Desoto Retirement & Rehab Center

    635 Schley St, Mansfield, LA, 71052
    2.7 · 9 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Terrible neglect, rude staff, pests

    I had a terrible experience. Staff were often rude, hung up on me, refused to give information, and I was not informed about my mother's decline and death. Overnight staff ignored call lights and restroom needs; medication mismanagement and general neglect contributed to her deterioration. The facility also had a persistent bad smell and pest issues. The only bright spots were Roslyn and an enthusiastic therapy team who were patient and encouraging, and its location close to family-but overall the worst experience.

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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

    2.67 · 9 reviews

    Overall rating

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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.0
    • Staff

      1.8
    • Meals

      2.7
    • Amenities

      2.7
    • Value

      2.7

    Pros

    • Friendly, smiling staff
    • Eager-to-please attitude from some staff
    • Strong, encouraging therapy team
    • Therapists help residents meet goals and cheer them on
    • Specific staff member (Roslyn) described as patient and attentive
    • Location close to family

    Cons

    • Overnight staff neglect and ignored call lights
    • Unclear staff roles and job titles
    • Residents not assisted to restroom (incontinence/assistance neglect)
    • Medication mismanagement
    • Patient deterioration and death reportedly linked to care failures
    • Poor staff communication and lack of information for families
    • Rude staff, including callers being hung up on and refusal to provide information
    • Failure to notify family about a resident's death and incorrect family listings
    • Staff disinterest and generally poor quality of care
    • Neglect of residents' health and well-being
    • Bad smell and pest problems in the facility

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is mixed but leans negative because of several serious safety and communication concerns despite clearly reported strengths in therapy services and some individual staff. The most consistently praised element across the summaries is the therapy department: reviewers highlight an "awesome" therapy team that is encouraging, helps residents meet goals, and provides motivational support. Individual staff members are also singled out positively (for example, Roslyn is described as patient and attentive). Proximity to family is noted as a practical advantage of this location.

    However, the favorable impressions of therapy and a few caring staff are contrasted sharply by multiple, recurrent criticisms about nursing care, communication, and facility conditions. Several reviewers report overnight staff neglect: call lights are ignored, residents are not assisted to the restroom, and basic assistance needs appear unmet. These accounts suggest inconsistent direct-care staffing or responsiveness during night shifts. Related to direct care, medication management is explicitly criticized, and one reviewer associates medication mismanagement and poor care with patient deterioration and death, which is a serious allegation indicating potential clinical and safety issues.

    Communication and management problems are another dominant theme. Reviewers describe poor communication with families, staff who are disinterested or rude, and situations where family members were refused information or literally hung up on. There is a particularly troubling report that a resident's family was not informed about the resident's death and that the facility had the resident listed as having "no known family," which raises concerns about record-keeping, escalation protocols, and family notification procedures. Additionally, reviewers note unclear staff roles/job titles, which can contribute to confusion about responsibility and accountability when families seek information or when care coordination is required.

    Facility environment concerns also appear in multiple summaries. Complaints about bad smells and pest problems indicate issues with housekeeping, infection control, or physical plant maintenance. While these issues do not appear as frequently as staffing and communication problems, they nonetheless contribute substantially to an overall impression of neglect and poor living conditions for residents when present.

    Taken together, the reviews point to a facility with a notable strength in rehabilitative therapy and some compassionate staff members, but with significant and recurring weaknesses in nursing responsiveness (especially overnight), medication handling, communication with families, and environmental maintenance. The pattern is one of inconsistent quality — pockets of good care (therapy, specific employees) surrounded by systemic gaps that have led to severe negative outcomes in reviewers' experiences.

    Areas that most urgently require attention based on these reviews are overnight staffing levels and responsiveness, medication administration and monitoring protocols, family communication and notification procedures, clarity of staff roles, and housekeeping/pest control. If management can stabilize clinical practices, improve training and supervision for nursing/overnight staff, enforce clear communication protocols with families, and address environmental sanitation, the facility could more reliably deliver the positive experiences that reviewers attribute to the therapy team and individual caregivers. Until those systemic issues are addressed, however, the overall risk perceived by reviewers remains high and colors the overall reputation of the center.

    Location

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    About Desoto Retirement & Rehab Center

    Desoto Retirement & Rehab Center opened back in 2002 over on 635 East Schley Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, and since then it's stayed focused on continuous health care for older adults, offering both retirement living and rehabilitation services under one roof, which means things like skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational and speech therapy, and even wound care or IV therapy done by registered nurses are available there. Folks can get short-term help if they're healing from a surgery or an illness, or settle into long-term care with personal support on things like daily living, medication management, and memory care for people dealing with dementia, and the staff also looks after hospice needs when they're needed. There's a dementia care unit and private or semi-private rooms you can pick, and every room comes with access to laundry, therapeutic diets, whirlpool tubs, showers, and an on-site barber and beauty shop, which makes it easier for residents to stay comfortable. Residents see a doctor who's on-call 24 hours, same for pharmacy and nursing care, so there's always someone around to help if something comes up, and they also have a transportation van for doctor appointments or community events that keep everybody connected. There's meals-like Meals on Wheels-and help for caregivers who need a break, plus homemaker services and personal care, with a list of activities and social programs keeping residents engaged and connected to each other and the larger Mansfield community. The place runs under private ownership with a board of directors, advisory council, and staff of around 50 to 99 people, working alongside an Ombudsman program to make sure residents' rights are respected, with policies on harassment and access to legal services when anybody needs them. Families find supportive services and rehab programs that are personal and compassionate, including volunteer opportunities, and resources like the Aging & Disability Resource Center and Senior Centers & Congregate Meal Sites, which help make the place feel more like a real home than an institution, and the staff tries their best to keep things warm, welcoming, and focused on each person's care, whether someone plans to stay long-term or just needs a bit of help getting back on their feet.

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