Dunklau Gardens is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Fremont, Nebraska, offering 24-hour nursing care in a comfortable, home-like setting. The community is located on a campus close to family and friends, and provides 106 beds for residents in need of skilled care, including a 24-bed short-term rehabilitation unit and four large hospice suites.
Care is delivered by a staff of more than 100, including nursing, therapy, social work and clinical support professionals. Staff members receive dementia and behavioral certification, and the team is equipped to handle a range of complex care situations while pursuing ongoing education and training.
The facility has a long history in the Fremont community, originally opening in 1960 as a 120-bed skilled care unit. It was named A.J. Merrick Manor in 1963 in honor of a local physician, and 46 private rooms were added in 1991 for skilled nursing care.
In the mid-2010s, the Building a Healthy Future project renovated the facility to create a more home-like experience, adding private rooms, enlarging private rooms and bathrooms, enhancing privacy in companion rooms, and creating new courtyard and community spaces. The facility was renamed Dunklau Gardens in recognition of a gift from the Rupert Dunklau Foundation and Rupert Dunklau's community leadership, and the renovated short-term rehabilitation unit was rededicated as the A.J. Merrick Rehabilitation unit.
Dunklau Gardens aims to ensure each resident feels at home and receives individualized, compassionate care, whether they are long-term residents or staying for short-term rehabilitation.
