Dogwood Trails Manor offers a place for seniors who need different kinds of care, with 90 certified beds and space for about 61 residents each day, where you'll find community-sponsored activities, movie nights, and a game room, along with fitness and arts programs that give everyone a chance to join in something each day if they want. The staff there, who people often call helpful and joyful, help with things like bathing, dressing, medication management, and personal care, and there's always a nurse for 12 to 16 hours each day, but there have been some issues reported about having a registered nurse on duty every shift and keeping enough managers, which families might want to ask about. Meals are made by professional chefs and served all day in the dining room, with choices for special diets like diabetic menus or allergy-sensitive foods; the kitchen also offers restaurant-style service and lets people eat at their own pace, so there's no rush, and the food focuses on good nutrition with input from dietary staff.
Residents can have furnished rooms with private bathrooms, air conditioning, kitchenettes, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and their own phone, which makes it easier to feel at home, and the community provides regular housekeeping, laundry, and even dry cleaning, so chores are off the list. People can join religious services, movie nights, wellness programs, or sit in the library or garden-there are outdoor walking paths and spaces to sit in the fresh air when the weather's good. There's transportation for appointments or group trips, and families have online portals so they can keep up with how things are going even if they live far away, and there are family support services for tough times. The care at Dogwood Trails Manor includes assisted living for folks who need a hand with daily activities, memory care for people struggling with confusion or wandering, skilled nursing for short-term or long-term needs, vent care, in-house dialysis, heart and diabetes management, hospice, respite care, wound care, podiatry, dentistry, optometry, and even specialized programs to help people recover from surgery or strokes.
They've got resident and family councils that can talk about problems and try to help make things better, and the place has run under Creative Solutions in Healthcare since 2003, with ownership split between Gary Blake and Malisa Blake. Families can pay with Medicaid or Medicare, and there's a payment portal for bills, which can help with complicated paperwork. When inspection teams visit, they do sometimes find some issues, like not always helping enough with daily activities or staffing a registered nurse the right way, with the last reports showing seven deficiencies, but the team there keeps working on those things and stays focused on care needs as residents change. Social workers and rehab staff are on site, offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus programs to help get people stronger after injury or illness, so it's possible to keep making progress even after moving in. Residents and families describe the atmosphere as friendly and welcoming, shaped by staff who try to make the community feel home-like, with activities to support the mind, body, and spirit, and plenty of support for staying connected and making decisions about care as needs change.
