Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center

Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center, known as Aspirus Care & Rehab - Medford, sits at 135 S Gibson Street in Medford, WI, and runs from 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, offering a quiet place for seniors needing different levels of care, so you'll see it houses 99 certified beds with about 97 residents, and staff around the clock care, covering all shifts with nurses and certified nursing assistants, and you'll find RN, LPN, and CNA hours per resident recorded, with 0.83 RN hours, 0.26 LPN hours, and 1.97 CNA hours each day. The center offers memory care for those with Alzheimer's or other memory issues, and it's got both long-term and short-term skilled nursing care, independent living apartments, assisted living, residential care, senior apartments, and even home care and hospice care, and then there's respite care when families need a break. The building is fully sprinklered for fire safety, and its occupancy generally sits high at around 98%. The facility stands within a hospital, so residents have quick access to laboratory use, diagnostics like radiology and imaging, pharmacy services, and specialty clinical programs for things like cardiology, rehabilitation after strokes, spine care, urology, surgery, and wound care, and there's even plastic surgery if that comes up. The staff delivers physical, occupational, and speech therapies; there's a NICU for newborns; and a pain management team helps those dealing with chronic pain. Amenities include private or semi-private rooms, meal and dining services, health care access all day and night, and help with medication, therapy, and activities that bring people together. There's a focus on long-stay needs, giving yearly flu and pneumonia shots, wellness checks, and preventive programs around injury, fall, and safety education. Resident and family councils meet to raise concerns and keep communication open, and caregivers can find support and training with state-by-state certification, Spanish materials, CNA transfer help, and home care guidance including Medicaid eligibility, long-term care planning, and Medicare options. The center partners with Medicare and Medicaid and is a non-profit, so families can usually find someone to sit down and talk through costs or choices, carry out tours, or browse their website for more information. It's not a special focus facility and doesn't call itself a continuing care retirement community. The community pays attention to health inspections, staffing levels, and quality care measures. Families find resources for comparing care costs, understanding veterans' benefits, or picking the right mix of services, and those in the area sometimes take part in community outreach and education-really, it's a mix of hospital services and senior living with enough support for medical needs and daily life.