Retama Manor Nursing Center - Victoria South sits in Victoria, Texas, offering care for older adults who need help with daily living or skilled nursing after an illness or surgery, and you'll find it's something of a homelike place with a long track record for quality, seeing high marks on its inspections and very few issues ever marked down, so they seem to stay on top of things. The building has 142 certified beds and gives both long-term and short-term stays, working as both a nursing home and an assisted living setting, and since it's pretty large, there's plenty of staff around, including registered nurses, LPNs, CNAs, medical directors, dieticians, social workers, pharmacists, and therapists for any of the care or therapy folks might need. They look after residents with needs ranging from stroke recovery or wound care to breathing support, IV therapy, medication management, and help for wounds or tracheotomies, which matters if someone's coming in after something big in the hospital.
You'll see things like meal prep with options for people with dietary needs, regular housekeeping and laundry, cable TV, high-speed internet, private bathrooms, kitchenettes and phone lines in rooms, and a 24-hour call system for safety, plus help with bathing, dressing, moving around, and taking meds, all spread out nicely so folks feel cared for but not crowded. The place has a fitness room, movie theater, library, outdoor spaces, a garden, arts room, business room, and community room, along with programs for music, movies, resident-run activities, social events, and outings, so folks find stuff to do, and there's support for memory care if someone's dealing with Alzheimer's or other dementia to help reduce confusion or wandering. They let people form both a resident council and a family council to make sure voices get heard.
Beyond daily living, the facility offers care like post-acute rehab, respite stays, cardiac and pulmonary recovery, hospice, palliative care, and both inpatient and outpatient therapy -- physical, occupational, and speech therapies are all there, as well as pharmacy, lab, x-ray, and nutritional help, plus discharge planning and help getting folks back home if that's needed. Folks who need intermediate care, who can't live safely on their own but don't need hospital beds, will find support here, and the facility takes both Medicare and Medicaid, which can make a big difference for families planning ahead. The building's run by a for-profit group and it's tied in with Victoria's Chamber of Commerce, working alongside the other Retama Manors, all aiming for broad senior care that covers independent living and home care as well, drawing in a range of community events and staff brought together under the Retama Manor South name. The place's won the Best of Senior Living Award, which tells you they've kept up with what folks expect over the years.
