Luther Haven

    1109 MN-7, Montevideo, MN, 56265
    4.1 · 23 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Pleasant appearance, but neglectful care

    I liked the facility's appearance and positive atmosphere, but my loved one suffered repeated neglect - long waits for toileting and generally poor care. Management has been unresponsive; I believe leadership should be replaced.

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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

    4.09 · 23 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.0
    • Meals

      4.1
    • Amenities

      4.1
    • Value

      4.1

    Pros

    • pleasant facility appearance
    • caring staff for residents' loved ones
    • positive environment

    Cons

    • resident neglect
    • long waits for toilet assistance
    • repeated incidents
    • poor quality of care
    • poor management
    • leadership issues
    • calls for resignation of leadership

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is mixed but leans toward concern. On the positive side, reviewers describe Luther Haven as a "nice place" with a "positive environment" and note that staff do care for loved ones. These comments suggest that the facility’s physical setting and some interpersonal interactions or aspects of daily life are experienced favorably by some residents and families.

    However, serious care-quality concerns are prominent and recurring. Multiple summaries allege neglect and explicitly mention long waits for toilet assistance (phrased in reviews as a "long wait on toilet"). These are not presented as isolated one-time problems but as "repeated incidents," implying a pattern rather than an occasional lapse. Such issues point to risks to resident dignity, comfort, and safety and indicate operational or staffing shortcomings that affect basic care delivery.

    There is a clear and repeated critique of management and leadership. Reviews reference "poor management," "leadership issues," and even "calls for resignation," signaling sharp dissatisfaction with how the facility is governed and how incidents are handled. When leadership is singled out repeatedly, it suggests perceived systemic problems — either in oversight, staffing levels, training, incident response, or communication with families — rather than only front-line performance issues.

    Taken together, the reviews portray a facility with observable strengths in atmosphere and some caregiving relationships, but with significant and recurring operational problems that undermine overall care quality. The juxtaposition of a pleasant environment and caring staff against allegations of neglect and management failures suggests variability in the resident experience: some aspects (facility, some staff interactions) are good, while essential care processes and leadership accountability appear inconsistent or deficient.

    A notable pattern is the tension between positive impressions of the place and serious, repeated complaints about basic care and leadership. That pattern often indicates that while the physical environment or particular caregivers are appreciated, systemic issues — such as staffing practices, training, supervision, and management responsiveness — are producing unacceptable lapses. The prominence of calls for resignation and explicit leadership criticism also indicates frustration among reviewers that problems have not been satisfactorily addressed.

    In summary, the reviews call for careful attention: recognize and preserve the facility's positive aspects (pleasant setting and caring interactions mentioned by some), but treat the recurring reports of neglect, long waits for toileting assistance, and leadership failures as substantive red flags. These themes — care quality, staff performance variability, and managerial accountability — are the dominant takeaways from the review summaries provided.

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    About Luther Haven

    Luther Haven in Montevideo, MN, is a faith-based senior living community that's been serving residents for over 60 years, and it's got a wide range of care for people with different needs, whether that's skilled nursing care, assisted living at Copper Glen, or even short-term rehab for folks who need some extra help getting back on their feet, with therapy from Big Stone Therapies, Inc. (BST) that covers physical, occupational, and speech help, and there's support for people aiming to go home or move to assisted living when they're ready. People can pick from several room styles, including studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and semi-private options, with both private and shared rooms available, and the nursing home offers typical amenities like beautician services and cable TV, as well as meals aimed at cutting the hassle and cost of cooking.

    Staff are around 24 hours for emergencies, and they help with important day-to-day things, whether it's transferring from a bed to a wheelchair, checking insulin for diabetes, or handling incontinence care, with individualized, person-centered care tailored for each person's health, dignity, and needs, and they do their best to keep families involved and informed. Fees come in several types, including a community fee, respite fee, buy-in fee, fees for high, medium, or low care needs, and a second person fee, so costs depend on what someone needs and picks. Luther Haven's attached to a hospital and clinic, making it easier when extra medical care comes up, and there are also home care and independent living choices, plus on-site and offsite activities that include devotional times and social events, most of them happening in comfortable indoor common spaces set up to help people meet and talk.

    The community tries to make things supportive and therapeutic, with memory care, skilled nursing, and services for both inpatients and outpatients, and there's help for folks with diabetes or those who need rehab before going home. Meal services aim for quality and nutrition, and Luther Haven is licensed, follows state and federal rules, and has some awards for care received over the years, with guidance and compassionate support from a team that includes staff like Jacob Skahl, Sandy Randt, Lois Wellnitz, and Kim Schacherer. There's always a facility visit schedule posted on the bulletin board, and amenities focus on keeping seniors comfortable and connected.

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