Altamaha Healthcare Center

Altamaha Healthcare Center serves as a nursing home offering both short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care for over 60 residents, and the place has a reputation for quality care from a skilled team of medical professionals, and they always try to focus on personalized attention with a patient-centered approach, plus they're involved in community wellness programs and health education, and you'll see a range of healthcare services that covers primary care, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, and while the center does have modern medical technology, private rooms, Wi-Fi, cable TV, laundry, housekeeping, a beauty shop, and Life Enrichment activities, you'll also find day-to-day help with bathing, dressing, eating, medications, and other activities of daily living. Residents can join family council meetings and activity programs, and they have access to social service programs and supportive services, including on-site physicians, dietitians, therapists, pharmacy, podiatry, audiology, optometry, psychiatry, and psychology, so there's good attention to a wide set of needs, and for those needing more specialized care, the nursing staff offers urethral, catheter, terminal, colostomy, gastrostomy, and nasogastric care, E-Stim wound care, complex/multi PIC line services, digital ultrasound and Doppler services, cardiac monitoring, and Telehealth psychiatric support around the clock. Hospice care and respite services are available, and they follow a complete care plan for stroke recovery, post-operative recovery, wound care, pain management, fall prevention, and nutritional services, making sure each person's needs are assessed and responded to, plus their Pathways to Active Living (PALs) program gives residents ways to stay active in mind, body, and spirit with help from occupational, physical, and speech therapists, who also train residents in using adaptive devices and learning helpful ways to dress, groom, and bathe. Altamaha Healthcare Center is part of Brentwood Healthcare, which means there are lots of resources and support for staff and residents, and everything here stands on values like caring, compassion, accountability, respect, integrity, nurture, and gratitude. While the environment is comfortable and well-equipped, CMS metrics, including inspection scores over several survey cycles, give the facility a one-star rating, so families may want to review those results and determine what matters most for their loved one.