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Shawnee Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center in Shawnee, KS

Shawnee Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center is a nursing home community in Shawnee, KS.

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Shawnee Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center in Shawnee, KS

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  • Interior

    A cozy corner in a lobby featuring striped and patterned seating arrangements around a small table.

  • Outdoors

    A serene garden fountain surrounded by lush greenery.

  • Decor

    A cozy and well-decorated bedroom with a vibrant blue bedspread, a comfortable chair, and a vase of fresh flowers.

  • Building

    A hotel entrance with a stone facade under a blue sky.

  • Architecture

    A modern hotel entrance featuring stone accents and lush landscaping under a partly cloudy sky.

  • Bedroom

    A clean and organized hospital room with a single bed and medical equipment.

  • Windows

    A serene hospital patient room designed for comfort and care.

  • Dining

    A cozy dining area featuring red table settings and ample natural light, perfect for enjoying a meal.

  • Garden

    A cozy outdoor seating area surrounded by lush greenery, perfect for relaxation.

  • Seating Area

    A cozy lobby seating area with patterned armchairs and a round table on a carpeted floor.

  • Bathroom

    A spacious and modern bathroom featuring a bathtub and tiled walls.

  • Exercise Equipment

    A well-equipped physical therapy room with exercise equipment and a padded table.

  • Gym

    A spacious fitness area equipped with various exercise machines, designed for rehabilitation and health improvement.

  • Rehabilitation

    A spacious physical therapy room equipped with a barre, colorful exercise balls, and large windows allowing natural light.

6416 Long Street, Shawnee, KS 66216

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3.1 from 89 reviews
5 stars
36
4 stars
9
3 stars
4
2 stars
4
1 stars
36

Overall Review of Shawnee Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center

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Care quality is a split story

Residents describe both genuinely attentive support and serious neglect concerns.

Some reviewers say staff were professional, friendly, and responsive, and a few describe good progress, wound care results, and being well cared for. Other reviewers are much more negative, describing missed help with daily needs, lack of monitoring, and concerns about residents being left in bed or wheelchairs. Several accounts also mention falls, medication problems, and trouble getting timely responses when a family member asked for help. Because the reviews vary so widely, it’s especially important to clarify expectations and supervision levels during the admission and care-planning process.

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Bathing, hygiene, and odors

Multiple residents report hygiene gaps and unpleasant room conditions.

Several reviewers describe issues with bathing or regular care, including residents going weeks without being bathed or not being cleaned adequately. There are also repeated complaints about soiled briefs, worsening skin issues like pressure ulcers or raw skin, and rooms that smelled strongly of urine or other odors. A few negative reviews connect these hygiene concerns to staffing and delayed help, while one review also mentions residents being left in wet clothes. On the other hand, some positive reviews specifically say rooms were cleaned daily and the facility smelled better over time.

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Food quality and assistance

Dining gets mixed reviews, with complaints about both taste and help during meals.

Some residents and visitors say meals were good and that they liked the food, including dining-room meals that were warm. Others report the food was terrible or inedible, and they describe delays in getting meals or difficulty getting assistance at lunch and dinner. Several negative reviews connect meal service to care needs, such as residents being fed lying down or trays being left untouched because nobody came to help. The community does offer restaurant-style dining and dietary support for special restrictions, but residents’ experiences with the day-to-day help vary.

  • A cozy dining area featuring red table settings and ample natural light, perfect for enjoying a meal.
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Activities and therapy support

Many residents describe frequent activities and day-to-day structure.

Across reviews, residents and families mention scheduled activities, resident-run or planned events, and day trips that make the stay feel more engaging. Some also call out rehabilitation and therapy support as helpful for regaining strength and mobility, including wound care progress in at least one account. A few reviewers, however, say the facility feels understaffed or not as organized, which can impact how smoothly activities and meals run. Overall, the activity calendar appears to be one of the more consistently mentioned positive elements.

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Transportation is a named benefit

Transportation help comes up repeatedly in reviews and amenities.

Some families choose the facility specifically because it provides transportation, including rides for appointments and dialysis schedules. The amenity list also notes transportation arrangement for non-medical needs and transportation to doctors’ appointments. Reviewers who discussed choosing the community for logistics generally describe the service as a key practical benefit. Others focus more on care and day-to-day staffing, so transportation seems most clearly valued when it directly supports weekly medical routines.

How we summarize

We summarize when many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes are displayed.

Features

Housing

  • 130 resident community capacity 130 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Kansas City International (21 miles away) Kansas City International (21 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Places of Worship

  • Good Shepherd Catholic Church (0.2 miles)
  • Lenexa Baptist Church (2.3 miles)
  • Overland Park Christian Church (3 miles)
  • Overland Park Church of Christ (5.5 miles)

Restaurants

  • Fronteras Mexican Restaurant (0.6 miles)
  • McDonald's (0.9 miles)
  • Hayward's Pit Bar-B-Que (1 miles)
  • Fritz's Railroad Restaurant (1.7 miles)
  • The Social Bar & Grill (1.7 miles)
  • Pine & Bamboo Garden (1.8 miles)
  • Sushi Mido (2 miles)

Physicians

  • Retina Associates (1.4 miles)
  • College Park Family Care - Lenexa (1.5 miles)
  • AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care at Shawnee Mission (2 miles)
  • Shawnee Mission Special Addition Birth Center (2 miles)
  • Ascentist Aesthetics and Facial Plastics (2.2 miles)
  • Latter Eyecare (2.4 miles)
  • AdventHealth Centra Care Shawnee (2.5 miles)

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy (1.5 miles)
  • Hy-Vee Pharmacy (1.5 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.6 miles)
  • Walmart Pharmacy (1.7 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.7 miles)
  • Walgreens (2.2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.4 miles)

Cafes

  • Black Dog Coffeehouse (1.6 miles)
  • Panera Bread (2 miles)
  • Panera Bread (2.3 miles)
  • Panera Bread (2.3 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.7 miles)
  • Filling Station Coffee (3.8 miles)
  • Brew Haha Coffeehouse (3.9 miles)

Theaters

  • B & B Theatres (2.5 miles)
  • AMC DINE-IN Studio 28 (6.2 miles)

Parks

  • Antioch Park (2.7 miles)
  • Shawnee Mission Park (2.8 miles)
  • Cherokee Park (3.4 miles)
  • Shawnee Mission Dog Park (4.1 miles)
  • Harmon Park (5.2 miles)
  • Thomas S. Stoll Dog Park (5.4 miles)
  • Nall Hills Park (5.6 miles)

Hospitals

  • Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park (6.1 miles)

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