Case Study · Senior Care Community · Louisville, KY
The Altenheim's Contact Page Shows a Full-Screen Google Maps Error — “Oops! Something Went Wrong.”
The Altenheim Senior Health Care Community — Louisville, KY · thealtenheim.org
A 100+ year old Louisville institution. Click “Contact Us” and you'll see this: “Oops! Something went wrong. This page didn't load Google Maps correctly.” The most important page on a senior care site — the one families use to find the address and plan a visit — is broken. Meanwhile, their old domain was allowed to expire and is now parked for resale at $3,500+.
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The Evidence
The Contact Us page at The Altenheim renders a full-screen Google Maps error: 'Oops! Something went wrong. This page didn't load Google Maps correctly.' A broken API key or missing billing configuration caused the embed to fail — and it's been visible to every visitor since.
The Altenheim Senior Health Care Community has served Louisville's Highlands neighborhood for over a century. Founded by the Louisville Protestant community, it has grown into a multi-level senior care campus offering independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care. That history and reputation should make the contact page the easiest part of the website. Instead, it's the most broken — displaying a Google Maps error to every family who tries to find directions.
The Business
The Altenheim is one of Louisville's longest-operating senior care institutions — over 100 years of service in the Highlands neighborhood at 936 Barrett Avenue. Multi-level care on a single campus: independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care. That continuum — plus the institutional reputation — positions The Altenheim as a premium choice for families who want their loved one to stay in one community as care needs evolve.
For a business built on trust and longevity, the Contact page is not just a utility — it's a statement. Families who click “Contact Us” are ready to take action. A broken map sends them somewhere else before they've ever spoken to anyone at the facility.
What We Found
A broken Google Maps embed on the Contact page, plus an expired domain now parked by a reseller — two issues that together undermine the credibility of a 100-year-old institution.
Broken Google Maps on the Contact Page
The Contact Us page at thealtenheim.org/contact-us/ loads with a full-screen Google Maps error:
“Oops! Something went wrong.
This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details.”— Google Maps error, visible at thealtenheim.org/contact-us/
This is a Google Maps API key issue — either the key expired, billing was disabled on the associated Google Cloud account, or the key is missing entirely. The technical fix is straightforward, but the result is that the single most important page for a family planning their first visit to the facility shows a red-icon error screen instead of a map.
Old Domain Expired — Now a $3,500 Domain-for-Sale Page
The community's old domain — altenheim.org (without “the”) — was allowed to expire and was picked up by a domain reseller (Spaceship.com). It now shows a domain-for-sale page. Old print materials, bookmarks, other websites, and some directories still link to this URL — sending every visitor who follows those older links to a for-sale page rather than the actual facility.
Sparse Digital Presence for a 100+ Year Institution
The homepage references the facility's YouTube channel — which has 6 subscribers. The testimonials section cycles through 3 entries in a loop. For an institution with over a century of community service, the digital footprint is minimal in ways that would surprise anyone who already knows the reputation.
What We'd Fix
A Contact page that actually works — and a digital presence that reflects 100 years of Louisville senior care, not a barely-maintained WordPress site.
Working Maps and Directions — Immediate Fix
Replace the broken Google Maps embed — either with a fixed API key and active billing, or with an embedded map approach that doesn't require API credentials (static map image, OpenStreetMap, or a simple address with a Google Maps link). The Contact page should help families find the facility, not display a red error screen.
Domain Recovery or Redirect Management
Either recover the expired altenheim.org domain or ensure all old links — in directories, on other sites, in print — properly route to the current thealtenheim.org. A 100-year-old institution shouldn't have its former domain pointing to a domain squatter.
Heritage and Trust Content — The Altenheim Story
A history section that does justice to a century of service — photos, milestones, community ties, and a narrative that communicates what it means for a family to choose The Altenheim. This is the strongest competitive differentiator and it's currently underused.
Louisville Senior Care SEO
Structured for searches like “assisted living Louisville KY,” “memory care Louisville Highlands,” and “skilled nursing Louisville” — capturing families who are actively searching before they find national directories instead.
Spec Redesign Deliverables
- ✓Working contact page — maps, address, phone, and directions fully functional
- ✓Domain audit — old altenheim.org links redirected or resolved
- ✓Heritage content — 100+ years of Louisville service presented with pride
- ✓Multi-level care showcase — independent, assisted, skilled nursing, memory care explained
- ✓Louisville senior care SEO — visible for families searching in the Highlands and beyond
- ✓Testimonials and social proof — more than 3 rotating entries on a century-old campus
The Opportunity
The Altenheim is one of the most established senior care institutions in Louisville. Over a century of service in the Highlands creates a name recognition and community trust that newer facilities and national chains cannot replicate. That trust is the competitive advantage — but it only converts when families can find the facility, visit the website, and confirm that the reputation matches the presentation.
Right now, a broken Contact page and an expired domain are creating friction at the two highest-intent moments: when a family tries to find directions, and when an old referral source clicks a link they saved. Both paths lead to an error instead of a conversion.
We've built the spec redesign. The Altenheim can see exactly what a website that matches their 100-year reputation looks like — before committing to anything.
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