Golden Years Nursing Home in Falcon, North Carolina offers skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services within a continuum that includes short-term rehabilitation, long-term living, outpatient therapy, hospice care, palliative care, and respite care. The facility has served the Falcon community since 1965 and is located in a serene country setting easily accessible from I-95.
Upon admission, residents receive person-centered care plans developed by a clinical team designed to help regain skills and decrease readmission to the hospital. The facility provides medical services to address secondary conditions as part of a complete treatment approach. Skilled nursing care is delivered around-the-clock by registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants for both short-term and extended stays. Clinical services include wound care management with a dedicated wound care physician, cardiopulmonary therapy, fall interventions, incontinence management, IV therapy, full-time physician coverage, geriatric psychiatry services, podiatry services, and tracheostomy care.
Rehabilitation services focus on helping residents move forward following accidents, surgery, stroke, or cardiac events. Highly trained in-house physical, speech, and occupational therapists develop individualized daily plans with achievable goals to return residents to as full a lifestyle as possible. Physical therapy addresses strengthening, mobility, balance, coordination, and joint movement while minimizing pain. Occupational therapy helps residents manage day-to-day tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and eating, and resuming hobbies and interests. Speech therapy improves communication skills, cognitive function, and swallowing abilities.
Enhanced therapy services at Golden Years include diathermy and ultrasound to assist with pain reduction and electrical stimulation to support improved joint movement and muscle strength. Therapies are provided as needed based on each individual's plan of care.
