Lakewood Healthcare Center

Lakewood Healthcare Center, also known as Lakewood Park Health Center, is a licensed nursing home and rehabilitation center with 290 beds, owned by Rechnitz Lakewood GP and managed by Brius Management, and it serves people needing long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, memory care for Alzheimer's and dementia, and skilled nursing services, with around-the-clock care by nurses and therapists providing medical services like medication management, wound care, orthopedic care, dialysis, speech therapy, and behavioral health care. The center has a OneCare program and a PACE Center, both of which focus on comprehensive and specialized adult care. People can get palliative and hospice care, speech, physical, and occupational therapy, plus help with mental health needs and rehabilitation tailored by experienced staff-these services aim to restore mobility, strength, and emotional well-being. The facility gives residents opportunities to socialize, join activities, and enjoy various amenities meant to support comfort and well-being, with some extra focus on safety and a secure setting. Medicare rated Lakewood Healthcare Center one out of five stars as of September 2023, which means it's much below average, and the facility received 24 health citations in the last year, which is more than the national average, and these included issues like residents leaving the building (elopement), hazards in the rooms and halls such as unsecured televisions, broken furniture, damaged ceilings and walls, and a scabies outbreak that wasn't handled quickly. Lawsuits have been filed against the facility for nursing home abuse and neglect, including reports of violence and elder abuse, and there are attorneys on staff who focus on cases related to nursing home negligence and elder law. All information has been reviewed by a nurse with over 30 years of long-term care experience.