Jan F
May 2026
We recently moved from mother from this facility due to its new owners. This facility was bought last summer by Legend Senior Living and is now called Hemsley House of Lenexa. My family's plan was to have her live out the rest of her life here if possible. When the new owners took over, she was paying approximately $8500/mo for a small studio apartment. She was not totally independent and needed help with her medications and some daily care. She was able to get around the facility in a self propelled transport chair but not incapacitated. After the first of the year, the new "point system" that established gauging the amount of care she would be needing. I sat down with the Healthcare Director to review how my mother was evaluated for her level of care. I did not disagree with what she was listing. The facility use to have 5 levels of care but the new owners eliminated the 5 tier so there are only 4 levels of care now. Once her points were totaled, she ended up being at a level 4 (highest level of care possible). Her monthly cost rose by almost $3000/mo, making her monthly obligation over $11,000. I requested a copy of the "points system" but was told they were unable to provide a copy to me. I am a retired nurse so I am familiar with this type of evaluation of care. My mother was paying the same amount of money that a totally bedridden resident was paying, yet she needed very little help in comparison. This point system is rigged for a money grab by the owners. Most any person needing ANY amount of help at this facility would most likely be at a level 3 or 4 when moving in. The staff of caregivers at this facility were wonderful with my mother so it was very frustrating to have to move her. We also had to give a 60 day (not 30) notification for moving out of the facility. I get that the owners are looking for profits but this large increase is ridiculous. If my parents had not saved as well as they did, my mother would never be able to afford this. We were fortunate to have found another facility that is about the same amount of money that she was originally paying and believe the care at this location will accommodate her well.
