Northside Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

Northside Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center sits at 700 Hutchins Avenue in Gadsden, Alabama, with 115 certified beds and an average of 97 residents daily, offering both short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled care, and the building's been newly renovated with updated furnishings, so things look nice and clean, and you'll notice there's no strange odors or anything like that, plus residents are usually freshly dressed and looking comfortable, and you'll see patio areas and a dining room for relaxing or meals, and there's a special Rehabilitation Room alongside the Nursing and Rehab Center for those who need more focused therapy. Northside has a mix of therapy services-physical, occupational, and speech therapy-run by licensed therapists who work with physicians and nurses in teams to make sure people get the right treatment for each need, and folks who work here, from the nursing staff to the medical team, are usually described as kind and easy to talk to, with strong activity programs and a focus on making sure residents feel involved and supported. The staff turns over a lot, with a 68.1% nurse turnover rate, quite a bit higher than the state average, but you do get a level of nurse coverage-nurse hours per resident per day at 3.94-that's right around the state average, so there's still enough care, and the leadership has changed in the last year, bringing in a new Director of Nursing, Kelly Mason, and new management with Aop Opco Manager LLC and Susan Strauss, all working on more improvements. The for-profit center is owned by Venza Care Management and associated names like Northside Health Care, and it's got special programs for professional growth among therapy staff and tries to help families figure out care needs through information and coordination. In terms of surveys and reports, Northside's had 13 total deficiencies in inspection reports, two to do with infection control, and the latest standard inspection was over two years ago, and it's had an infection control violation history, including complaints about residents not getting informed promptly and sometimes not following all infection procedures as required-a Resident Rights Deficiency (F0580) was among those noted, with citations for infection spread and nutrition concerns too. People bring up the clean, family-friendly environment, the fresh look of the building, and the convenience to hospitals like Gadsden Regional Medical Center, and while the facility's focus is on skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and helping residents recover or stay as independent as possible, there's ongoing work to address past inspection issues and improve care with the new team in place.