Augusta Nursing Homes

Augusta nursing homes are a place of residence for seniors and patients with short-term or long-term medical needs. Nursing homes, also called skilled nursing facilities, offer rehabilitation services and long-term health care for those who cannot get by with less comprehensive care. Personnel, including of doctors, physicians, non-medical caregivers and therapists work to deliver continuous monitoring and medical and social treatment for each patient’s individual needs.

Augusta skilled nursing facilities often have a special care unit for certain medical conditions. The two most general types of nursing care are short-term and long-term care. Short-term care helps patient in need of recovery from an acute medical event, the most common being strokes, aneurisms, falls and heart attacks. Short-term patients will work towards rebuilding their strength through an individualized plan of recovery. Therapists and specialists are on hand to give proper physical, respiratory, speech or occupational therapy. The main goal of short-term care is to allow patients to return home or to move to less comprehensive care options. Long-term care attempts to improve or maintain the level of health for patients with serious or chronic medical problems. Long-term patients may have decreased motor control and general physical decline or ailments like Parkinson’s, dementia, multiple sclerosis or diabetes. Patients will receive care based on the intensity of need. Doctors and nurses are present to administer continuous care and to perform medical procedures like intravenous fluids, colostomies, wound care and respiratory care. Non-medical caregivers aid long-term patients with activities of daily living, which include bathing, eating, dressing and walking around the home.

Most long-term patients seek care due to a worsening of a known condition. Short-term stays are usually an unforeseen consequence of a medical crisis demanding hospitalization. During their hospital stay, the patient’s physician will evaluate if further treatment in a nursing home is needed. Getting the most quality hospital care possible is a vital part of a future short-term nursing patient’s recuperation. In Augusta, the highest level of hospital care, based on patients’ prior hospital experiences, can be found at University Hospital, Doctors Hospital and Trinity Hospital of Augusta.

Augusta’s nursing care costs are quite affordable relative to both the Alabama median and the national average. Semi-private and private SNF rooms have an expected monthly cost of $4,715 and $5,171, respectively. In general, senior care costs in the area are reasonable. Homemaker services, home health aide and adult day health care cost $3,241, $3,432 and $1,332 per month, respectively. Assisted living care bedrooms cost $1,800 per month.

Although many seniors and their families focus on the shortcomings of nursing care, there are many positives. Often, long-term patients’ health improves enough for them to seek in home care, assisted living care, senior apartment accommodations or to even move back home. Needing nursing care is not the end of the road. In fact, nearly 70 percent of seniors 65 and older will need long-term care during their lifetime. Our site wants to help seniors and their families understand the complex issues at hand so they can decide on a facility with the best possible characteristics for their needs.