Braxton Healthcare Center

Braxton Healthcare Center sits near Sutton Lake, so folks living here can enjoy things like boat rides and fishing if they want, and there's a lot going on inside too, because the center has 65 beds, usually about 61 people staying, and has all sorts of healthcare services like primary care, specialist visits, alternative medicine, pharmacy, and even things like mental health and substance use care, so there are all kinds of staff-doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, therapists, and social workers-all working together, and rooms come with cable TV and private showers, which makes the place a little more comfortable, and there's laundry and personal care help too, and the place is pretty active, offering both short-term and long-term rehabilitation, so if someone needs physical, occupational, or speech therapy, or even something more like stroke rehabilitation or respiratory therapy, those are available, plus they provide intravenous therapy, pain management, chronic pain care, and all sorts of wound care, which is good for folks coming out of surgery or needing a little more medical help.

The place has specialized care units, so there's memory care for people living with dementia, Alzheimer's, or cognitive trouble, and units for things like Alzheimer's Disease, end-stage renal disease, and intellectual disabilities, and there are programs-called Honor 360 and Advance 360-for memory care, and they also help patients with medication-assisted treatment, palliative care, and hospice services if needed. Residents and their families get involved in care planning, and there's counseling and spiritual support, so it tries to cover both medical and emotional needs, and the place makes space for all kinds of people-men, women, and non-binary-across many racial and ethnic backgrounds, and you'll hear more than 20 language preferences, from Spanish and Russian to sign language and Hmong-Mien, so it's a real mix of backgrounds.

People staying at Braxton can use outpatient services like physical therapy and speech pathology, and there are home health agencies, hospice, a psychiatric treatment facility, medical adult day care, and more, so if residents need skilled nursing, nursing home care, or something less involved like assisted living or adult day care, that's all provided, and there are lots of activities too-arts and crafts, games, music, reading groups, bingo, gardening, dance, pet visits, book club, and family dinners, so every day brings something to do, and the place collaborates with Arbor Rehabilitation Services to make individualized treatment plans.

Facilities include ties to major hospitals and surgery centers like Sacred Heart, Providence Portland, Swedish Medical Center, and McKenzie Surgery Center, and the company connects with regional hospitals like Adventist, Good Samaritan, Columbia Memorial, St. Alphonsus, Asante Ashland, and Providence Medical Centers, so if someone needs more advanced medical help, that's possible, and the center's certified by Medicare and Medicaid, with a Medicare rating of one out of five stars and a total of 26 reported incidents, 26 deficiencies including health standards, and fines over the last few years totaling $22,100, and Braxton's been around since 2002 as part of a family-run post-acute care company-one of the biggest ones in the country.

Besides straight nursing care and skilled services, Braxton has specialized training for aides, certified nursing assistant (CNA) educational programs, neurorehabilitation, post-surgical care, respite care, and activities aimed at helping folks heal and feel more comfortable, and the staff tries to keep a compassionate and supportive environment, paying attention to both the physical and emotional sides of getting older or recovering from illness, and the rooms and communal spaces carry a focus on healing, with things like exercise and social dining meant to help residents build community, all while making sure families and residents have as much say as possible in day-to-day life.