HCR Home Care

    16 Pearl St #208, Glens Falls, NY 12801

    Compassionate professional in-home senior care

    I had a very positive experience with this in-home care agency - the nurses, PT/OT (Caleb and Lisa) and caregivers (Jess and Julia) were professional, compassionate, and instrumental in my mom's recovery. Valerie and the team were responsive and thorough, coordinated therapy and equipment like the walker, treated us like family, and went the extra mile; I'm very grateful and would highly recommend them.

    Loved one of client
    May 2026

    Services

    • Home Health Care

    Reviews

    3.07·(72)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Caregivers

      3.2
    • Communication

      2.1
    • Reliability

      1.6
    • Scheduling

      1.5
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, respectful caregivers
    • Skilled physical and occupational therapy
    • Thorough and professional nursing visits
    • Effective palliative-care support
    • Coordination with physicians and transportation
    • Medication setup and management assistance
    • Responsive nurse manager and social-work support
    • Therapy-driven functional improvement and recovery

    Cons

    • Unreliable shift coverage with frequent cancellations and no-shows
    • Inconsistent caregiver professionalism and attentiveness
    • Weak office communication and slow follow-up
    • Insufficient backup staffing and replacement procedures
    • Variable clinical oversight of wound, pain, and post-operative care
    • Ineffective after-hours answering-service and triage
    • High staff turnover and workforce-management strain
    • Inconsistent discharge and case-closure practices
    • Gaps in documentation access and supply provisioning
    • Perceived mismatch between billed services and delivered value

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a mixed pattern of clinical strengths paired with operational weaknesses. Many families highlighted strong clinical contributions: compassionate caregivers, capable PT/OT teams, and nurses who provided thorough visits and helped with medication set-up and care coordination. Several accounts noted effective palliative support and measurable functional improvements associated with therapy-led programs. When the clinical team was engaged and well-led, reviewers described meaningful gains in safety, mobility, and overall recovery.

    At the same time, a consistent theme concerns agency operations and reliability. Office communication and follow-up are frequently characterized as slow or ineffective, with multiple instances of unreturned calls, unhelpful answering-service interactions, and last‑minute cancellations. Scheduling practices appear fragile: reviewers describe frequent no-shows, late arrivals, and a lack of timely replacement staff. These reliability problems undermined confidence in the service and, in some cases, interrupted continuity of care.

    Caregiver quality is reported as highly variable. Numerous reviews praise warm, respectful, and skilled aides and therapists; others document conduct and attentiveness issues during shifts, including distraction, inadequate assistance with personal-care tasks, and failures to complete assigned duties. These inconsistencies suggest gaps in hiring, training, or supervision processes. Related concerns about clinical oversight were raised specifically around wound care, pain assessment, and post‑operative follow-up — areas where families felt stronger nurse supervision and clearer protocols were needed to prevent adverse outcomes.

    Management- and system-level patterns also emerge. Several reviewers identified high staff turnover, scheduling and staffing shortages, and administrative decisions that felt abrupt or poorly communicated (for example, unexpected case closures or discharge notices). Some families reported difficulties accessing documentation, supplies, or consistent case management. Conversely, a subset of reviewers singled out responsive individuals — nurse managers, social workers, and particular therapists — who mitigated other weaknesses through proactive communication and strong clinical follow-through.

    For prospective clients and families: the agency can deliver high-quality clinical interventions (notably PT/OT and attentive nursing) and warm caregiver relationships when the right staff are assigned. However, expect variability in shift reliability and office responsiveness; verify scheduling and backup plans in advance, confirm clinical oversight for any wound or post‑op needs, and identify a primary point of contact for escalation. Addressing these operational gaps would better align the agency’s clinical strengths with reliable, consistent in‑home care delivery.

    Location

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    HCR Home Care is located at 16 Pearl St #208, Glens Falls, NY 12801.

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