Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center sits at 3710 Langston Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, offering nursing home care with both skilled nursing and long-term care services, and with 180 licensed beds, the place often stays busy, but sometimes there's a wait for new residents, so folks can call to check availability later. The center is part of Medical Services of America and serves the Washington, DC area, focusing on recovery from surgeries, accidents, illnesses, as well as providing help for conditions like pneumonia, COPD, strokes, and joint injuries, and with a daily routine that's pretty straightforward, folks at Cherrydale get both short-term rehabilitation and long-term support, depending on what the doctor says or what people need.
A team of about 137 full-time staff, including charge nurse Whitney Fernberg, unit manager Guadalupe Johnston, a human resources director named Gilbert Collier, LPNs like Eunice Adjani, as well as therapists and care assistants, handle everything from wound care and medication help to therapy and regular nursing care, all led by administrator Ms. Trimane Goddard. People get meals, personal care, laundry, and transportation, plus medical services like nursing, podiatry, occupational therapy, wound care, respiratory support, and medication help, with most staff speaking English, but there's no clear info about other languages. The Care Beyond Compare™ approach means they use special programs like LifeWorks Rehab® Recovery Program, Recovery Map™, and Personal Report Card™, so patients and families can keep track of how recovery is going, and therapy appointments can run up to seven days a week for two or three hours a day, with staff offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy, using a state-of-the-art gym with up-to-date equipment, instead of relying on contractors.
The building is set up for safety and comfort, with handicap access, sprinkler systems, guest parking, washers and dryers, Wi-Fi, cable TV, dining rooms, activity rooms, a salon/barbershop, and both private and semi-private rooms, ranging from $5,000 to $12,000 per month depending on privacy, and there's also a private daily room rate of $438 and a semi-private rate of $329. Residents join in on activities like arts and crafts, social groups, exercise classes, and there are education and wellness programs to keep things lively, plus rehab services are specially tailored for each person, whether it's for a planned surgery, a sudden accident, or an ongoing need for help. Long-term care insurance is accepted, the kitchens or kitchenettes in each room let residents keep some independence, and customized care plans look after each person's needs, so while the focus is on providing recovery and comfort, things aren't perfect, but the team tries to keep it as straightforward and homelike as possible. The center keeps busy, with over 62,000 patient days in a recent year, and more details about what's offered can be found on their website at www.cherrydalehealthrehab.com if someone wants to look deeper.
