Bedford Care Center of Newton is a long-term and short-term skilled nursing facility with 120 beds, offering a mix of comfortable accommodations and specialized care for seniors, and you'll see right away the place has a warm, welcoming atmosphere with large day rooms, an activity room with a Wii game, and an enclosed courtyard with a covered patio and landscaping where folks can enjoy the outdoors. The care center provides a full range of services including Alzheimer's and dementia care, inpatient and outpatient rehab, medication management, restorative nursing care, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, nutritional counseling, recreational programs, and even hospice and respite care, so residents have options according to their individual needs and health conditions. Staff members include registered nurses, LPNs, CNAs, therapy professionals, and administrative staff who all work together to keep care at a high standard, with nurse staffing reported at 4.42 hours per resident per day and a focus on patient-centered support. Bedford Care Center of Newton participates in Medicaid and Medicare, is managed by Charlotte Donald who is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and Registered Nurse, and it's part of the Bedford Care Centers group, which also has locations in Hattiesburg, Picayune, and Marion. The facility has put a strong focus on pneumonia prevention and has vaccinated 100% of its residents for pneumonia to help reduce health problems from infections.
Residents can expect personal wellness programs, support for social and emotional wellbeing, and care designed to honor their history and give space for their wisdom, while the activity staff and therapy teams try to keep everyone as active and engaged as their health allows. Bedford Care Center of Newton supports families too, with transportation services and programs designed to include loved ones in the care process, and they keep things running smoothly under the 2019 Bronze Commitment to Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living. The center has a long-term care rating of A, showing high-quality care, but the inspection records do mention 12 deficiencies, including two relating to infections and several others involving resident rights like visitation and the right to refuse treatment, so it's not perfect but it works hard to address issues and provide a nurturing, compassionate environment where seniors can receive both medical care and day-to-day support for an improved quality of life.
