Port Charlotte Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is a skilled nursing facility offering both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care services. The facility supports residents with compassionate healthcare and a focus on dignity, using personalized care plans shaped by family input and careful attention to each person's needs. Residents receive help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication management, and staff includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, rehabilitation therapists, and certified nursing assistants, along with doctors and therapists who offer specialized care for conditions like Alzheimer's, dementia, and complex medical needs. The center provides 24-hour support, with a high nurse-to-resident ratio and a 24-hour call system, while actual nursing care coverage usually falls between 12 to 16 hours a day.
Amenities include both semi-private and private fully furnished rooms with private bathrooms and air conditioning, along with clean rooms and food options people find enjoyable. The facility offers mental wellness programs and specialized therapies, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as more advanced treatments such as neuro-rehabilitation and pulmonary therapy. There are also separate memory care and dementia programs, each with safe, secure environments and memory-focused activities. For social and recreational needs, the center provides a dining room, fitness room, beauty salon, computer center, wellness center, a small library, resident-operated activities, and outdoor spaces like a garden and smoking patio. Staff members organize community events, scheduled daily activities, and transportation, while routine help like laundry, housekeeping, and hair styling are available too.
Port Charlotte Center also offers hospice care, respite care, post-acute transitional care, and assistance finding information about long-term care insurance and family caregiving resources. The environment is described as cozy and calm, with a focus on providing a supportive atmosphere that helps residents maintain as much independence as possible. The center holds the Governor's Gold Seal for excellence and a 5-Star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Reviews average 3.2 out of 6, and the facility puts value on innovation and modern therapy equipment, striving to help each resident with recovery, therapy, and comfort in a way that matches the center's mission of "Providing Service with Our Hearts and Hands."
