Dunbar Center, which goes by Dunbar Care Rehabilitation Center, is a single-story nursing home in Kanawha County, West Virginia, with space for 120 residents, and the place offers both short-stay rehabilitation and long-term care services, so they help folks who need more support after surgery or illness and also those who need permanent care, and you'll find options for private or semi-private rooms, all with in-room dining, phone, TV, internet, and climate control because they've made the living spaces comfortable and offer gardens, courtyards, a café, and always-available menu choices, so there are a few ways to spend time or gather with others, while common areas and lounge spaces are nicely kept, and the center has fireplaces, internet access, on-site beauty and barber services twice a week, and the whole place stays smoke-free. Residents can take part in activities every day, from social or cultural programs to educational, religious, and recreational events, while round-the-clock nursing coverage, a full-time physician, and on-site nurse practitioner try to look after everyone's health, and the center offers therapy-physical, occupational, speech, even respiratory-plus case management, dietary needs, medication management, discharge planning, and treatment planning, with audiology, dental, podiatry, vision, colostomy, wound, and pain management care available, plus hospice or palliative support, and the memory care unit stays equipped to make things safer for folks with memory problems, like Alzheimer's or dementia, with alarm systems to keep them more secure. The building's all on one level, which helps those with mobility troubles, and there's wheelchair accessibility and coordinated transportation if trips elsewhere are needed, and the laundry and housekeeping services are included, which is a relief for many families. Dunbar Center takes Medicaid, provides nutrition plans, respite care, and home care, and the team oversees pharmacy delivery, mail, newspapers, and even case management for more complex health or insurance needs, and you can find orthopedic and ventilator care, dialysis, transitional care, even specialized recovery suites, all operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs centers across the country.
But you ought to know, Dunbar Center has been the subject of lawsuits that allege neglect and abuse, and state inspections over the past three years found 18 health violations, nearly twice the national average for nursing homes, which often cited them for not following proper medication management, failing to prevent falls, missing or improper wound care, not using required infection controls, not turning or repositioning residents as often as needed to avoid sores, all things that have seriously affected some residents, and Medicare has rated the center 1 out of 5 stars overall, which is the lowest rating, so while they're equipped with many services and staff, and the campus is nicely set up, anyone considering it would do well to weigh those inspection results and reports of past problems alongside the available accommodations and care services.
