Personal Senior Care Homes - Senour

    5940 E Senour Dr, West Chester, OH, 45069
    4.1 · 19 reviews
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Personalized care, inconsistent and unsafe

    I placed my husband here for about three months and overall I'm grateful - the home-like, boutique setting (max five residents) and very low resident-to-staff ratio meant loving, patient, personalized care from aides who really knew him. Staff were friendly, attentive with bathing/meds/meals, hospice and doctor visits were coordinated, and we felt peace of mind much of the time. That said, cost is high and services are inconsistent - weekends sometimes lacked food, the food quality can be mediocre, and I even saw unsanitary pads. Safety and staffing worried me: there were two falls, a dangerous doorway threshold, and no nurse on site after day shift; staff seemed overburdened at times and the owner didn't always follow through. I would recommend this place for truly personal, caring attention, but only if you closely monitor staffing, safety, and pricing.

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    4.05 · 19 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      3.6
    • Amenities

      4.7
    • Value

      2.3

    Pros

    • Home-cooked meals and special family recipes
    • Boutique, small-home setting (max ~5 residents)
    • Low resident-to-staff ratio enabling personalized attention (≤5:1)
    • Caring, patient, and loving caregivers/aides
    • Nursing oversight (RN on-site or on-call)
    • Hospice coordination and support
    • Help with meals, laundry, medication administration, and bathing
    • Clean, home-like, and secure environment
    • Fresh bedding and regular laundry services
    • Family visits welcomed and encouraged
    • Lower staff turnover than larger facilities
    • Personalized room setups and individualized meal preparation
    • Social/shared spaces and opportunities such as outdoor bird-watching
    • Many families report resident improvement and peace of mind
    • Perceived better quality of care compared to prior nursing homes

    Cons

    • Inconsistent services and care quality depending on staffing
    • Understaffed for residents with higher acuity needs
    • Management/owner sometimes unprofessional or failing to follow through
    • Limited on-site medical coverage after day shift (nurse not always available nights)
    • Safety concerns: reported falls (two requiring ER) and hazardous doorway threshold
    • Variable food quality; some reports of mediocre or unacceptable meals
    • Weekend food shortages (refrigerator empty) reported
    • Hygiene lapses noted (unsanitary pads with urine)
    • Some aides reportedly not STNA-certified or overburdened with tasks
    • Proposed rent increases and pricing discrepancies versus promises
    • Activities are limited, especially for residents with dementia
    • Difficulty monitoring consistent quality of care due to small-staff variability

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is mixed but leans positive regarding the personal, home-like nature of Personal Senior Care Homes - Senour. A recurring theme is the boutique, small-group model (reports note a maximum of around five residents) that enables low resident-to-staff ratios and highly personalized attention. Many reviewers emphasize warm, loving, and patient caregivers who treat residents like family, provide individualized meals and room setups, assist with bathing, medication administration, laundry, and bedding, and coordinate hospice when needed. Several accounts highlight meaningful improvements in residents’ well-being and peace of mind for families, with specific praise for the home-like atmosphere, social shared spaces, outdoor bird-watching, and staff who know the residents’ preferences and histories.

    Staff quality is a major strength in many reviews. Families frequently describe aides as attentive, compassionate, and diligent; some note lower staff turnover compared with larger facilities and an exceptional nurse presence. The presence of an RN on-site or on-call is cited as reassuring in some cases, and hospice coordination and the ability to 'age in place' are seen as important advantages. The small size is repeatedly framed positively because it allows staff to learn residents’ routines and provide more individualized attention than typical nursing homes.

    However, significant and repeated concerns center on inconsistency and management/staffing issues. Multiple reviewers report that the day-to-day experience is highly staffing-dependent: when staffing levels are sufficient, care is excellent; when staff are stretched, service quality and safety suffer. Specific problems cited include understaffing for higher-acuity residents, aides being overburdened with multiple tasks, and some aides allegedly not STNA-certified. Several reviewers note that after the day shift there is not always on-site medical staff—nurses may be on-call rather than present, which can make families uneasy about overnight coverage and monitoring. Management-related complaints include the owner not following through on promises, unprofessional behavior toward family members, discrepancies between what the owner and managers communicate, and pricing or rent increases that contradict prior assurances.

