Schoellkopf Health Center sits right next to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and has 120 beds for long-term and short-term care, with private rooms and private bathrooms offered for comfort and privacy, and the place is known for taking care of people who need all sorts of support, whether they're recovering from a hospital stay, living with a long-term illness, or need 24-hour skilled nursing. The facility is ACHC-accredited, and takes Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans, even having a no-denial policy and sliding fee schedule based on income, so money or family size won't keep someone from getting needed services, and there's help with move-in, emergency alert systems, and daily housekeeping along with meal prep that covers special diets, including diabetes, allergies, or preference for restaurant-style dining. Residents use Wi-Fi, cable TV, and enjoy air conditioning, kitchenettes, and furnished rooms, while family and friends who live out of town can visit over video calls, which can help a lot when travel's hard.
The David's Path hospice program is for people with about six months or less to live but sometimes longer if their needs continue, and the program runs around the clock with skilled nursing, support for symptom relief, and a staff that includes doctors, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, bereavement counselors, spiritual care staff, volunteers, and others. Hospice residents have private rooms in a dedicated wing on the second floor and get visits for pain and symptom management, plus support for family, grief support, legacy audio recordings, and even visits from pets, music or massage therapists, and hospice volunteers, and the program's a joint effort between Schoellkopf Health Center and Niagara Hospice to cover the different needs of patients and their families.
For everyday life, the center has things that a lot of people like, from walking paths, gardens, and community rooms, to fitness, arts, and game spaces - and daily activities include exercise, painting, crafts, movie nights, and music, with group outings to shops, parks for picnics, bowling, or just getting together for social events, and residents have regular councils where concerns can be brought up to make life better. There's transportation through Express Transportation and plenty of parking, and the staff covers primary care, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational and speech therapy, plus rehab and skilled nursing services, and people who need help with bathing, dressing, or getting up and about can get it, same as medication management and therapy plans after surgery or illness.
People can visit residents every day between 11am and 9pm, and the building's always open. The team's overseen by providers like Dr. Stephen Evans, M.D., and Nicole Seitaj, M.S.N., A.N.P., and includes registered nurses, dietitians, activities folks, discharge planners, and other professionals. Schoellkopf Health Center also has extra programs for Canadians, women's health and maternity care, wound care, infectious diseases, mental and behavioral health, and cancer care, plus has a Heart Center, stroke care, and other specialty clinics. There are independent living options, studio and apartment layouts, guest rooms, and easy access for people needing both short-term rehab or long-term support, and the overall focus is on relief from pain, safety, comfort, quality of life, and support for both residents and their families, so it feels less like an institution and more like a helpful community with a homey feeling, and many families recognize the place and its staff for the quality of care given.
