Amistad Nursing & Rehabilitation Center sits at 200 Riverside Dr in Uvalde, Texas, and it's a place that aims to help older adults live with as much comfort and dignity as possible, offering various levels of care like nursing home services, assisted living, memory care, and respite care, which means people can come for a short stay or for longer-term needs, and they try to keep the environment welcoming so that healing and resilience can take place, because sometimes that's the heart of getting better. The building has room for 200 residents, but on most days, about 88 folks live there, and it's run by a team under Uvalde I Enterprises LLC, Gary Blake, and Malisa Blake since September 2022, who work with Creative Solutions In Healthcare. A staff of trained caregivers handles everyday needs, though nurse staffing averages 2.80 hours per person a day, which is under the Texas average, but their nurse turnover rate is lower than many-32.7% compared to the state's 51.8%.
They've got programs focused on helping folks with memory loss, plus specialized care for people dealing with diabetes, heart sickness, strokes, or neurological troubles, and there are therapy options-physical, occupational, and speech therapy-as well as support for wound care, medication management, and nutrition, with laundry, housekeeping, beauty and barber services, and even transportation and hospice care for those who need it, and I guess you could say they try to cover a lot of ground for the many types of challenges you might run into as you age. For social and spiritual needs, Amistad provides religious services, engaging activities, and a Facebook page to help families keep up, plus there's an online health portal. There's a strong focus on making care plans that fit each resident, since people's needs vary a good bit, and they offer Medicaid for eligible residents, so that helps with affordability for families.
Amistad is inspected like any facility and the latest report notes 14 deficiencies, including not having a full-time qualified social worker for large facilities, and some issues around resident privacy and keeping records confidential, which is something folks may want to ask more about if they're thinking of moving in. They offer tours so people can see the place for themselves and it's true that being able to walk around and talk to staff sometimes answers more questions than you get from reading. All in all, Amistad tries to give residents support for both health and personal growth, taking steps to keep the setting as home-like as possible while handling a full range of care services for those that need them.
