Heritage Park Rehabilitation And Healthcare

    2826 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, FL, 33901
    2.7 · 3 reviews
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Regret placing dad; poor care

    I placed my dad here and regret it. Leadership has turned over (ED, DON, PT left) and they failed a state inspection - staff can be friendly and the building is clean with meals, companionship, and usually on-time meds, but slow responses, roach sightings, a scabies quarantine, and a medication error that hospitalized him (staff lied about meds) show poor care; I recommend finding another 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

    2.67 · 3 reviews

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      2.0
    • Staff

      2.0
    • Meals

      2.7
    • Amenities

      2.7
    • Value

      2.7

    Pros

    • Friendly staff
    • On-time medication administration (reported by some reviewers)
    • Three meals served daily
    • Companionship for residents
    • Clean facility with no noticeable odor
    • Provides essential needs for at least some residents

    Cons

    • High leadership/staff turnover (executive director, director of nursing, director of physical therapy left)
    • Failed state inspection
    • Reports of roach infestation
    • Slow staff response times
    • Allegations of staff lying about medications
    • Medication error that reportedly led to hospitalization
    • Quarantine for scabies outbreak
    • Overall poor care reported by multiple reviewers
    • Recommendation from reviewers to find another facility
    • Sad/negative atmosphere reported
    • Inconsistent care quality

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the review summaries is mixed-to-negative with several serious, recurring concerns. While reviewers note positive elements—particularly the presence of friendly staff, regular meals, basic cleanliness, and some residents receiving companionship—there are multiple, significant red flags that appear repeatedly: leadership turnover, failed regulatory inspection, infection and pest issues, medication errors, and slow or inconsistent staff response. These issues collectively point to systemic problems affecting quality and safety for residents.

    Staff and management are a central theme. Multiple leadership departures are explicitly mentioned (executive director, director of nursing, director of physical therapy), and reviewers cite a failed state inspection. High turnover at these key positions can disrupt continuity of care, training, and oversight; reviewers perceive these leadership changes as contributing to declining conditions. Although some front-line staff are described as friendly, that positive interpersonal quality does not appear to fully mitigate concerns about management, quality assurance, or adherence to protocols.

    Quality of care and medication management are major areas of concern. Some reviewers state that medications are administered on time and that basic needs are met, but there are more serious and specific negative reports: allegations that staff lied about medication, a medication error severe enough to cause hospitalization, and claims of overall poor care. These are significant because they directly affect resident safety. The coexistence of reports of reliable medication timing with allegations of errors and deception suggests inconsistency in practice or uneven performance across shifts or staff members.

    Infection control and environmental issues are also highlighted. One review mentions a scabies quarantine, indicating at least one documented contagious outbreak and the facility taking reactive containment measures. Separately, roaches are reported by reviewers, which raises concerns about pest control and sanitary conditions. These problems, together with a failed state inspection, suggest lapses in environmental safety, cleanliness protocols, or oversight—despite other reviewers saying the facility is clean and has no odor. This contrast may indicate variable conditions in different areas or at different times.

    Facility operations such as dining and social aspects receive some positive notes: reviewers report three meals a day, companionship for residents, and an absence of odor, suggesting that basic daily living services are in place. However, reviewers also frequently mention slow staff response times and a generally “sad” atmosphere, indicating that while physical services may be provided, the overall resident experience and timely assistance may be lacking. There is little mention of organized activities, therapy quality (beyond the director of physical therapy departure), or rehabilitation outcomes, limiting the ability to assess those domains from these summaries.

    Recurring patterns that stand out are inconsistency and risk. Positive reports about cleanliness, meals, and friendliness are counterbalanced by serious allegations—failed inspection, medication error with hospitalization, pest problems, infectious outbreak, and leadership attrition—that together point to systemic weaknesses. Multiple reviewers explicitly recommend finding another facility, which underscores the depth of concern among some family members or residents.

    Based on these summaries, prospective residents and families should treat this facility with caution. Key questions to verify in person or with management would include current status of state inspection deficiencies and remediation, specifics about the medication administration process and recent adverse events, infection control protocols (including how scabies was handled and what steps were taken), pest control measures, staff turnover and continuity plans, and examples of how response times and care consistency have been improved. While there are genuine positives noted by reviewers, the recurring serious issues around safety and oversight are significant and should be thoroughly investigated before deciding on placement.

    Location

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    About Heritage Park Rehabilitation And Healthcare

    Heritage Park Rehabilitation And Healthcare sits in Fort Myers, Florida, and has 120 licensed beds in a Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home that focuses on post-acute care and skilled nursing services, so folks who need help after surgery or illness can get specialized care, and there's a range of healthcare, rehabilitation, and therapy services offered without a fuss, like physical therapy in the rehab gym, occupational therapy, medication management, and short-term or long-term care for Alzheimer's and dementia, while the staff help with daily activities-like bathing, dressing, moving around, and meals-and caregivers speak English, provide 12- to 16-hour nursing, plus a 24-hour call system for emergencies, and help with transfers for those who need non-ambulatory care. The place itself includes both private and semi-private rooms with air conditioning, private bathrooms, cable TV, Wi-Fi, furnished spaces, and things like kitchenettes and telephones, and they try to keep folks busy with movie nights, music programs, games, fitness activities, arts and crafts, and resident-run activities, even offering amenities like a library, beauty and barber shop, game room, activity rooms, a garden, outdoor walking paths, and a patio, and when it comes to food, there are dining rooms with restaurant-style meals, as well as allergy-sensitive, diabetic, and chef-prepared options. There's in-house options for things like dental care, X-rays, pharmacy, mental health, podiatry, eye care, and features like laundry, housekeeping, transportation, and concierge services, along with move-in help, and residents can join organized groups or work on wellness through a sauna or fitness room-they let couples stay together if they both move in, and there's support with transfer and bathing needs too. Tours are available so people can visit, meet residents and staff, and see the place, and the center gets the community involved through events, discussion programs, and intergenerational activities, while its location means pharmacies, outpatient care, and a few places of worship are nearby, but there have been some serious problems: Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare is on a state watch list and holds a conditional license because it hasn't fixed issues found in inspections since 2012, and federal regulators are shutting it down for not meeting health and safety standards, so right now, the main focus is making sure residents find safe new homes as the shutdown takes place since there have been complaints about patient care and rights, staff skills, food storage and cleanliness, and not following emergency rules, and it's owned by Consulate Health Care based in Maitland.

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