Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - VA West

Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - VA West sits in Fishersville, Virginia, as part of the VA healthcare system's network, and the place focuses on ongoing healthcare needs, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation, so you see folks staying for both long-term and short-term care depending on what they need, and they do this with specialties like a secured dementia unit with 18 beds, daily nursing staff between 12 and 16 hours on-site, and 24-hour supervision along with a call system for residents. The facility offers up to 112 beds, splitting them with 94 beds for skilled nursing and 18 for rehab care, and they keep 14 private rooms, so most rooms are shared; the rooms come furnished, have private bathrooms, air conditioning, free cable for 72 channels, phone, and Wi-Fi access, plus they've got high-speed internet for everybody. Folks have meals prepared in a dining room with restaurant-style service, plus options for special diets, including meals for folks with diabetes, and everyone gets housekeeping, laundry, and help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, and getting around. Rehabilitation services run on-site with physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and you'll find a fitness room, computer center, beauty salon, small library, gaming room, and a garden with outdoor spaces and three separate courtyards so folks can get fresh air or quiet time. The center has a wellness program, community activities, resident-run events, and often plans day outings using a facility bus or other transportation options for both medical visits and non-medical trips, and sometimes pets, like fish, birds, and cats, live at the facility. Medication management and memory care services are also available, and the staff includes nurses connected with Woodrow Vocational L.P.N. Program, which means you might see nursing students learning on-site. The administrator, Ms. Karen Jackson, runs things, and Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - VA West belongs to Consulate Management Company/CMCII, and the place has a website at www.consulatehealthcare.com if folks want more details. The facility participates in Virginia Health Information's efficiency program, sharing details about charges, costs, financial health, productivity, and community backing, so there's more transparency about how things really work each year. Room rates are available for private or shared spaces, and the place goes out of its way to include everyone in community life, offering activities, a wellness center, and the kind of daily help many folks depend on as the years go by.