AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Beautiful facility, but unsafe care

    I appreciated the immaculate, bright facility - lovely rooms, manicured grounds, great rehab/therapy, good food and many genuinely caring staff. But I also experienced alarming neglect: unanswered call buttons, late/wrong meds, rude/overwhelmed aides, falls and very poor communication with a disengaged, payment-focused administration. Beautiful place with excellent therapy, but I would not feel safe leaving a loved one there long-term.

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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

    3.47 · 38 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      1.3

    Pros

    • Immaculately clean facility and rooms
    • Bright, cheerful atmosphere with large windows
    • Beautiful, well-maintained grounds and landscaping
    • Fabulous and highly regarded rehab/therapy (PT/OT) department
    • Knowledgeable, attentive, and compassionate nurses and aides (frequently noted)
    • Engaging activities and social programs (music, trivia, bingo, puzzles)
    • Supportive reception and friendly front-desk staff
    • Dignified, respectful treatment and person-centered care (reported by many families)
    • Good food options and occasional room service
    • Laundry service and well-appointed, comfortable rooms
    • Strong COVID safety protocols mentioned in some reviews
    • Family-owned atmosphere with long-tenured staff

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical care quality across shifts and staff
    • Unanswered call lights and long response times
    • Understaffed, especially nights, holidays, and certain shifts
    • Medication errors, delayed or missing doses
    • Safety incidents including falls, delayed checks, and injuries
    • Poor communication from administration and clinicians to families
    • Some aides described as rude, uncaring, or hostile
    • Premature or inaccurate discharge assessments
    • Management perceived as money-focused or disengaged
    • High cost and perceived poor value for some long-term residents
    • Reports of neglect or severe deterioration in a minority of cases
    • Visitor/COVID restrictions and related stress in some periods

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is mixed but reveals clear patterns: the facility consistently receives strong praise for its physical environment, rehabilitation services, and many individual staff members, while multiple serious concerns recur around staffing levels, responsiveness, medication management, and communication from management.

    Facility and environment: Many reviewers emphasize an immaculate, bright, and cheerful facility. Rooms are frequently described as well-appointed and odor-free, with large windows and pleasant grounds, waterfalls, and manicured landscaping. The overall ambience — including bright décor, birds/parrot in some common areas, and inviting dining spaces — is repeatedly noted as a major positive that contributes to resident comfort and family reassurance.

    Rehab and clinical therapy: A dominant positive theme is the high-quality rehabilitation program. Numerous reviews call the PT/OT department outstanding, rapid progress in walking and mobility, and specific staff (named in at least one review) praised for professional, encouraging therapy. For families seeking short-term rehab after hospitalization, reviewers repeatedly recommend the facility for excellent therapy outcomes, describing it as a top-tier or "Rolls Royce" rehab in the area.

    Staffing and frontline care: Reviews show divergence in reports about nursing and aide staff. Many reviewers describe nurses, aides, and therapists as caring, attentive, communicative, and respectful — providing dignified, compassionate care and strong emotional support to residents and families. Conversely, a significant subset of reviews reports cold, uncaring, or even hostile aides and nurses, with descriptions of yelling, neglect, and unwillingness to assist some residents. This variability suggests inconsistent care experience that may depend on shift, individual staff, or unit.

    Safety, responsiveness, and medication management: Multiple reviewers raise serious safety concerns. Recurrent complaints include unanswered call lights, long waits for assistance, residents left unattended in hallways, delayed or inaccurate transfers, falls (some resulting in hematoma or hospital transfer), and reports of medications being wrong, late, or missed entirely. There are accounts of premature discharges with inaccurate progress assessments and patients discharged unable to ambulate despite records claiming readiness. These specific safety and medication issues are especially prominent in negative reviews and are the primary drivers of recommendations to avoid the facility for long-term or high-dependency residents.

    Management, communication, and culture: A clear pattern emerges of uneven management responsiveness. While some reviewers praise welcoming executive staff and supportive directors, many more note poor communication, lack of callbacks, disengaged or hostile administration, and a perception that management is payment-focused. Staffing shortages are reported repeatedly (including on holidays and nights), creating high stress for families and sometimes forcing families to fill gaps. Several negative reviews advise against placing long-term residents here due to perceived prioritization of short-term rehab revenue and inadequate attention to chronic care needs.

    Dining and activities: Food and dining receive generally positive remarks: reviewers mention good menus, snacks, cookies and ice cream for guests, and pleasant meal service with choices and room service in some cases. Activities programming (music, trivia, bingo, puzzles, birthday celebrations) is frequently mentioned as engaging and a contributor to resident morale; reviewers note that residents do not sit alone and that staff actively engage people in social activities.

    Who this facility may suit and who should be cautious: Taken together, the reviews suggest the facility is often an excellent choice for short-term skilled nursing or rehabilitation stays, where therapy intensity and the physical environment are top priorities and many families report rapid recovery and excellent therapy outcomes. However, for long-term care or for residents with advanced dementia, mobility limitations, or complex medication needs, the pattern of understaffing, inconsistent nursing care, missed medications, and safety incidents leads many reviewers to advise caution or to recommend alternative placements. Families weighing this facility should consider recent, specific feedback about the unit or shift their loved one would be on, confirm staffing ratios and medication protocols, and ask for written guarantees about fall prevention, call-button response expectations, and communication procedures.

    Bottom line: Strengths are clear — immaculate facility, beautiful grounds, vibrant atmosphere, and a high-quality therapy department staffed by many compassionate employees. The most serious weaknesses are operational and clinical: inconsistent nursing/aide behavior, staffing shortages, delayed responses to calls for help, medication and safety lapses, and variable leadership communication. Prospective residents and families should verify current staffing and safety practices, request direct references from recent families with similar needs, and consider this facility favorably for short-term rehab but cautiously for long-term or high-acuity placements unless recent evidence shows improvement in the documented problem areas.

    Location

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    About King Street Home

    King Street Home sits in Rye Brook, New York, right near Port Chester, and offers care for people who need short or long-term help after being in the hospital, after surgery, or when living with illnesses or memory problems. The facility's run by the same family for three generations, and they keep things comfortable with rooms full of light, nice linens, and peaceful green views of gardens, walking paths, a waterfall, koi pond, and a big labyrinth for slow strolls or quiet time. People can take part in gardening, yoga, Tai Chi, music, movies, lectures, and even get visits from Max, the Pet Therapy Director, who walks around meeting residents every day.

    The care team includes doctors, nurses, therapists, nutritionists, and social workers, all working together to give folks what they need and paying attention to individual care plans. The place has rehab technology, pain management, and programs for post-surgery and stroke recovery, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy all available on-site. Folks dealing with memory issues can join specialized memory care programs, and there's help for daily activities such as bathing, dressing, transferring, and taking medication. Round-the-clock supervision and a 24-hour call system keep everyone safe, and non-ambulatory residents or those with limited mobility get the right level of support.

    King Street Home accepts Medicare and Medicaid, and keeps clean, well-spaced rooms, fast Wi-Fi, and most rooms look out on green spaces. The staff are attentive and always dressed professionally but also seem to know when a little kindness goes a long way. People can enjoy a library, beauty parlor, barber, manicurist, and spa-like amenities, with family involvement encouraged for those wanting to keep in touch or needing some guidance. The Home offers respite stays, support for families, and always tries to focus on recovery and comfort-thinking both about the body and the mind-whether someone's here for a short time or planning to stay a bit longer. No pricing is posted, but the staff can help answer questions about costs and availability. All reviews from residents and families get checked to make sure they're real.

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