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Milford Center

Milford Center is a nursing home community in Milford, MA.

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10 Veterans Memorial Drive, Milford, MA 01757

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3.6 from 67 reviews
5 stars
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4 stars
7
3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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Overall Review of Milford Center

common 25 reviews mention this

Staff care gets the most praise

Residents and families frequently describe staff as caring, helpful, and attentive.

Across many reviews, people describe staff members as kind, responsive, and supportive, including aides, nurses, and therapy team members. Several reviewers also mention good communication with the family and staff that answer questions or provide regular updates. A few reviews also note that the experience can vary depending on who is working and how closely families monitor care, but the overall pattern of praise for staff attention shows up repeatedly.

caveat 12 reviews mention this

Medication and call response concerns

Several reviewers report delays, missed needs, or trouble getting timely medication.

A recurring complaint is that residents or families had difficulty obtaining timely pain medication, medications overall, or help after using the call system. Some reviews describe nurses not responding promptly, hanging up during calls, or not coming into the room as expected. Others describe medication availability problems, including running out, delays in ordering, or prescriptions not being available on-site, leading to long waits for pain control or limited therapy time.

caveat 6 reviews mention this

Food quality feels inconsistent

Food satisfaction comes through unevenly in reviews, with some calling it poor.

Some reviewers express dissatisfaction with food, describing it as horrible or not worth what they paid, and several cite problems with what was served. In contrast, a smaller set of reviews say the food was better than expected or that their loved one ate everything. One review specifically mentions that staff did not accommodate a resident’s food preferences or dislikes, even while meals were described as tasty in parts.

common 7 reviews mention this

Activities and home-like setting

Many reviews mention activities and a home-like environment.

Several reviews describe amenities and daily life that feel more comfortable than a typical institutional setting, including shared spaces and an overall home-like feel. Families also mention activities such as scheduled programming, exercise opportunities, and religious services, along with staff supporting engagement. At the same time, at least one review raises concern about limited social engagement during a stay, describing a resident spending time in a wheelchair in a hallway instead of participating.

How we summarize

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Features

Housing

  • 21 resident community capacity 21 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Worcester Regional (21 miles away) Worcester Regional (21 miles away)

Care Services

  • 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
  • Coordination with health care providers Coordination with health care providers
  • 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
  • Transportation arrangement (medical) Transportation arrangement (medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Dining

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

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Physicians

  • Milford Internal Medicine (0.6 miles)
  • Reliant Medical GRP/07 (1.3 miles)
  • Edward M Kennedy Center (1.6 miles)
  • UMass Memorial Orthopedics at Milford (1.7 miles)
  • Milford-Franklin Eye Center (1.7 miles)
  • Reliant Medical Group (2 miles)
  • The Foot Specialist: Dr Robert Kelemen (2.4 miles)

Restaurants

  • Sky Buffet (0.6 miles)
  • Wendy's (1.1 miles)
  • McDonald's (3 miles)
  • Out Post Farm (4.5 miles)
  • Ichigo Ichie (5.2 miles)
  • The Spoon (5.3 miles)
  • Burger King (5.7 miles)

Transportation

  • Ryder Truck Rental (0.7 miles)
  • Norfolk Transfer Station (8.5 miles)

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy (1.6 miles)
  • Caremark Rx (1.7 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.7 miles)
  • Walmart Pharmacy (2.2 miles)
  • Walgreens (4.4 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (4.8 miles)
  • Walgreens (4.9 miles)

Parks

  • Choate Park (3.8 miles)
  • Fletcher Field (7.1 miles)
  • Whitehall State Park (7.5 miles)
  • Hopkinton State Park (7.6 miles)
  • Minuteman Park (8.3 miles)
  • Cushing Memorial Park (10.3 miles)
  • Dunn Memorial Park (10.3 miles)

Cafes

  • Muffin House Cafe (4.2 miles)
  • Starbucks (5.5 miles)
  • The Bagel Table (8.2 miles)
  • Cilla's Coffeehouse (9.1 miles)
  • Panera Bread (10.2 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Saint Joseph's Parish Center (4.8 miles)
  • Church Of The Nazarene (8.5 miles)
  • St Bridget's Church & School (11.1 miles)

Hospitals

  • Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital (9.6 miles)

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