Essentia Health-Virginia Care Center is a skilled nursing facility in Virginia, Minnesota, offering long-term and short-term care. The 77-bed center occupies the 3rd and 4th floors of a hospital building and maintains a staff available 24/7 to provide respectful care to residents and their families.
The center provides a range of specialized services including nurse practitioner care four days a week for complex medical needs, transitional care following hospitalization or accident, respite care for temporary relief of primary caregivers, and hospice care with skilled nursing. Residents also have access to restorative programming designed to keep them active and support exercises following therapy sessions.
Community life at the facility includes nutritious meals served cafeteria style on each floor, group exercise programs led by staff, and gathering spaces with activities such as music and exercise groups to help residents connect with one another. The center welcomes personal furnishings like dressers and recliners to help residents feel at home. Short-term care rooms are equipped with televisions, cable, and phones.
Located on the Iron Range, the facility has served the community since 1968, initially as Virginia Convalescent Center before joining Essentia Health in 2013. The center is situated in the same building as a hospital with a covered tunnel connecting to a nearby clinic, and offers free parking in the front lot facing 9th Street.
