Winter Haven Health And Rehabilitation Center

    202 Avenue O Ne, Winter Haven, FL, 33880
    2.2 · 5 reviews
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Terrible, unsafe facility with neglect

    I had a terrible experience. The food was awful, the facility is old and smelly and the halls reeked of urine; housekeeping was inconsistent despite daily visits. Staff were inattentive - call lights took up to 45 minutes, CNAs lingered in the dining room and left residents with food on their clothes, and administration was hard to reach. A few staff and the rehab center were nice, but overall this place felt unsafe and should be shut down.

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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

    2.20 · 5 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      2.2
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      2.2

    Pros

    • Friendly and accommodating staff
    • Rehab services / rehab center praised
    • Housekeeping reported to come daily (by some reviewers)
    • Some reviewers describe facility as very clean
    • Small activities room available
    • Overall facility appearance described as nice by some

    Cons

    • Slow call-light response times (reports up to 45 minutes)
    • Poor / awful food
    • Inconsistent or lacking housekeeping
    • Strong urine and feces odors in hallways
    • Residents left with food on clothing / CNA inattentiveness during dining
    • COVID-19 visitation restrictions limiting access
    • Aging facility and maintenance issues (peeling ceiling, blocked sink drain, old tiles)
    • Difficulty reaching staff by phone and long administrative callback waits
    • Staff sometimes congregate in dining area instead of assisting residents
    • Lights left on in halls while residents need help
    • Serious quality and licensing concerns raised by some reviewers (calls for closure)
    • Conflicting reports about cleanliness and service consistency

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is mixed but leans negative, with several recurring operational and environmental concerns balanced against a handful of specific positive impressions. Multiple reviewers praise individual staff members as friendly and accommodating and note that the facility’s rehab services and certain areas can be nice. However, frequent, specific complaints about care responsiveness, hygiene/odors, food quality, and building maintenance dominate the feedback.

    Care quality and staffing: The most consistent and troubling pattern is slow response to call lights and resident needs — one reviewer reported a 45-minute wait. Several comments describe inattentive CNAs (for example, staff staying in the dining room rather than assisting residents and residents being allowed to move about with food on their clothes). At the same time, other reviewers explicitly call staff very nice and accommodating, indicating variability in individual caregiver performance and shift-to-shift inconsistency. Reviewers also noted issues such as lights being left on in halls while residents who need help are not attended to, which reinforces concerns about staffing attentiveness and supervision.

    Facilities and maintenance: Multiple reviewers describe the building as old and in noticeable disrepair: ceilings needing painting, blocked sink drains, and aged tiles were singled out. There are strong reports of unpleasant odors in the halls described as urine and feces, which raises hygiene and sanitation concerns. While some reviewers call the facility nice or very clean, the accounts are inconsistent: some say housekeeping comes daily, while others say housekeeping is lacking. These contradictions suggest uneven maintenance and cleaning standards across different units or time periods.

    Dining and activities: Dining receives uniformly negative comments about food quality (described as horrible or awful). In addition to poor food, there are behavioral and supervision problems in the dining area (staff congregating there, residents left with food on clothing). Activities offerings appear limited; the facility does have a small activities room, but few reviewers emphasize robust programming, so activity options may be minimal compared with expectations.

    Management, communication, and policies: Reviewers reported difficulty reaching staff by phone and long waits for administrative callbacks, which complicates concerns and escalation of problems. COVID-19 visitation restrictions were cited as a limiting factor to access — some negative experiences may be influenced by pandemic-era rules. A few reviews express extreme dissatisfaction, suggesting license concerns and even that the facility should be shut down; while these are strong subjective statements, they indicate significant mistrust among some family members.

    Patterns and takeaways: The most salient themes are inconsistent care and cleanliness, delayed response to resident needs, poor food, and aging infrastructure with maintenance issues and odors. Positives include staff members who are helpful and a rehabilitation unit that some reviewers liked. Because reports conflict on basic issues like cleanliness and housekeeping frequency, the evidence points to uneven performance across shifts, teams, or time. Prospective families should weigh the praise for individual staff and rehab services against repeated operational complaints, and they may want to request up-to-date inspection reports, ask about call-response protocols, recent corrective actions for sanitation and maintenance, and observe mealtimes and staffing during visits to verify current conditions.

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    About Winter Haven Health And Rehabilitation Center

    Winter Haven Health And Rehabilitation Center in Winter Haven, Florida, offers skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapy, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, along with post-acute and palliative care, which means people can get help after surgery, or for long-term comfort if they're living with an illness, and there's also respite care for times when caregivers need a break, so there's a variety of services for many different needs. The center has 140 certified beds, accepts Medicare and Medicaid, and provides both short and long-term care, so residents can stay for a little while or longer, and registered and licensed practical nurses cover 12-16 hour shifts with a 24-hour call system for round-the-clock supervision and care, and a nurse turnover rate of 31.4% means there are changes on staff, which is something to keep in mind. Residents receive 3.34 nurse hours per day, and maintenance and housekeeping staff work year-round to help keep rooms, walkways, and common spaces clean, plus an activities department sets up daily social and recreational events, with things like arts, music, movie nights, a library, garden, and even a business room for private calls or paperwork, so there are plenty of chances for people to stay busy or connect with each other. The dietary department provides restaurant-style dining, and they cover special diets, allergies, and diabetes-friendly meals, and all-day dining means people can eat when they're hungry, not just at set times. Rooms can have private bathrooms, kitchenettes, air conditioning, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and phones, and the building offers furnished rooms with emergency alert systems for peace of mind, so everyone's got the basics covered.

    The facility is affiliated with Senior Health South and works with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), which means reports, legal actions, and state profiles are available, and the facility has experienced 25 total deficiencies as of October 28, 2024, including deficiencies in resident rights and quality of care areas like feeding tubes and following treatment preferences, so potential residents and families might want to check those details when making decisions. A wide range of healthcare services includes skilled nursing, rehabilitation, restorative programs, and assistance with daily living tasks like bathing, dressing, medication management, and transfers, and social services, nutritional services, laundry, and transportation help round out the support for people living here. There are walking paths, outdoor and indoor activity areas, a movie theater, spa room, fitness room, games, and programs designed for residents' comfort and engagement, plus the staff tries to support learning and diversity among the team, which means different perspectives get included in care. The center works with a multidisciplinary team that meets with residents, families, and staff to plan and review care, and staff dedicate themselves to specialized programs and best practices to address individual needs. Emergency power plans are in place, and legal action information, consumer guides, and other profile details are available in the facility's reports, so families have access to background facts. The environment aims for home-like comfort where the staff tries to provide peace of mind to both residents and their loved ones through services built to support health, comfort, and daily life.

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