Westbury Center of Jackson for Nursing and Healing is a skilled nursing facility where folks who are very frail or need daily nursing care can stay, and they've got services for people recovering from a hospital stay before going home. The staff gives care focused on healing and getting people back on their feet, offering help with physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus wound care, pain management, medication management, and special nursing treatments. The place is set up to support recovery with modern rooms, useful therapy spaces, and community areas that try to make people feel comfortable, and the staff works to give each person care that matches their needs, hoping to get them back home when they can. There's a team of experienced healthcare folks there, and they handle short-term rehabilitation as well as longer care for those who need more support. Westbury Center of Jackson has 196 certified beds and usually has about 183 residents each day, and they welcome people who need a bridge between hospital and home.
Management's been under Empire Care Centers LLC, Ga4 Opco Holding LLC, Shlomo Heller, Ephraim Nussbaum, and Jennifer Vasil since May 2021, and it runs as a for-profit limited liability company. Staffing runs at 3.16 nurse hours per resident per day, which falls a bit short of the state average of 3.5 hours, and the nurse turnover rate sits at 58.1%, which is higher than the state's 48.8% average. Recent state inspections listed 13 deficiencies, some related to respecting resident rights like dignity, communication, and safety, and there was at least one infection control deficiency reported. Westbury Center of Jackson is part of the GHCA, and the facility says it uses several methods to handle Covid-19, aiming to meet or go beyond health requirements. Residents have access to rooms and options for dining, along with therapy and special treatments, and the center tries to put a focus on safety, healing, and helping people feel at home while they recover.
