Carmel Hills Care Center

Carmel Hills Care Center offers different types of care including independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing home care, and the place sits in the Monterey, CA area, with staff ready to help with daily needs like bathing, toileting, dressing, and walking or using a wheelchair, and there are personal care assistants around as well as a charge nurse and a care coordinator to support each resident's individual needs. Residents get help with laundry and dry cleaning, regular housekeeping, transportation, meal services in a dining room, and there are kitchens or kitchenettes along with cable TV and washers and dryers in the rooms, plus security and safety systems, including sprinkler systems and handicap accessibility throughout the property. There's a fitness center, salon and barbershop, WiFi, guest parking, and activities or game rooms, and the staff works to keep up safety and infection prevention measures with help from a Director of Infection Control who uses the most up-to-date guidance from the CDC, CDPH, CMS, and CAHF, so they pay attention to health. The care team includes an Administrator, Director of Nursing, Director of Rehabilitation, Director of Admissions, Activities Director, and Director of Environmental Services, making sure every area of care and living is looked after, while licensed nursing staff give skilled nursing services at any hour and provide help for complex wound care, medication support, and rehabilitation. Rehabilitation covers physical, occupational, and speech therapy with a Director of Rehabilitation managing a group of therapists, giving both short-term and outpatient care for those working on recovery, range of motion, and the things people need in daily life. There are social activities, crafts, education programs, and health and wellness sessions, and the Activities Director personalizes plans for people based on what they like and what they're able to do. Residents have nutrition services and dining as well as a home-like clinical environment with safety and accessibility features for comfort. The team gives regular personalized assessments for social and recreational programs, making changes as people's interests or needs shift, so residents can keep up with what's important to them while having support nearby.