Life Care Center of Red Bank sits at 1020 Runyan Drive, Chattanooga, TN, offering support for seniors needing short-term rehab, long-term care, post-operative recovery, skilled nursing, assisted living, or memory care. The center's got 148 certified beds with 137 residents right now, showing it's nearly always filled up. Nurses and assistants help around the clock, including RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, all working together to give about 1.61 staff hours for every resident each day. New residents get a full assessment within the first week, and the care team-including primary nurses, doctors, residents, families, and a management member called a Guardian Angel-meets to set up a care plan that's easy to change as health needs shift. The staff calls residents, doctors, and families right away if there's an injury, big health change, new treatment, or discharge, and they make sure doctors get lab results quickly too.
The center helps with everyday things like eating, drinking, and grooming if you can't do them on your own, and makes sure medical records stay correct and up to date. Nurses work on healing and stopping bed sores, help with wounds, and manage IV and medication needs. Therapy services include physical, occupational, and speech therapy, with Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Global's LSVT BIG™ and LOUD™ especially for Parkinson's disease, along with suction and oxygen therapies, palliative and hospice care, fall prevention, post-surgical and wound care, and memory care for those with Alzheimer's or dementia. There's both inpatient and outpatient rehab, plus case management and help planning when someone is ready to go home. The place is fully sprinklered for safety and has a secure and comfortable environment designed so residents feel at home.
Residents and their families can be involved through councils and meetings and there are lots of social activities, events, and education seminars. The facility is for-profit, not a continuing care retirement community or special focus facility, but it does accept Medicare and Medicaid. The team includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, and certified nursing assistants, all offering care with a focus on treating the whole person, both body and mind. The community keeps families informed, helps with discharge planning, and has online resources, a blog, a gallery, and ways to give feedback. Careers and volunteering are available, and CNA training is offered for those looking into working in senior care. Life Care Center of Red Bank is a member of the Tennessee Health Care Association and follows regular health inspections. The center wants seniors to have the help and medical services they need while trying to build a place that feels welcoming and respectful for everyone who lives there.
