Pricing ranges from
    $3,863 – 4,635/month

    Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute at TideWay

    6444 Central City Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77551
    3.8 · 5 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    3.0

    Excellent rehab, poor care otherwise

    I had a mixed experience: staff service and maintenance were poor, non-verbal residents seemed neglected, and meals often only had juice and tea with no water. On the upside, the rehabilitation program and therapies were excellent and helped me get my life back.

    Pricing

    $3,863+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $4,635+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.80 · 5 reviews

    Overall rating

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      1.0
    • Staff

      1.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • Fabulous rehabilitation center
    • Program helped residents regain their lives
    • Awesome place (positive patient sentiment)
    • Therapies available

    Cons

    • Poor staff service
    • Neglect of non-verbal residents
    • Inadequate meal beverage options (only juice and tea)
    • No water provided at meals
    • Maintenance neglect
    • Overall poor institutional care

    Summary review

    The reviews present a mixed but sharply divided picture of Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute at TideWay. On the positive side, several reviewers strongly praise the clinical rehabilitation program: calls of a "fabulous rehabilitation center," statements that the program "helped me get my life back," and general descriptors such as "awesome place" emphasize that the therapies and rehabilitation services themselves are seen as effective and meaningful for some residents. "Therapies available" is a recurring explicit point, indicating that a breadth of therapeutic services is offered and perceived as beneficial by certain former or current patients.

    Conversely, a number of serious operational and caregiving concerns appear repeatedly in the reviews. Multiple summaries report "poor staff service," which suggests issues with day-to-day staff responsiveness, professionalism, or quality of interpersonal care. Most alarmingly, there is an explicit allegation of neglect toward non-verbal residents. This points to a critical vulnerability: residents who cannot advocate for themselves or rely on verbal communication may not be receiving necessary attention, monitoring, or individualized support. That type of neglect raises safety and dignity concerns beyond mere service dissatisfaction.

    Several reviews call out deficiencies with basic amenities and facility upkeep. Dining-related complaints are specific and consistent: reviewers reported only juice and tea being offered at meals and no water being provided. That detail implies a failure to meet basic hydration needs or standards of care during mealtimes, which could have direct health implications, especially for neurorehabilitation patients who often have elevated care needs. Separately, "maintenance neglect" and descriptors of the place as a "poor institution" suggest that facility upkeep, cleanliness, or equipment maintenance may be substandard, which can affect both perceived quality and actual safety of the environment.

    Taken together, the pattern is one of contrast between clinical strengths and systemic caregiving or facility weaknesses. The rehabilitation program and therapies are highlighted as effective and life-changing by some reviewers, while core caregiver behavior, attention to vulnerable residents, basic meal service practices, and facility maintenance receive notable criticism. Reviews therefore suggest variability in the resident experience: the therapy team's capabilities may be strong, but ancillary services and general nursing or support staff performance—and the institution's oversight of cleanliness and basic needs—appear inconsistent. Prospective residents and families should weigh these mixed signals, probe specifically about hydration and meal policies, staff training and ratios for non-verbal residents, and the facility's maintenance protocols, and, if possible, seek direct conversations with the therapy team and observe daily routines before making placement decisions.

    Location

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    About Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute at TideWay

    Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute at TideWay, located at 6444 Central City Blvd in Galveston, Texas, is a specialized facility that helps adults recover from brain injuries. The place sits on 3.5 acres just one block from the beach and has about 40,000 square feet of living and activity space with 32 beds, and you'll find it set up to feel like a home. Operated by TideWay and part of the Transitional Learning Center at Galveston, the institute's main goal is to bridge the gap between hospital life and going back home for people who finished their inpatient care but still need strong support. Staff offer care in a safe setting, designing personalized plans that cover physical, cognitive, and emotional recovery, and they take a team approach with professionals in neuropsychology, speech and language therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other services all working together.

    The programs use evidence-based therapy and focus on helping patients relearn important life skills, with services like counseling, community integration, and vocational training. The Brain Injury Specialty Program and other services are set up for adults who survived a brain injury, whether from trauma or an illness, and they help people build the skills needed to live as independently as possible. There's inpatient and outpatient treatment available, so people can find the right fit depending on their needs. The care involves advanced technology such as Hocoma Locomat® for gait training, Armeo Power and Movao for motor therapy, MYRO by Tyromotion, and Bioness L300 Go®, H200, and Vector devices for functional and neuromuscular stimulation.

    Patients get help with daily living skills, communication, swallowing issues, emotional changes, physical movement, and finding ways to get used to life again in the community, all through structured programs. The center also runs long-term supported living for clients who aren't able to live on their own after brain injury, so they've got options even when full independence is not possible. The campus includes amenities like dressing rooms and spaces for family to visit or take tours to help everyone make the best choices. Family accommodations are part of the support too, because loved ones matter in rehab.

    Staff have experience and are trained to answer questions about the different therapies, programs, and what daily life is like. The center operates as a nonprofit, meaning they're focused on helping people over making money, and they've held CARF accreditation for years, which shows they follow high standards for rehab care. Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute has offered these services since 1982, with locations in Galveston, Lubbock, Houston, Clear Lake, and the Space Center area, and visitors can even take virtual tours. The facility aims to improve each patient's quality of life by giving comprehensive care, leading to many stories of patients getting back into work, volunteering, or simply enjoying more independence.

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