Park River Estates Care Center sits in Rapids, Minnesota, and has been family owned and operated since 1966, offering care and support for seniors needing skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, and independent living. The facility holds 99 beds and aims for a home-like feel with both private and shared rooms, each equipped with bathrooms, armoire, wi-fi, cable TV, and a nurse call-light system, and the main spaces have big windows, fireplaces, and furniture that gives it an "Up North" feeling, so you don't feel like you're in a hospital at all. Staff offers 24-hour nursing care with licensed professionals and in-house physician and nurse practitioner services, and they also help with medication management, bathing, grooming, dressing, and eating, which means residents get all the help they need day or night.
The center supports short-term rehab through partnerships with Centrex Rehab and delivers physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and people recovering from surgery or illness can stay in one of the 14 private Transitional Care Suites with reclining chairs and private bathrooms, plus follow-up care by Licensed Social Workers after discharge. There's daily housekeeping, laundry, and round-the-clock maintenance, and they take care of personal laundry, room cleaning, and repairs without you having to remind them. For meals, residents choose from several options in family-style dining rooms or can order meals to their suites, which the staff prepares to fit different diets and preferences, including help with feeding if needed.
When it comes to activities, the place stays busy with daily exercise groups, arts and crafts, pet therapy with licensed therapy dogs, bingo nights, and visiting local musicians for entertainment, all designed to keep residents engaged and connected, and there're happy hours, cards, dice games, trivia, virtual museum tours, and parties for holidays and birthdays too. Spiritual needs get attention from a Chaplain who offers private visits, holds weekly services, and leads monthly non-denominational groups, and there's a chapel for quiet reflection, Catholic Communion, or Sunday worship.
The library honors veterans, and common areas like patient and family lounges, resident lounges with big TVs, and an outdoor courtyard give people spaces to relax or have family visit. The on-site salon, with a licensed stylist, covers everything from haircuts to barber services, so folks don't need to leave the building for grooming. The facility provides vaccinations, in-house dental, podiatry, vision, and audiology services, with lab services and imaging like mammograms and X-rays available when needed, and they also have programs to help with diabetes, heart conditions, weight loss, behavior health, and rehab. The staff handles discharge planning and helps coordinate what someone needs to return home, offering resources to both residents and their families, and they also keep track of your progress after leaving, checking in at 48 hours, 7 days, and 21 days post-discharge to see how you're adjusting.
The goal at Park River Estates Care Center is to create a comfortable and safe setting so people can focus on feeling better, spending time with others, and living with as much independence as possible while having access to 24-hour healthcare and support.
