The Homestead Of Denison

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  • Interior

    A cozy living room with comfortable seating, a wooden coffee table, and decorative elements such as plants and a mirror.

  • Decor

    A cozy hospital room with a single bed, side chair, and warm lighting.

  • Building

    An American flag waves on a flagpole near a building and entrance sign with a clear blue sky in the background.

  • Architecture

    A wooden gazebo in a park setting with open skies and surrounding greenery.

  • Bedroom

    A hospital room with a bed, medical equipment, and seating.

  • Dining

    A spacious dining area with wooden floors, elegantly set tables, and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

  • Salon

    An interior view of a hair salon with a styling chair and mirror.

The Homestead Of Denison

The Homestead Of Denison is a nursing home community in Denison, TX.

Information last verified:

1101 Reba Mcentire Lane, Denison, TX 75020

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

3.8 from 90 reviews
5 stars
54
4 stars
13
3 stars
0
2 stars
1
1 stars
22

Overall Review of The Homestead Of Denison

common 22 reviews mention this

Staff responsiveness varies

Residents and families describe both attentive care and moments when help feels delayed.

Many reviews praise staff as friendly, accommodating, and professional, with several families saying they felt welcomed and well informed. Several comments also describe serious service breakdowns, including reports of aides not checking as expected, the phone not getting answered, and nurses being hard to reach. Taken together, the reviews suggest that day-to-day experiences can depend on who is working and how quickly staff respond to requests.

differentiator 6 reviews mention this

Care access includes nursing support

The community provides ongoing call-and-supervision support and residents describe frequent check-ins.

The facility is set up for continuous support through call-and-supervision features, and some reviews describe medications being delivered promptly and staff checking in multiple times throughout the day. Other reviewers, however, report times when care felt inconsistent—such as being short-staffed or not seeing nursing aide help on a regular schedule. So while there is a framework for around-the-clock assistance, residents’ reports are mixed about how consistently it shows up in practice.

common 13 reviews mention this

Cleanliness and home-like feel

Residents and visitors repeatedly mention cleanliness and a more home-like atmosphere.

Several reviews highlight a clean facility, including comments about spotless areas and a lack of odors, plus homespun touches like courtyards and a comfortable layout. Some residents’ families describe the environment as warm and homelike rather than institutional. A smaller set of negative reviews contradict this, describing lapses like not keeping residents clean and concerns about missing or soiled items, which suggests cleanliness isn’t uniformly experienced.

common 5 reviews mention this

Diet accommodations come up

Dining quality and diet accuracy are recurring points in reviews.

On the positive side, some families say meals taste good or resemble home cooking, and one memory-care experience mentions special dietary needs being handled after an initial issue. Other reviews focus on dining problems, including food being served cold and complaints that portions are small or that food quality wasn’t good for a loved one. Overall, dining seems to be an area where experiences can differ by resident needs and food service consistency.

caveat 11 reviews mention this

Serious care concerns appear

Some reviews describe severe lapses in daily care and communication.

Negative reviews include allegations of residents not being fed or kept clean, medication issues, lost personal items, and falls that weren’t handled or reported appropriately. Several comments also describe difficulty getting answers when calling or checking on a resident, including reports of unanswered phone calls and delayed notifications. Because these concerns are described in multiple reviews, it’s important to consider them alongside the more positive experiences when deciding whether this community is a good fit.

How we summarize

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Features

Housing

  • 140 resident community capacity 140 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

  • 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

Hospitals

  • Texoma Medical Center (0.2 miles)
  • Texoma Medical Center (0.3 miles)
  • Texoma Healthcare System (0.3 miles)
  • UHS of Texoma (4.7 miles)
  • Wilson N Jones Medical Center (7.4 miles)
  • Life Center Specialtiy Hosp (7.5 miles)

Physicians

  • Texoma Heart Group (0.3 miles)
  • Bryan Kalil MD (0.3 miles)
  • The Hearing Clinic (1.3 miles)
  • Texoma Foot and Ankle Specialists (2.4 miles)
  • Texoma Neurology Associates (2.7 miles)
  • Rolando Oro, MD (2.9 miles)
  • Nhat Nguyen MD (4.5 miles)

Places of Worship

  • New Wine Christian Counseling Service (0.5 miles)
  • Mount Zion Baptist Church (0.8 miles)
  • Haven Chapel Methodist Church (0.8 miles)
  • Southern Baptist Convention (1.1 miles)
  • Waples Memorial United Methodist Church (1.1 miles)
  • Baptist Student Ministry (1.3 miles)
  • River Of Life (1.7 miles)

Restaurants

  • Church's Chicken (1.1 miles)
  • Southern Star Eatery (1.2 miles)
  • Thai Loco (1.2 miles)
  • Devolli's Italian Restaurant (1.3 miles)
  • Nicks Family Restaurant (1.4 miles)
  • Best Burger Barn (1.4 miles)
  • Lili's Place (1.8 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Good Neighbor Pharmacy (1.2 miles)
  • Data Rx Management (1.2 miles)
  • Parks Drug (1.2 miles)
  • Kroger Pharmacy (1.2 miles)
  • Albertsons Pharmacy (1.5 miles)
  • Sav-on Drugs (1.5 miles)
  • Medicine Shoppe (1.9 miles)

Cafes

  • Starbucks (2.1 miles)
  • Starbucks (5 miles)
  • Panera Bread (7.2 miles)
  • Starbucks (7.3 miles)

Transportation

  • Team Bonner Auto Rental (3.3 miles)
  • U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (6.4 miles)
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car (6.7 miles)
  • U-Haul (7 miles)

Parks

  • Loy Park (3.6 miles)
  • Eisenhower State Park (4.8 miles)
  • HeyDay Entertainment (4.8 miles)

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