Hillcrest Commons Nursing sits on a hilltop in a quiet Pittsfield neighborhood in Richmond, MA, close to main roads, local parks, museums, and places where families sometimes go. This nursing and rehabilitation center offers a wide range of care including Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Specialized Memory Care, hospice, and palliative care, and the staff focus on helping with daily needs and medical problems. People use the rehabilitation center for physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and the rehab gym runs every day. The facility has a Certified Memory Care unit using the habilitation model for Alzheimer's and dementia care, plus a secure behavioral health unit for adults dealing with psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia, depression, or bipolar disorder, offering support for both short-term stabilization and longer care.
Specialized services include a ventilator program with a dedicated wing and a team led by a board-certified pulmonologist, working on mobility and reducing ventilator use, and a pulmonary rehabilitation program for conditions like COPD, pneumonia, and post-acute respiratory failure, giving disease-specific education and support. The cardiac care program helps with recovery after heart surgeries, COPD, and heart failure with cardiac monitoring and advanced technology, and the orthopedic rehab team helps folks gain strength and independence after joint replacements or fractures. Stroke recovery services use personalized care plans, and person-centered neurological care supports people with Parkinson's, MS, or ALS. Diabetes management includes education, proper testing, and daily support, while wound care services have on-site specialists who track healing and set individual plans. The community also offers respite care for short stays when caregivers need a break, plus hospice and palliative care in the resident's own room with support for families.
Rooms come fully furnished, either private or semi-private, with flat-screen TVs, free DIRECTV®, Wi-Fi, free telephone service, and bathrooms made for easy use by anyone with physical challenges, and there's a beauty and barber shop for haircuts and personal care. Residents take part in engaging activities and benefit from a team that provides round-the-clock nursing care. Hillcrest Commons Nursing follows Fair Housing standards and works on making services accessible for everyone, and as part of the Massachusetts senior care community, helps out with state programs like Fight the Flu and work to reduce antipsychotic use. The 2.8 rating from 25 reviews suggests some people have mixed feelings, and while amenities and care types cover many health needs, visiting and meeting with staff often gives a better sense of fit for each person.
