Columbia Healthcare Center sits just across from Deaconess Main Campus Hospital, a few minutes from St. Mary's Medical Center, and just a short walk from the SWIRCA Center. This is a healthcare facility that focuses on helping frail seniors, folks needing rehabilitation after a hospital stay, and those with memory loss. The center does skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehab, and memory care, with dedicated programs and units for people who need different levels of help, and lets residents recover after strokes, heart problems, and surgery. The nursing home services come with helpful and friendly staff available around-the-clock, and there's always someone to help with meals, therapy, personal needs, or medical care, and families who visit say the staff works well as a team. Memory care is a big part of what Columbia Healthcare Center does, and they've built a secure area, with alarms and locked doors, so folks with dementia and Alzheimer's can't wander off, and the staff there gets special training to help people keep their dignity and independence. Residents can join daily activities to keep their minds active and stay calm, and the memory care program aims to keep quality of life and a sense of belonging, using a wellness approach with plenty of cheerful, calm spaces, and outdoor areas that are also safe for residents to use.
Private rooms are available, and the place is known for being clean and inviting, and residents get to have their doors closed for privacy as well as small refrigerators for snacks and drinks, and food options that fit different needs. The care team includes nurses, doctors, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare staff, and they handle wound care, fall prevention, walking training, therapy, and pain management. If residents need outpatient therapy, Columbia Healthcare Center has programs to help with mobility, strength, and pain, and these are set up by therapists and health experts. Families who have a loved one near end of life can rely on hospice and palliative care services, with help from local hospice groups to keep residents comfortable and supported emotionally.
Security is strong with locked entrances and a steady staffing presence around the building, and the whole place stays open all day and night, since people's needs don't stop for weekends or holidays. The staff tries to create a community that feels home-like and peaceful, and they'll help residents stay as independent as possible with routines and structured activities. If families need a break, respite care's available for short stays, and long-term care is there for elders who can't safely live on their own because of weakness, illness, or injury. Care plans are always made for each person's needs-never just one-size-fits-all-and there's a strong emphasis on comfort, dignity, and clear answers for families trying to make decisions. The facility tries to offer a consistent experience so folks living at Columbia Healthcare Center, whether for a short stay or the long term, feel welcome, safe, and respected.
