Heritage Harbour Health And Rehabilitation Center sits in the Sava Senior Care network and provides long-term care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and a range of senior living options, so when folks come here, they find everything from assisted and independent living to memory care and home care services, and the rooms come in layouts like studio, suite, semi-private, share, or companion, each with basic amenities like furnished rooms, private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, phones, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi, which helps people make themselves comfortable. Staff include registered nurses, therapists, social workers, and physicians, and they offer twelve to sixteen hours of on-site skilled nursing every day, with a 24-hour call and supervision system, making sure residents get support and personal care whenever needed, including help with daily activities, medication management, and even non-ambulatory care, and though the staff usually get kind marks for helpfulness and a friendly atmosphere, over time the center's quality ratings have jumped from A to D depending on the area-so you see both strong and average care measures depending on the year and the category inspectors check.
As a for-profit company, Heritage Harbour accepts Medicare and Medicaid, with 106 out of its 154 beds certified as of January 2024, and provides care for folks needing short rehab, as well as those needing continuing care, with a patient return-to-home rate for short-term rehabilitation standing at 4.8%, which is about average for similar centers. They do alright with some of their care numbers, like only 1.9% of their short-term residents get pressure ulcers and they keep moderate to severe pain rates at 4.8% for this group, and they've scored better than many facilities in keeping long-stay residents from losing mobility or needing more help with daily life-14.4% of residents needed more daily help compared to a national average of 18%, and 16.9% saw their ability to move independently get worse, which is under the national average of 22.5%.
They offer a wide range of therapies-speech, occupational, physical, and respiratory-alongside pharmacy and nutritional counseling, and put emphasis on food with restaurant-style dining, options for allergies or diabetes, and all-day meal service from a professional chef, while residents can join in on daily activities, go to movie nights, use the fitness or wellness room, visit the library, walk the paths outdoors, tend to the community garden, and get rides or use parking for family visits or outings. Support services like housekeeping, laundry, arts and music programs, and a game room, as well as a community kitchen, are provided, and there's a focus on keeping residents engaged through community-sponsored and resident-run activities.
Still, despite some good marks and several awards like Best of Senior Living, the place has had its share of problems, including a history of fluctuating quality grades (from B+ in one area to D or C in others), a "much below average" overall Medicare rating, a one-star health inspection grade, and two stars for staffing and quality measures. Health inspections in the past three years didn't lead to fines or federal payment denials, but the center has been cited for 25 health deficiencies, covering things like resident rights, assessments, pharmacy, administration, and general quality of care and environment, which means things sometimes fall through the cracks. One big concern is the higher rate of long-stay resident restraint at 1%, above both state and national averages. Serious incidents like falls and infections do happen: 2.5% of long-stayers had a major fall injury, 2.7% had a urinary tract infection, 4.1% experienced significant pain, and 12.4% developed pressure ulcers; the place also had a lawsuit involving untreated bed sores that led to a death. On a positive note, they've done well on resident vaccination rates, with over 77% assessed and given flu or pneumonia shots, and very low new antipsychotic medication use in short-stay residents at 1.3%.
Family and resident councils help address problems and improve quality, and being part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community lets Heritage Harbour offer different housing and care levels, so residents can shift between them as needs change. Folks looking for middle-of-the-road senior care with basic comforts and therapies will find most standard services here, but inspection and quality records should be checked by families, since care remains uneven depending on the area, year, and type of care.
