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Givens Health Center

U.S. News & World Report, February 2010 issue, reports that Givens Health Center is listed as one of America's Best Nursing Homes in the United States having received a Five Star Rating. 

Givens Estates United Methodist Retirement Community promotes and encourages wellness and health maintenance among all residents through a variety of programs and support services. The health center serves residents in need of continuous professional care.

The goal of Givens Health Center is to provide necessary support services for residents while encouraging an appropriate level of independence in daily living for each resident. Personal dignity and worth are at the heart of health care services at Givens Estates. The Givens Health Center is open to residents of Givens Estates and to the public. Residents are admitted on orders of their physicians.

Givens Health Center is a residential facility which features carpeted rooms and hallways, high ceilings, picture windows and more. With spectacular views of the mountains and cove, the Givens Health Center occupies a prominent place on the Givens campus. Semi-private rooms have been designed to provide each resident with a private window and individual temperature control. Lovely enclosed garden areas are accessible to the residents of Sales and Starnes wings and extensive gardens surround the building.

Starnes Memory Care

Starnes Memory Care for Memory Support has been specifically designed to accommodate 26 residents with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other memory impairment. Licensed Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants help Starnes residents with medications, personal hygiene and daily tasks.  Three daily meals, laundry, housekeeping and maintenance services are provided.

Sales Nursing Care

Sales Nursing Care has 58 Medicare / Medicaid approved skilled nursing beds. Licenses Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants provide 24-hour nursing care. In addition, the following are provided:

* Medication administration
* Assistance with the activities of daily living
* Specialized rehabilitation services (Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy)
* Services and programs tailored for individual needs
* Three meals daily
* Laundry, housekeeping and maintenance services

Givens Health Center introduces children, pets and plants into the facility under controlled conditions. It has been established that such amenities have a positive effect on residents in nursing communities. Givens Health Center is a smoke-free facility.

For admission/application information, please call Kay Cook at 828-771-2910.