Arbor Springs Health And Rehab Center

Arbor Springs Health and Rehab Center sits right beside East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama, and you can get there easily from Highway 280, and the location is something families talk about because it's so close to a big hospital. This place has 225 licensed beds, and about 129 residents are there on any given day, which means there's space for new folks, and the staff, who put in about 4.1 nurse hours per person each day, work hard, though with about half of the nursing staff turning over each year, there's some change in faces, but families often say the staff is caring and friendly. Now, it's important to say that inspection reports have noted problems in the past, like some issues with how food is handled, infection control, and making sure residents get help with things like preventing urinary tract infections or taking care of breathing problems, with three deficiencies noted as recently as February 2022, and sometimes these things crop up in places where folks need a lot of care. It's managed by Traylor Porter Healthcare Management, which runs things for owners Howard Porter and Jonathan Traylor, and they've kept it locally owned and operated since 2009, so you get that hometown feeling, especially since it's a for-profit partnership right in the Opelika/Auburn area. Arbor Springs offers nursing home care, short-term rehab, and long-term skilled nursing, including specialized therapy like physical, speech, and occupational, and people talk about the clean, welcoming building, which is built more like a residence than a hospital. There are personalized care plans and services for wound care and special needs, and families mention that the staff give them peace of mind, because there's always someone trained who'll help a resident get back independence or stay comfortable. Amenities help make life comfortable for residents, and the property looks well kept, though there aren't a lot of fancy features or special rooms. Arbor Springs takes Medicare for certified beds, and employees-numbering between 201 and 500-try to give residents dignity and good daily living, even though the inspection reports show now and then there are things to fix. The center handles both people who need help after a hospital stay and those who'll stay long term, offering both rehabilitation services and ongoing skilled nursing, and even though there have been documented violations, the place keeps working to provide care in a clean, friendly setting.