The Meadows at Ashland

The Meadows at Ashland is a for-profit nursing facility located at 1700 Furnas Street in Ashland, NE, with 97 certified beds and an average of about 80 residents each day, and you'll find that they offer both skilled nursing and intermediate care for people who need help with daily living or medical needs, so they give different levels of care, like long-term care, short-term rehab, subacute care, memory care in two dementia care units, independent living, assisted living, adult day services, and hospice and home care, so it's a place with lots of options whether someone needs just a little help or full-time support every day. The staff provide about 3.65 nurse hours per resident each day, with registered nurses covering about 0.30 hours per resident, and there's always 24-hour nurse coverage, and they've got a high nurse turnover rate at 79.4%, and the staffing rating is low at 1.0 star by federal standards, so the amount and stability of staff might be a concern, with various deficiencies noted like nurse skills education and physician services, including two deficiencies tied to infection, and a total of 19 deficiencies in the latest report, and eight substantiated complaints about care or safety, and there's been one fine of $13,000, so these are things to consider when choosing a facility. The health inspection score stands at 2.0 stars with a weighted survey score of 46.0, where a lower score is better, and the quality measures also rate as 1.0 star, so while they do provide many types of care, there are inspection and quality marks to look at before deciding. The facility sits on lush, landscaped grounds with a big enclosed courtyard, a birdbath, walking paths, and seating all around, while inside you'll see welcoming resident rooms, spacious dining areas, common seating spaces with things like fish tanks, and memory care suites that feature single beds, floral curtains, and soft lighting. Residents can join in wellness and social activities, and an activities director plans those for everyone, so you'll see things like social outings, private meals, chef-prepared food, and group events, plus services like medication management, occupational, physical, and speech therapy, laundry, housekeeping, beauty and barber, and Wi-Fi, with meal and snack options in the dining room or in private, and transportation for outings or appointments. They have an emergency call system for safety, and people in secure memory care get extra help to keep them comfortable and protected, which is important for those with Alzheimer's or memory symptoms who need a special environment. The Meadows at Ashland is affiliated with Avid Healthcare Group and is officially registered as MEADOWS AT ASHLAND LLC, and you can expect an environment focused on "growing wellness rooted in compassion," so even though there are a range of support services and on-site amenities to help make daily life pleasant and safe, families will want to look closely at the ratings, nurse turnover, and prior report findings to see if it fits their needs.