Surry Community Health and Rehab Center, also called Surry Community Health Center by Harborview, sits on Allred Mill Road in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and serves as both a skilled nursing and assisted living facility, with around 120 certified skilled nursing beds, and you'll find it handles both short-term rehabilitation stays and longer-term care, so if someone's needing a lot of medical help after a hospital stay, or if they need nursing care and support with daily living tasks, this place is set up to help with both. The nursing team provides care for 12 to 16 hours each day and offers supervision 24/7, meaning there's always someone on hand to assist, whether it's helping with medications, getting dressed or bathed, or helping residents move from bed to chair, so folks who need more hands-on help don't have to worry about being left on their own. Every room includes a call system for emergencies, and every resident gets furnished living quarters with private bathrooms, a little kitchen, high-speed internet, cable TV, and air conditioning, all at no extra cost, so people feel comfortable and safe and connected.
The team can help residents recover from things like heart surgery, heart stents, and heart attacks, with a strong cardiac management program, and they also offer respiratory therapy, pain management, lab work, EKGs, and X-rays around the clock, as well as engaging with rehabilitation for strokes, orthopedic issues, dialysis, and even swallowing and language problems through their physical, occupational, and speech therapy programs, which run up to six days a week, and they put a big focus on giving residents a real chance at regaining skills needed for daily life, like getting dressed, brushing teeth, or preparing meals in their room, while always adjusting things through individualized care plans designed with residents' medical teams and family involvement. There's also special memory care for folks with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, including activities, music and memory programs, secure supervision, and therapies shaped to maintain dignity and ease anxiety, so families are supported if a loved one's showing memory loss. On top of that, the Center takes care of psychiatric and mental health needs too, with access to professional staff and programs.
Surry Community Health and Rehab Center isn't aiming to be flashy, but it's got a spa and wellness room, a free Esteem Salon open five days for haircuts and beauty services, a movie theater, a game room, and arts and crafts spaces, and they organize outdoor walks and offer spaces for social gatherings under the open sky, so residents have choices for how they spend their time-maybe relaxing, maybe visiting, maybe attending faith-based activities with prayer included in care plans, since this is a faith-centered operation. They run an active schedule of community-sponsored activities, exercise classes, resident-led programs, and recreation, all supporting mental and emotional wellness, and you'll find nutritional counseling from a registered dietitian, menus shaped by a chef with restaurant-style meals, options for those with diabetes or allergies, and regular exercise and fitness programming. Housekeeping, laundry, and move-in coordination are part of the services, as well as telephone access and staff to help with medications, and the center accepts Medicaid and Medicare to help families manage costs.
Patients recovering from something like heart problems or surgery often get therapy, extra supervision, and help coordinating with outside cardiac rehab or providers, and after discharge, there are even follow-up calls to see how things are going, and the staff includes a medical director, director of nursing services, consulting cardiologist, therapists, dietitian, and respiratory therapist-all licensed and trained for senior care and complex cases. The administrator is Wanda Howlett, and the whole place aims for a home-like feel, favors patient-centered care, tries to treat everyone with respect, and brings families into decision-making early on, with a focus on keeping residents comfortable, safe, and as independent as they can be. Tours are offered, with admissions staff helping with paperwork, and residents or families need to bring insurance and medical legal documents along when moving in. The Surry Community Health and Rehab Center is connected to a Continuing Care Retirement Community, so when someone's needs change, they don't have to leave the community for a higher or different level of care, and families find that a comfort when planning. Residents seem to appreciate the warm surroundings, friendly staff, and balance of privacy, engagement, and safety that the Center provides.
