The net effect described by reviewers is an unstable care environment where outcomes for residents can vary widely depending on which staff are on duty.

    Care quality: The dominant theme is variability in care quality. Several reviewers explicitly state that when the regular nursing team is assigned the care is "excellent" and nurses/caregivers are "great" and compassionate. However, an equal or larger number of summaries report situations of extremely poor care from other staff: unskilled nurse aides, negligence, and unsafe practices. Multiple reviews allege delayed or inadequate responses to emergencies, including delayed ambulance calls, and state that these failures have contributed to resident harm and, in some cases, death. Those are severe allegations repeated across reviews and presented as direct observations or accusations by former residents’ families.

    Staff behavior and competency: Reviews draw a clear distinction between regular staff and other assigned personnel. Regular nurses are repeatedly praised for competence and attentiveness. In contrast, reviewers describe some staff as impatient, unfriendly, abrupt, or otherwise lacking basic caregiving skills. The word "negligence" appears repeatedly and is tied to claims of unsafe care and specific staff failures. One named staff member, RN Steph, is singled out for criticism across reviews, and reviewers report that there is no apparent disciplinary follow-through despite these complaints.

    Emergency response and outcomes: A frequent and alarming pattern in the reviews concerns emergency response. Multiple summaries mention delayed calls for ambulances and slow or inadequate responses to acute incidents. Reviewers link these delays to worsened resident outcomes and even deaths. While these are reported as allegations from reviewers rather than independently verified facts in these summaries, the recurrence and severity of these claims is a central concern that drives the overwhelmingly negative assessments.

    Management, accountability, and motives: Across the summaries there is a strong theme of perceived lack of accountability. Reviewers say that complaints are not acted upon and that staff who are accused of negligence face no consequences. Several reviewers explicitly accuse the facility of prioritizing financial gain over resident welfare; this belief appears to amplify frustration and distrust of leadership. The combination of alleged unsafe care and perceived administrative inaction forms a repeated pattern that reviewers warn prospective residents and families about.

    Facilities, dining, and activities: The provided review summaries do not contain substantive or repeated commentary about the physical facility, dining quality, recreational activities, or social programming. The lack of mention does not necessarily imply quality one way or the other; rather, reviewers focused almost exclusively on staffing, care quality, safety, and management issues in their feedback.

    Notable patterns and implications: Two consistent patterns emerge — first, a bifurcated experience depending on staff assignment (regular nurses praised; others criticized), and second, repeated allegations of negligence and delayed emergency response with serious consequences. Multiple reviewers conclude with strong recommendations to avoid the facility. For families or decision-makers, these patterns suggest a risk that care quality may be unpredictable and that reported management responses to incidents may be inadequate. If considering this facility, it would be prudent to seek more recent, detailed information about staffing consistency, incident reporting and resolution practices, emergency protocols, and any steps management has taken to address the specific issues raised (including the complaints referenced about named staff).

    Summary conclusion: In short, the reviews present a mixed but predominantly negative picture: when regular nurses are present, care is described as excellent; when other staff are assigned, reviewers report unskilled, impatient, and sometimes negligent care, with several allegations of delayed emergency responses and serious harm. Complaints about lack of accountability and motives focused on finances compound these concerns. The most salient takeaway from these summaries is the high variability in care and repeated, serious safety allegations — factors that prospective residents and families should investigate thoroughly and weigh heavily in their decision-making.

    Location

    Map showing location of Twin Ports Health Services

    About Twin Ports Health Services

    Twin Ports Health Services sits at 1612 N. 37th St. in Superior, WI, and has been part of the community since 1973, serving seniors and veterans with skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, and rehabilitation. The facility's linked with the former Golden Living Center Superior and stays involved with the Superior Chamber of Commerce and Alzheimer's Association. Inside, staff focus on different needs, with wound care certified staff, a specialty program for heart failure, and a secure Memory Care Unit for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, using safety features and planned activities that go along with memory care programming. Staff offer 24/7 care, guided by people like Brenda Kessler, who leads orientation and grievance processes, Dorothy Boyd, who's both a steward and grievance leader, and Kayla Schwankl as internal organizer. There's a dedicated team for veterans and a full-time focus on health and recovery, including individual care plans and adaptive therapy. The staff includes nurses, personal care assistants, and therapy professionals for wound care, podiatry, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy, which you can get seven days a week, alongside pharmacy services, lab testing, x-rays, and more.

    Twin Ports Health Services helps families look at financing choices too, such as whether Medicare or Medicaid applies, and their policies walk you through move-in, waiting lists, and discharge planning, so you're not left wondering what comes next. Residents can count on personal help like dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, and walking or wheelchair assistance, on top of laundry and cleaning. Dining is offered with different meal services, and there's a range of social and educational activities, art and crafts, health and wellness programs, plus a game or activities room, salon/barbershop, internet, cable TV, and options for private rooms, all set around safety features like sprinkler systems, handicap access, and enclosed patios.

    Therapy is an important part of what goes on here, with pet therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy delivered to help folks recover, stay strong, or handle tough illnesses, including brain injuries. There's help for those needing IV meds, PICC management, daily monitoring, and consultations for psychiatry and social work, plus special services like a beauty salon, accessible kitchens or kitchenettes, washers and dryers, and maintenance support. Twin Ports also carries a five-star CMS rating, and they run a Caregiver Tips section online, a Caregiver Community Forum, American Caregiver Relief Network support, and offer CNA training for those looking to get into elder care work. Staff is focused on wellness, comfort, and quality of life, using evidence-based rehab and health programs, and keep up with both short-term recovery goals for those who want to regain strength and longer-term care for people dealing with illnesses that change their ability to live on their own. The place supports people who want to keep as much independence as possible while addressing physical, medical, or memory care needs, and helps veterans and their families, too. Twin Ports Health Services continues to provide a welcoming space, a range of medical and non-medical services, and stays up to date with standards for safety, care, and professional guidance in the Superior, WI area.

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