Memorial City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits at 1341 Blalock Road in Houston, Texas, and works as a licensed non-profit nursing home focused on skilled nursing care, with 187 certified beds and about 117 residents a day, and since December 2022, management's been under the guidance of Regency Ihs Of Memorial City LLC, Regency Integrated Health Services LLC, and Donovan Dekowski, though Oakbend Medical Center managed it before that, starting in April 2018. The center belongs to the Texas Independence Health Plan and operates as a Medicare contract HMO-SNP facility, and stays accredited by the Joint Commission while also being part of Wellsential Health, a non-profit group in Texas, so that means it's tried to keep a collaborative approach and emphasizes improving quality of life for its residents. Staff provide a nurse staffing level of 3.80 nurse hours per resident per day, though there's a 65.4% nurse turnover rate, which some families might want to note, and inspection records list 27 deficiencies, including three related to infection control, one as recent as February 13, 2025, as well as issues with cleaning standards and safe respiratory care, and some families have mentioned the staff offers compassionate care and a focus on overall rehabilitation.
Residents get a mix of private and semi-private rooms, and enjoy modern amenities such as housekeeping, kitchens or kitchenettes, washers and dryers, game and activities rooms, guest parking, WiFi, cable services, outdoor courtyard, and a beauty salon or barbershop, plus the facility offers sprinkler systems, handrails, and handicap access for extra safety. Skilled nursing care headlines the services, but there's a wide range of clinical services, including wound care, IV care, cardiac care, stroke care, diabetes management, pulmonary and respiratory support, tracheostomy care, tube feeding, and TPN, and therapy options span physical, occupational, and speech therapies, as well as rehab services after joint replacement, post-surgical care, orthopedic care, and special therapy modalities like diathermy, E-stim, and ultrasound, along with a therapy gym with a training kitchen for home transitions. There's also outpatient therapy, diagnostic capabilities such as bladder scans, Doppler study, and EKG, and short-term transitional care in private rooms with en suite bathrooms. Alzheimer's, dementia, and memory care support are available, with both hospice and palliative care as well as home health services for those needing extra help either on site or at home to maintain independence. Residents benefit from personal care assistants, meals and dining services, social activities, arts and crafts, fitness center, education and health programs, walking and wheelchair assistance, recreational activities, transportation, respite care, and long-term insurance options, and the center accepts Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private pay sources. Despite a history of certain deficiencies in inspection reports, the center aims to maintain a supportive, comfortable environment, emphasizing patient-centered and comprehensive healthcare services for both short-term rehab and long-term care.
