Orchard View Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center sits about 7.3 miles from Phenix City, Georgia, and offers a large community with 200 beds, though only 70 are certified and available as of June 2025, and usually about 129 people live there day to day, so you can always expect a busy feel if you stop by. The facility runs under the management of the Hospital Authority Of Columbus Ga since back in 1967, doesn't belong to a continuing care retirement community, and is city or county owned, which means the staff answer to government oversight and everything gets inspected regularly, including some 13 documented deficiencies in recent reports, a few relating to reporting abuse, as well as issues handling and labeling medication, though the reports show these problems affected only a few people and were marked as severity D, so they're not the most severe rating but present.
The center has private bathrooms in rooms, along with kitchenettes, cable TV, telephones, air conditioning, and high-speed Wi-Fi, which helps folks feel a bit more like home, and each area gets cleaned by staff who offer housekeeping and laundry. Residents eat together in a dining room or with restaurant-style meal service, and a professional chef prepares meals that can be changed for allergy-sensitive diets or diabetes-friendly menus. People can enjoy arts and music, movie nights, social outings, and other scheduled group activities, giving everyone the chance to stay active and social, though there's a separate arts room, game room, library, movie theater, and even a fitness room and spa/sauna, which make it easy to spend time how you want in one of the larger facilities around.
For medical needs, the center provides skilled nursing care for adults who need help after a hospital stay, illness, or surgery, so people needing more than regular assisted living might find it suitable. Services offered include medication help, bathing, dressing, physical therapy, occupational and speech therapy, and even respiratory therapy, with nurses on staff for 12 to 16 hours a day and a call system available all day and night, which gives some comfort if emergencies come up. The nurse staffing hours work out to about 5.15 hours per resident each day, which sits above the state average, though the nurse turnover rate is a bit higher than other places too, so faces can change more often, but the skilled team is there for both short-term rehab and long-term care.
The building supports several types of care-assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and other services-and offers different room layouts, mainly studios, with modern finishes and spaces that feel residential, along with outdoor areas, walking paths, and community events planned by staff. They accept Medicaid and Medicare for payment, and the facility's services include transportation, spa and rehab facilities, social services, move-in help, and family support to keep everyone connected. Rooms are grouped into neighborhoods, each with different activities and social areas, and personal care plans are tailored to fit what every person needs or prefers, even when dealing with tougher rehab after fractures, strokes, or surgery, overseen by a Rehab Medical Director within a rehab unit of 32 beds and a 26,000 square foot therapy space.
Although Orchard View has a one-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, it's known for a clean and well-kept environment, strives to focus on comfort and compassion, and aims to provide individualized care, all while reporting regularly to keep government agencies and families in the loop about any health or safety issues.
