Friendship Health & Rehab Center North sits in Roanoke, Virginia, among the Blue Ridge mountains, and folks know it as a healthcare facility that covers nearly every need for seniors. This place offers independent living for adults 55 and older, assisted living, and a big skilled nursing center with 253 licensed beds, so they can cover everything from a bit of extra help to full nursing care and even therapy after surgery or injury. Residents get access to health and memory care, long-term stays, respite care, outpatient and inpatient therapy, and round-the-clock nursing supervision, and the staff helps with daily activities like bathing, dressing, medication, and transfers, with a nurse always ready nearby and a 24-hour call system for extra safety. People there can get counseling, overnight care aimed at healing, and support for memory loss issues, while the adult medical day care offers a safe place for adults needing daytime help. There's a physicians clinic for outpatient visits, on-site dialysis and pharmacy, and specialized rehab and therapy services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The community supports veterans with resources about benefits, employment, health, and housing, and seniors get help too with everything from caregiving to financial or legal issues, thanks to a big resource library and a directory of thousands of local and national programs. The team at Friendship Health & Rehab Center North includes directors for nursing, independent living, therapy, and more, plus a chaplaincy for spiritual support and a marketing and admissions director for assisted living.
Rooms come with private bathrooms, cable TV, kitchenettes, telephones, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and furnishings, so folks settle in easy, and pricing runs from $262 to $297 a day for private rooms or $222 to $257 a day for a shared option, which Medicaid and Medicare will cover for those eligible. Community features include a restaurant-style dining room with all-day meals, accommodations for allergies or dietary needs, a big community room, fitness and wellness spaces, a movie theater, game and activity rooms, spa, gardens with walking paths, and lots of places to sit with family or visit with neighbors overlooking the mountains. Residents join in on arts and crafts, movie nights, fitness classes, music, and whatever resident-run activities appear, and the staff handles laundry, housekeeping, transportation, move-in coordination, and family support. The place remains wheelchair accessible for anyone who needs it and is designed to offer both help for those who can't walk and support for independent folks. Over the past year, Friendship Health & Rehab Center North provided over 81,000 patient days and has been known for over 100 years as a spot where seniors can age with care, with staff focused on independence, dignity, and support. Whether folks want to spend time outdoors, hang out with friends in the dining room, or just sit with family on the front porch taking in the mountain view, there's reliable care and a sense of community here, and that's how things tend to go at Friendship Health & Rehab Center North in Roanoke.
