The Woodlands Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

The Woodlands Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits at 4650 S. Panther Creek Dr. in The Woodlands, TX, and has 211 certified beds, usually caring for about 154 residents each day, so it's a large nursing home with a lot going on, and the facility's owned by Winnie Stowell Hospital District but managed by Regency IHS of Spring LLC since 2018, offering both long-term and short-term care with living options that include private and semi-private rooms, some of them covered by Medicaid, and there's a separate secured memory support unit designed only for female residents who have Alzheimer's or dementia, so they'll have what they need. There's skilled nursing day and night, registered nurses and nursing staff looking after direct care, and services cover just about everything from wound care, tube feeding, diabetes management, IV antibiotics, oxygen, cardiac and stroke recovery, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, even orthopedic rehab, with a therapy gym that's got a kitchen set up so residents can work on skills for going home, and the center supports home health too for those looking to stay independent. For end-of-life needs, they have hospice care, and there's a Short-Term Transitional Care Unit that comes with private rooms and attached bathrooms to help after surgery or hospital stays like hip replacement, while their post-acute rehab center helps people recover from things like joint replacements. They offer religious services, social worker support, feeding assistants, pharmacy, dietician help, recreational activities, group therapies, and try to make it holistic, warm, and a bit like family, with beauty salon and barbershop, WiFi, cable, a daily healthy menu, and transportation for residents. The staff handles laundry and housekeeping, and there are amenities designed for comfort and safety, although details aren't spelled out. There's a nurse on most times, but the nurse turnover's somewhat high at about 55.6%, and the nurse staffing ratio is about 3.21 nurse hours each day per resident, which is average, and the cleanliness is good overall, with management and housekeeping known to be caring and responsive, though the center's had its share of deficiencies-16 cited in recent inspections-including with infection control, pharmacy services like drug labeling, and nutrition standards, and they've had problems with following infection prevention measures and food safety too, but official reports say there's been improvement, with a recent inspection grade of A, but the long-term quality comes out at a C and the short-term quality was rated F before improving later. They do what they can with admission staff to help new residents, focus on personalized care for everyone, and try to support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of each person, offering everything from diabetic care to stroke therapy, with a resident council giving people a voice, and you'll find large communal areas, a gym, and specialized units for people who might need something extra. There's no family council, and the place doesn't do full continuing care for life, but they accept both Medicare and Medicaid, and their services let people move back home, stay for rehab, or live long-term depending on what's needed, with care that stretches from religious support to therapy and medical services and a strong push for a safe, clean, and responsive environment, even if, like many big facilities, they continue to have room for improvement.