Mayers Memorial Hospital

Mayers Memorial Hospital sits at 43563 Hwy 299E in Fall River Mills, deep in northeastern Shasta County, where it's become the largest employer in the area and serves folks throughout the surrounding Intermountain region, and the place has been around since 1953, though some will say the roots go back to 1951, and you know, over the years, the hospital's added one thing after another, so now there are 180 licensed beds and 99 certified beds just for skilled nursing, which is good for people who need a lot of medical help, like after surgery or illness, and there's always a 24-hour call system and staff around, usually somewhere between 12-16 hours of nursing and always someone on hand for supervision if you need a hand with bathing or getting from the bed to the chair or making sure you take the right medicine; plus, they help with the daily stuff like laundry, bathing, and even moving in, and if you want to go for a walk there are paths, and art rooms if that's your speed, a fitness room to use, plus outdoor programs and music or movie nights-they have a little theater for that-and they run both resident-run and community-sponsored activities for folks who like staying active and busy, and you'll find services like restaurant-style dining with special diets for allergies or diabetes, private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable, Wi-Fi, and even phones in the rooms, making it feel a bit more like home, and for care, they take Medicare and Medicaid, while doctors and nurses cover a list of specialties such as dermatology, gastroenterology, gynecology, hematology, anesthesiology, cardiology, and neurology, plus there's a psychiatrist and counselors on staff, and folks can get outpatient services-wound care, therapy, rehab, telemedicine, hospice, imaging, labs, respiratory therapy, even pharmacy-all right there, which is handy for a rural place, and they've got a 24-hour emergency room, a rural health clinic, and both inpatient and outpatient surgeries or therapies, and the rehab center does both short and long-term recovery; you'll notice the building got a recent face-lift so spaces are modern and comfortable, set against the natural scenery, and there's a garden, a spa room, and a long history of community support since it's a nonprofit, so donations and local partnerships matter here, plus it's accredited by The Joint Commission, and people say staff try hard to focus on each resident's needs with a strong staff-to-patient ratio, though like any place, it hasn't been perfect, and has been cited for elder abuse in the past, which is part of the public record if you check ratings or reviews, but overall it's a busy, community-based hospital and senior care place that keeps aiming to provide strong support for older adults with a wide range of needs in this remote part of California.