Green Pine Acres Nursing Home sits at 427 Main St NE in Menahga, Minnesota, right in Wadena County, and has been part of the community since the early 1960s, coming from the Menahga Development Corporation, and now the City of Menahga owns and operates it as a non-profit government unit, and Laura Ahlf serves as the administrator on-site. Green Pine Acres offers assisted living, independent living, memory care, skilled nursing care, and you'll find transitional care, respite care, and adult day services there, too, so folks can get help whether they need just a little help now and then or need long-term care. The place's got 65 beds, all Medicare and Medicaid certified, and rooms come as studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, semi-private, and private, with bathrooms and showers in the Transitional Care unit, plus there are also single bed rooms and some for companions who want to share but there's a second person fee. There's Woodside Manor right next door, set among pine trees, offering thirty-one one-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartments for those wanting more independent or assisted living, and you'll also find the Green Pine Acres Adult Day Services program for those not needing to stay full-time but wanting care during the day.
Care services include ambulatory care, diabetic care (with staff monitoring insulin levels), and help with moving from bed to a wheelchair, plus staff's always there 24 hours a day for emergencies, with at least a Licensed Practical Nurse on duty and a Registered Nurse on duty or on call at all times, so someone's always ready to help. They give out meals every day to cut down on cooking needs, and the laundry gets done for the residents, too, which keeps things easy. Anyone needing skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy, whether inpatient or outpatient, can get it here, and those services go from basic strengthening and fine motor skills to speech and swallowing therapy and gait training after surgery. The place is licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health as an Intermediate I facility (license 678). There's no hospice, psychiatric, community adjustment beds, or bassinets.
Green Pine Acres has specific care levels-high, medium, and low-with costs depending on needs, and there's also a buy-in fee and separate pricing for care, so costs can match the kind of help needed. Residents can get incontinence care, non-ambulatory care, and specialized dietary services tailored for individual health needs. Social services, restorative nursing, and daily activities are available, and there's a beauty shop for hair care, too. The facility runs a volunteer program so folks from the community can help out with games like bingo, the beauty shop, shopping, or sewing, bringing in a friendly local touch.
The grounds have an adjoining three-acre park, with more than 2,200 feet of sidewalk, three gazebos, twelve benches, an underground sprinkling system, and a big 30-foot fountain, giving residents a place to walk or sit outside. Indoors, there are common spaces for socializing, recreation, and movement, with both on-site and off-site activities, plus devotional services offered off-site for those wanting that. The facility doesn't allow pets, but wireless internet helps residents connect with family and friends.
Green Pine Acres Nursing Home focuses on meeting each person's unique needs, letting them live as well as they can, and while it's not the fanciest place around, it offers a wide range of senior living and care options, with an emphasis on comfort, a caring team, and a safe setting for aging or disabled adults in the Menahga area.
