Parkside Health and Wellness Center sits at 444 W Lexington Ave in El Cajon, where you'll find a place with 52 beds in semi-private rooms, landscaped grounds, a courtyard, and a patio where residents can get fresh air or spend time outdoors if they want, and inside there's places like a dining room, game and activity rooms, and a beauty salon or barbershop if anyone wants a haircut or trim. The rooms include cable TV, WiFi, kitchens or kitchenettes, and washers and dryers, plus services like regular housekeeping, laundry, and even dry cleaning to help keep things comfortable and clean. Safety and handicap features, along with a sprinkler system, help give peace of mind.
The staff team runs things every hour of the day and night, with in-house case managers, nurses, and skilled professionals working to support residents, and what stands out is the way the center uses personal care-help with dressing, grooming, bathing, walking, wheelchairs, and toileting-alongside medical offerings like podiatry, wound care, help with medication, and occupational therapy, plus frequent physician visits from Dr. Bernard Michlin. They also manage a wide range of health needs, handling chronic and acute conditions from basic bronchitis to more complex things like ADHD, metabolic disorders, deep vein thrombosis, and thyroid problems, so someone with varied health needs would likely find the clinical side broad and accessible.
The center pays attention to the daily routines too, so there are meals and fine dining with individualized menu planning, activity rooms for games, arts and crafts, and educational programs, plus special things like fitness and wellness routines, and social activities to keep life interesting. Parkside also includes local transportation-so trips out are organized when someone needs to leave the facility-and guest parking, so friends and family can come visit without much trouble.
Parkside accepts long-term care insurance, and care is tailored for both seniors and younger adults with mental health needs; they provide residential living that's a bit of a crossover between a care facility and a supportive home. There's help for residents who want to grow more independent, with support and training to boost confidence and promote dignity, and the team-an interdisciplinary group, they call it-really works together to meet unique needs for each individual.
With a community rating of 4.5 and high marks for information, Parkside Health and Wellness Center stands out for well-rounded services, steady staffing, and a schedule that runs from 9 in the morning to 9 at night every day, so everything's set up to keep life easy, active, and safe for everyone there.
