The Ensign Group, Inc. is a large healthcare holding company based in Mission Viejo, California, and it's publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol ENSG with a market value around $2.1 billion, and the company runs about 70 senior living facilities in the western United States, mostly nursing homes, but also some with assisted living and memory care units, and before a recent spin-off, it operated a broader range of senior living communities, so the company has a lot of experience helping seniors and people who need care after an illness or injury, and people know them for offering all kinds of services like skilled nursing, rehabilitation, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, memory care, hospice, home health, and post-acute care, and they've even got mobile x-ray and non-emergency transportation services across several states, and what stands out is how Ensign uses a team approach for elderly and post-acute care, trying to fit their care to each resident's needs, which they call person-centered care, and they do this in part by using an electronic health record system called PointClickCare.
The company works through a network of Ensign-affiliated facilities and follows a "One-Facility-at-a-Time" approach, emphasizing personalized care and building ties with local communities, and their facilities are sometimes owned directly or leased, with management handled by one of five regional operating groups, so each place has its own management team to keep things running smoothly, and they run their business with a focus on integrity, compassion, and excellence, all trying to give residents and families a place where they feel supported, and Ensign is always looking to lift the standard of post-acute care and bring steady improvement to how they do things.
Their sites usually offer in-house therapy, have specialized areas for memory care and rehabilitation, and give both short-term and long-term support, so if someone needs help for just a few weeks or is looking for a place to settle for the longer haul, these facilities cover those needs; and Ensign's professional staff are known for trying to make each site the "facility of choice" in its own local area, even as they balance all sorts of challenges in long-term care with an eye on quality and keeping up with new care needs, and with their expanding network across a range of states, they provide comprehensive options for seniors who need skilled nursing, assisted living, or different therapies as part of their day-to-day health care.
