Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center

Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center has served the community in Hamden, Connecticut for over 50 years, sitting right on Whitney Avenue, offering short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, and a wide range of therapy services, and with 150 certified beds and an average of 146 residents each day, people get 24-hour skilled nursing care whether they're here for joint replacement, cardiac care, dementia support, or palliative and hospice programs, and the center even provides specialized care plans, wound care, tracheostomy management, IV therapy including PICC and TPN, pulmonary care, as well as dental, podiatry, vision, and audiology services, plus outpatient therapy is available for people not living on site. People find recreational activities every day, live music, summer picnics, pet therapy, and religious services are regularly offered, so residents have options for social and spiritual needs, and the building has an elegant design with a focus on safety, supported by a team that includes social workers, a registered dietitian, and community liaison, and everybody from therapy staff to nurses gets ongoing education to give professional, friendly care. The facility is self-owned, run by the Mayer family, and is recognized as a Tier 1 provider for Hartford Healthcare in Yale's Preferred Provider Post-Acute Care Network, which means they work closely with local hospitals and health insurers, and people can pay using Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance, or private funds, but prices aren't published. Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center follows Medicare inspection standards and publishes reports on complaints, infection control, and care issues, and the most recent reports show 24 total deficiencies, including two related to infection, as well as recent issues involving failure to provide life support before emergency workers arrived and not fully protecting residents from abuse or neglect, but no actual harm happened; still, inspectors rated both as having the chance for more than minimal harm. Programs focus on helping each person reach their best possible outcome using research evidence and individualized therapy, and whether it's short-term rehab or long-term living, every person gets a care plan aimed to fit unique needs.