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Staff turnover reported at 24%
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Ludlowe Center for Health & Rehabilitation is widely praised for its immaculate, hotel-like environment and a staff that many visitors describe as warm, professional, and attentive. While the vast majority of reviews are glowing, a small but vocal group of families reports serious concerns regarding understaffing, medication errors, and poor communication during medical emergencies.
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Key Review Excerpts
“The facility is beautiful and the service is amazing. The only thing that I would recommend is putting more lights at the entrance and in the parking lot”
“I think it’s a shame that they don’t hire more aids though. The lovely aids they have already are stretched too thin.”
“I was overdosed on desmopressin by someone who thought 0.5 was half of 0.1. Would not recommend.”
This facility meets both EveryPlace staffing reference benchmarks. Higher staffing is generally associated with stronger day-to-day care.
Reference benchmarks (0.75 RN and 4.1 total nursing hours per resident/day) are comparison targets, not current federal minimum requirements.
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 17 measures
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Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents vaccinated for the flu
Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents on anti-anxiety or sleep medication
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Short-stay residents vaccinated for the flu
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Short-stay residents newly given antipsychotics
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Detailed Medicare record · up to 3-year lookback
Ludlowe Center shows a concerning pattern of recurring safety and care issues, with families filing 11 complaint-triggered deficiencies over recent years. The most frequent problems involve accident prevention and resident safety, medication management, and providing appropriate treatment according to care plans. Issues with preventing falls and hazards have appeared multiple times across different surveys, suggesting persistent safety concerns. While the facility has corrected each cited deficiency, the pattern of repeated violations in critical care areas warrants careful consideration during your visit.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Federal Penalties
Fine
Sep 15, 2025
$38,493
Fine
Oct 2, 2024
$8,824
Ludlowe Center for Health & Rehabilitation
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National Health Care Associates
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Chain avg rating: 3.0/5 · Rank 35 of 43
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