Pisgah Manor Health Care Center

Pisgah Manor Health Care Center in Candler, North Carolina is a skilled nursing facility providing short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing care, long-term care, hospice care, palliative care, and respite care services.

The facility's rehabilitation program focuses on helping residents regain skills and independence following accidents, surgery, strokes, or cardiac events. Highly trained physical, occupational, and speech therapists develop individualized daily plans with achievable goals. Physical therapy addresses mobility, balance, coordination, and joint movement; occupational therapy helps with daily tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and eating; and speech therapy improves communication skills, cognitive function, and swallowing abilities. The facility features a 1,500-square-foot therapy gym with advanced equipment including the NuStep Tr4 recumbent cross-trainer, and enhanced services such as diathermy, electrical stimulation, and vital stimulation. Aquatic therapy at the Pisgah Valley Wellness Center is available for treating arthritis, back pain, and joint strengthening.

The skilled nursing team provides round-the-clock care for both short-term and extended stays, working with physicians to deliver comprehensive care. Services include wound care management with a dedicated wound care physician, cardiopulmonary therapy, fall interventions, incontinence management, IV therapy, full-time physician coverage, consulting physiatry, geriatric psychiatry services, and podiatry services.

The facility's modified neighborhood residence design encourages independence and social engagement. Residents enjoy healthy, well-balanced meals served in neighborhood dining rooms and a full slate of activities including crafts, games, and outings. Pisgah Manor received an American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living Skilled Nursing Facility Award for outstanding commitment and quality achievement in the clinically integrated network serving western North Carolina.