Linwood Meadows Care Center
Meets baseline Medicare standards with room for improvement. A tour and talking to current residents' families is the best next step.
based on 56 Google reviews

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What this means for your family
This facility is an excellent choice for rehabilitation and short-term recovery due to its exceptional therapy and nursing teams. However, if you are considering long-term care, you should proactively ask about their protocols for medication administration and how they manage call light response times during shift changes.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
56 reviews on Google“Families considering Linwood Meadows can expect highly compassionate nursing and therapy teams, with many reviewers praising the facility for its warm, family-like atmosphere and beautiful garden. However, there are serious reports regarding inconsistent medication administration, delayed responses to call lights, and issues with laundry management and cleanliness.”
Quality Themes
Tap a score for detailsStrengths
- Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
- Excellent physical and occupational therapy
- Beautifully maintained gardens and courtyard
- Friendly and helpful administration and admissions teams
Concerns
- Delays in responding to call lights and patient needs (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
- Issues with laundry management and lost items (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
- Inconsistency in medication administration (mentioned by 2 reviewers)
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 62 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
The owner relies heavily on repetitive, templated responses for 5-star reviews, often using the same phrase to acknowledge multiple different reviews. While they attempt to personalize some responses with names, the content remains largely unoriginal.
Questions for Your Tour
- 1We noticed the administration team is very responsive to feedback; how do you typically communicate with families regarding any changes in a resident's care plan?
- 2The gardens and courtyard look lovely; what kind of daily outdoor activities or social gatherings are organized for the residents to enjoy that space?
- 3Could you walk us through your specific protocols for medication administration to ensure everything is tracked accurately and on schedule?
- 4How do you manage the call light system to ensure that nursing staff can respond quickly to residents' needs, especially during busy shifts?
- 5What is your process for managing laundry and personal belongings to prevent items from getting lost or misplaced?
- 6In the event of a medical emergency after hours, what is the immediate procedure for contacting physicians and notifying the family?
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Key Review Excerpts
“The staff works very hard caring for the patients at Lynnwood My wife and I had tears of</em> joy and sadness when Leaving Lynnwood Meadows because the care was so good”
“The care he received was amazing! Therapy got him up and walking in no time by building his strength and confidence. Nursing staff were very attentive and caring.”
“My mom recently had an extended stay at this facility. She was well tended to, checked on often, given the space to move about freely if she wanted to, and basically was treated like a princess (in my opinion).”
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026Both RN and total nursing hours are below national benchmarks. This can mean less clinical attention per resident, so ask about their staffing plan.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents who lost too much weight
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
Linwood Meadows has faced significant compliance challenges with 82 deficiencies across 10 surveys, including 8 complaint-triggered reports from families. The most recurring issues involve infection control (appearing repeatedly from 2021-2025), food safety and kitchen operations, and medication management problems. Recent surveys show ongoing deficiencies in abuse reporting and care planning, indicating persistent quality concerns that families should investigate thoroughly before considering placement.
Aug 5, 2025Complaint1
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
May 23, 2025Complaint1
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
May 22, 2025Routine22
Smoke Deficiencies
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Environmental Deficiencies
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Jan 10, 2025Complaint1
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dec 13, 2024Complaint2
Administration Deficiencies
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nov 1, 2024Complaint1
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Linwood Meadows Care Center
for profit
Chain Affiliation
Pacs Group
279 facilities nationwide
Chain avg rating: 2.9/5 · Rank 122 of 260
Ownership & Management
Key personnel
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