Strong Medicare quality ratings; public reviewers often praise beautiful, well-maintained campus and grounds. Still worth an in-person visit.
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St Anne's Retirement Community has a strong overall Medicare rating. RN hours meet the EveryPlace reference benchmark, which is one useful staffing signal to discuss during a visit. Public reviewers frequently mention: beautiful, well-maintained campus and grounds and high-quality independent living apartments and cottages. Review the component ratings and current source records before deciding.
St. Anne's Retirement Community is widely praised for its beautiful, well-maintained campus and high-quality independent living accommodations. While many families report excellent care and compassionate staff, there are significant concerns regarding the skilled nursing unit, specifically regarding slow call-bell response times and potential theft of personal property.
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Key Review Excerpts
“The care is horrible. The response times to the call bell are 30-45 minutes and they are always understaffed. Things get stolen out of the room.”
“My Mother is a resident at St. Anne's. I am VERY satisfied and happy with the level of care, compassion, and companionship that my Mother receives at this facility.”
“They take good care of my mother, she is always clean, the staff is really good, food is good, and the facility is very nice.”
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 vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents whose bladder or bowel control got worse
Residents needing more daily help over time
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 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
St. Anne's shows a pattern of recurring deficiencies across building safety and infection control, with all issues reportedly corrected by the facility. The most frequent problems involve infection prevention (appearing twice), along with safety issues like fire door systems and electrical grounding. Recent surveys also identified concerns with resident assessments and pain management. While no complaints were filed by families, the recurring nature of some deficiencies suggests ongoing operational challenges that families should inquire about during visits.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Egress Deficiencies
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Services Deficiencies
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Smoke Deficiencies
Meet other general requirements.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
St Anne's Retirement Community
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