Villa Health Care Center sits in Riverside and offers skilled nursing care, short-term rehab, and long-term care for seniors including end-of-life support, and over the years, they've gotten high marks in state surveys, with a five-star survey rating and a spot among the state's top 10% for skilled nursing. The place is small and clean, with 59 beds-usually about 51 residents stay at any given time-so things tend to stay friendly and pretty quiet. Staff, including CNAs, registered nurses, and a Director of Nursing, check on people often, and there's a Medical Director on-site who looks after everyone's medical needs while the rehab team works to help residents reach their therapy goals. They cover a lot of medical ground, too-podiatry, wound care, medication help, dementia assessments, psychiatric evaluations, and more-and folks who need rehab after a surgery or illness get physical, speech, and occupational therapy. The place hasn't put out much information about themselves directly, but they do value privacy, so anyone who wants to see what it's like can take a tour, either in person or virtually, before deciding.
Rooms come either private or semi-private, depending on what's needed and the monthly rate-private rooms run from $6,000 to $8,000 per month, and semi-private ones fall between $5,000 and $7,000. All rooms get regular housekeeping and come with kitchens or kitchenettes, laundry machines, and cable TV. Meals get served in the dining room, and the dietary team tries to make food both healthy and appealing, fitting special diets when needed. There's always some sort of activity going on-arts and crafts, music, exercise, singing, and occasional outside entertainment to keep folks moving and busy. The game room, common areas, salon/barbershop, fitness center, and guest parking are there for everyone, along with wifi and internet access. Safety is big here, so the building is fully sprinklered and comes with handicap and safety features throughout.
Staff help with personal care like dressing, bathing, grooming, and laundry, and they offer caregiver education for families going through hard transitions. Many residents are recovering from illness and need time to get back on their feet before going home or into less involved care, and these services are part of what they do every day. They take long-term care insurance and participate with both Medicare and Medicaid. All services stay under the watch of the nursing team, physical therapy department, and a group of kind nurses and therapists who get good marks for their bedside manner. Social workers and a social services team help residents and families adjust, while resident and family councils can give feedback. There's no hospital next door or any tie to one, but they're part of a larger company that owns several nursing homes. Villa Health Care Center offers a smaller, homelike setting focused on both medical care and daily life, and it stays nearly full most of the time.
