Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, sometimes called Britthaven Of South Louisville (Essex Nursing & Rehab Center), has 128 beds and holds license number #100518 as a nursing facility. The center provides long-term care, assisted living, and independent senior living, with all services falling under the Long Term Care category and accepting Medicaid or Medi-Cal for financial help. It supports people who need high acuity care, and offers both inpatient and outpatient therapy through Signature Healthcare of Spencer County, with services like physical, occupational, and speech therapy on-site to support different needs. The staff help with wound care, care for stroke, cardiac, pulmonary, or neurological conditions, and create personalized care plans using teams that focus on mind, body, and spirit. The center works to connect the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual sides of care for each resident, and welcomes adults of different ages who need help with health or well-being. The skilled nursing team is available 24 hours a day for both short-term stays and long-term care, supporting recovery from illness or surgery or helping with chronic conditions. The facility's interdisciplinary approach blends medical and social care, creates smooth transitions between home, hospital, and the nursing center, and encourages family connections. Safety is important here, so they have access control, air cleaning with HEPA scrubbers, electrostatic cleaning, bipolar ionization, and regular screening and mask policies to limit COVID-19 and other infections, with advice from university epidemiology experts. Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has earned a 5-star quality measures rating from CMS. The community also tries to reduce re-hospitalizations by using coordinated, personalized care, and organizes a variety of activities, hoping to meet each resident's interests and help them keep their independence and dignity.