    Safety and hygiene concerns appear in several reviews and merit attention. There are reports of two falls that required emergency room visits, and one or more reviewers singled out a dangerous doorway threshold as a fall risk. Hygiene lapses were also mentioned, including the use of unsanitary pads with urine in at least one account. These incidents contrast starkly with other reviewers who describe the house as clean and safe; the pattern suggests variability in oversight and practices that may be tied to staffing fluctuations and management follow-through.

    Dining and food receive polarized feedback. Many reviewers praise home-cooked meals, individually prepared dishes, and even special family recipes. Yet a number of other comments describe mediocre or even disgusting food, occasional bare refrigerators on weekends, and inconsistency in meal availability. This split suggests that food quality and provisioning are uneven and may depend on which staff are on duty, who is preparing meals that day, and how closely managers supervise kitchen practices.

    Activities and engagement are described as limited by several reviewers. While the environment is praised as homelike and there are social/shared spaces and outdoor viewing opportunities, structured activities—especially those tailored for dementia-stage residents—are sometimes lacking. For prospective residents with higher cognitive or activity needs, this could be a limiting factor compared with larger communities that offer a broader activities program.

    In summary, Personal Senior Care Homes - Senour is repeatedly characterized as a small, loving, home-like setting that can provide highly personalized and compassionate care, particularly when staffing is adequate and the nursing oversight is present. The most prominent strengths are the individualized attention, caring aides, hospice coordination, and a warm, family-centered environment. The most important caveats are inconsistent service quality tied to staffing variability, management and communication issues (including reported unprofessional interactions and unmet promises), limited after-hours medical presence, occasional safety and hygiene lapses, and uneven food quality. These patterns suggest that prospective families should weigh the value of the intimate, boutique model against the potential for variability in staffing and oversight; verifying current staffing levels, RN coverage, incident history, food policies (especially weekend provisioning), certification of aides, and recent quality/inspection records would help assess whether the home’s positive attributes are reliably delivered in a given period.

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    About Personal Senior Care Homes - Senour

    Personal Senior Care Homes - Senour offers a small, home-like setting for seniors, with a house that sits in a quiet, upscale neighborhood of West Chester, Ohio, and has 4 bedrooms-three private and one double-for up to five residents. The home gives around-the-clock care with at least one aide always present who helps with meals, laundry, baths, bedding, and general supervision, and the care team includes on-site RNs, LPNs, a medical director, and medication care managers to help with health needs every day of the week. The facility focuses on providing assisted living and memory care for seniors who need help with daily tasks, including dementia or Alzheimer's care, and uses alarm bracelets and a secured property to help residents who may wander, also accepting those who can be physically aggressive or display difficult behaviors.

    The main house is a real home with things like private or semi-private bedrooms, private bathrooms, wheelchair-accessible showers, and an enclosed back porch overlooking a large, wooded backyard, with the kitchen and basement areas kept secure for safety. Staff prepare home-cooked meals daily, often made by a professional chef who considers special diets such as gluten-free, vegetarian, low sodium, kosher, and vegan, and residents eat together in a quiet, private space. There are daily and weekly activities, from Bible study and devotional groups to birthday or holiday parties, along with off-site trips like BBQs and picnics, plus outdoor paths and gardens for fresh air.

    Amenities include free Wi-Fi, cable TV, air-conditioning, beauty salon services, laundry, cleaning, modern common spaces, and raised gardening beds. Residents get transportation to appointments and outings for a fee, and guest parking is available. Seniors can join spiritual services-including visits from a chaplain-and there's a pet care program for those with small dogs. Nurses and aides help with almost everything, from bathing to reminders for medication, diabetes or incontinence management, and even provide skilled nursing services and end-of-life hospice care.

    Personal Senior Care Homes - Senour claims to offer a more affordable choice than large facilities, focusing on close attention, individualized help, and a familiar home atmosphere for seniors age 55 or 62 and older. The group operates several homes in West Chester and Liberty Township, all licensed as adult care facilities by the Ohio Department of Mental Health. The main administrator and owner is Mr. Steve Brock. The home isn't BBB accredited, and does have a rating noting a missing competency license with the BBB, but the facility is licensed by the State of Ohio.

    There's a secure layout map, and each ground-floor room has handicap access for easy mobility. Residents enjoy anything from private meals and social activities to raised gardening, a beauty salon, and high-speed internet. Safety comes from alarm systems, door security, and staff who keep an eye on things throughout the night and day, while the approach stays focused on high-quality, compassionate support, independence, and feeling at home.

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