Maryfield Nursing Home in High Point, NC, sits on a quiet 71-acre campus and can serve up to 115 residents in a home-like setting with 125 skilled nursing beds. The facility uses a Household Care Model, so there are small "households" where residents live in spaces made to look and feel like homes, with their own kitchens or kitchenettes, private bathrooms, cable TV, Wi-Fi, phones, and air conditioning, and residents can bring in their own personal touches to their furnished rooms. The facility offers skilled nursing care 24 hours a day, with nurses always on duty, and there's a 24-hour emergency call system, as well as a sprinkler system and emergency alert systems for safety. Physicians supervise patient care, and personal care assistants help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, toileting, eating, grooming, and medication. Nursing staff provide special medical services like wound care, medication management, on-site therapy, podiatry, and occupational therapy. There's a strong memory support program, called Pennybyrn's McEwen Memory Support Household, where caregivers use familiar routines and support residents' social, emotional, and spiritual needs. There's also transitional rehab, adult day services, long-term care, short-term care, and personalized care plans that help each resident live with as much choice as possible-residents can decide things like wake-up times, bathing schedules, and snacks.
Maryfield Nursing Home makes sure everyone eats well and can choose special diets for allergies or diabetes, and a professional chef prepares the meals, which are served in a restaurant-style dining room. Residents can take part in fitness classes, wellness programs, arts and crafts, education groups, and many scheduled daily social activities-some run by the community and some led by residents themselves. There are outdoor walking paths, a fitness room, wellness spa, community theater, movies, music programs, game rooms, a library, and a garden where folks can enjoy the outdoors or watch activities. The place offers transportation and parking for appointments or outings, and walking wheelchair help, move-in coordination, housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, and maintenance. There are special rooms on the campus called Pennybyrn's Lillian Congdon Transitional Rehab Center and Pennybyrn's Taylor Village Assisted Living for those needing extra care or a different living situation, and the Melvin and Ruth Witcher Adult Day offers programs for people who just need help in the day.
The care team works closely with each resident and their family, focusing on open communication and low staff turnover so residents can get to know their caregivers. Most people living there say they like the peaceful environment and the comfortable spaces for socializing with friends or watching a movie together, or spending time in small lounges or the den. Maryfield Nursing Home is part of the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association and accepts both Medicare and Medicaid. Administration is led by Amy Musick. The home keeps medication locked up and ready to be given out safely, and housekeeping and laundry services keep everything clean and tidy. There's a big focus on letting residents and their families make choices about daily life and care routines so everyone feels at home and supported. There are photo tours available for people wanting to see the skilled nursing center and find out more about what daily life looks like.
