Our History

Our New Name

Services

Events

Activities for our Residents

Eden Philosophy

Upcoming Events

We offer a unique living arrangement whereby people, living together, can experience the balance of independence with the supporting guidance to maintain their physical, mental, and spiritual health.  There are thousands of nursing homes that provide wonderful healthcare and oversight.

We are unique in providing attachment to a purposeful community.  Expert staff create opportunities for people to maintain relationships and create new ones.  People living here are highly valued for their qualities as human beings, not as patients or residents, and families and loved ones participate as an intrigal part of the community.  It truly is "Our family caring for yours."

 Since 1967, Wiregrass Nursing Home has established a tradition of providing quality care.  Our Skilled staff, assisting our residents, achieve the highest level of health and independence.  Our residents, sponsors and staff enjoy our “Home away from Home” attitude.  A vast array of activities, plants, art musical programs, and pets along with sound of birds singing are only but a few of the approaches to providing a home-like atmosphere.

Our History:

Wiregrass Nursing Home  

Constructed by Bullard Engineers, Inc. and opened its doors on March 1, 1967 as a 46 bed skilled nursing facility for the citizen’s of Geneva County.  

As with the hospital, the Nursing Home has seen sustained growth over the years with a current bed complement of 96.  

Since 1967, Wiregrass Nursing home has established a tradition of providing quality long term care. Our skilled staff assist our residents achieve the highest level of health and independence.

Our residents, sponsors, and staff enjoy our “home away from home” attitude. A vast array of activities, plants, art, pets including: our Parrot Jasmine, Fish Tanks, Several bird Aviariums, Baby and dog: Sara, along with the sounds of birds singing are only but a few of the approaches to proving a home-like atmosphere within the “EDEN alternative philosophy”.  

In July 2008, we changed our name from "Wiregrass Nursing Home" to
Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center and Nursing Home
With the addition of new services provided to our residents within the Nursing home and within our community.

Thank you Geneva County for 40 great years!

Services:

Rehabilitation Services:
Our staff’s primary goal is to assist residents in restoring health and alleviating any pain.   This is accomplished through resident assessment, evaluation and the design of individual treatment programs designed to decrease or eliminate residents’ impairments such as:
Functional limitations, Disabilities, Other changes in physical function,Other changes in health status resulting from injury, diseases or other causes.   

Balance/Falls Prevention
For proper balance and smooth movements in your lifestyle, your brain, muscles and joints must work in proper coordination.  Whether you are walking, rising from a chair, climbing stairs or reaching down into a kitchen cabinet, your balance must be “in tune” to prevent a fall.  Strength, flexibility and smooth, coordinated movement patterns can now be evaluated using research-based methods, to identify each person’s unique deficits and fall risks.  Based on this unique evaluation process, out therapists provide you the necessary gait training and specialized balance exercise program to maximize safety and mobility.

Speech Pathologist
Speech-language pathologists are a part of our comprehensive rehabilitation team at Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center and Nursing Home.  Their goal is to assist our residents in achieving their maximum level of potential for speech, language, voice/vocal quality and swallowing functions.

Physical & Occupational Therapy
Our licensed physical therapists provide “Best Practice” therapy services.  Our occupational therapy care features the best in technology, therapist certifications and a team approach who work closely with other staff members, utilizing the latest techniques and protocols.  Our expert team serves our residents and their health conditions to alleviate pain and swelling, restore motion and strength, improve function and restore a dynamic lifestyle.   The therapists at Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center and Nursing Home are specially trained in examination and treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular problems that affect a resident’s ability to move and function.
   

Events:

We have had many exciting events happening here at Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center and Nursing Home.  We celebrated National Nursing Home Week  May 11-17, 2008.  Our theme this year was “Love is Ageless”.  We kicked  the week off with Mother’s Day celebration on Sunday; the resident’s celebrated with a tea and refreshment.  They also had their photo taken with family members and a carnation was given as a gift.  On Monday, we had our Balloon Lift Off with Jason Gunter performing.  It was also our red, white, and blue day.  Our thanks  goes out to Mr. Fred Hamic for coming and signing our proclamation to start off our Nursing Home Week. 

We had a Luau and many thanks goes out to Covenant Hospice for sponsoring our tent this year.  This day was “dress Hawaiian day” and we had the G-Town Twirlers to entertain us that evening.  On Wednesday, we had homemade ice cream day and we dressed country-western for this day.  Thursday was a hit with our Employee cook out where we wore our Nursing Home Week t-shirts.  That night was the Ms. Wiregrass Nursing Home pageant and Ms. Edith Mauldin was crowned our 2008 queen.  Friday we wrapped up the week with “dress wacky day” and the Happy Time Singers, from the Geneva Senior Citizens Center, performed for us.  We all had a ball and look forward to celebrating next year!!!! 

On August 5th, we traveled to Birmingham with Ms. Edith Mauldin and her daughter to the state pageant.  It was an eventful time.  We enjoyed shopping at the Galleria Mall and eating at nice restaurants.  We spent the night in the Winfrey Hotel and prepared for the big day.  Ms. Mauldin really enjoyed the time there and meeting new people.  It was an experience she “will never forget”, she stated. 

On August 9th, Ms. Blance Reese celebrated her 101st birthday.  She had a party in the main dining room complete with a birthday cake and other refreshments. 

We are excited about our new activities room.  We have remodeled the previous 300 hall dining room and made it our activities room.  It is freshly painted with new décor.  In this room will be a sitting area where resident’s can come and sit to watch a movie or television on the love seat or rock in the rocking chairs.  For our more energetic residents, they can come in and play dominoes or put puzzles together on the tables provided. They can even play air hockey on our new air hockey table.  We were graciously donated a beautiful record player that plays records, cd’s or tapes.  It was donated by Ann Whiston who is a resident here at our home, and the resident’s have rally enjoyed listening to old classics and country music.  This will be in the new room for them to listen to and enjoy. 

We will host many activities in this area and hold our Red Hat parties there.  Please come in and visit with us and play a game of dominoes or even air hockey!!!!! 

Activities for our Residents:

Children's Summer Day Camp
A day camp for children ages 5 through 10.  It gives the children the opportunity to come spend time at the nursing home and get to know our residents.  The residents enjoy teaching the children about the way things used to be and they all enjoy having fun together.  There are games, crafts, and fun for all.  This program has been recognized by the Alabama Nursing Home Association as a "Best Practice".  Our staff was given the opportunity to present this program to nursing home staff members from facilities around the state in October of 2005. 

Yearly Arts and Crafts Festival.
Entertainment throughout the day, Arts and Crafts booths to browse through, Activities for children, a great day for the family.

Nursing Home Beauty Pageant
             

Red Hat Society                       Christmas in the Nursing Home.
         

Halloween Celebration
                

Easter Celebration
            

Pictures from around the facility:

             Playing Air Hockey                             Playing Dominoes 
             
                    

                Relaxing in the Foyer                              Front Porch
             

Eden Philosophy and Alternative

          We take pride in providing a home-like environment for our residents as well as our staff.  As we travel through life as a family we learn, grow and flourish together. This process is ongoing and we will continue to strive to improve the lives of others as we touch hearts and nurture spirits.  We are dedicated to eliminating the  plagues of Loneliness, Helplessness, and Boredom that make life intolerable in most of today’s long-term care facilities.  We have the core belief that aging should be a continued stage of development and growth, rather than a period of decline.

The Eden Philosophy shows how companionship, the opportunity to give meaningful care to other living things, and the variety and spontaneity that mark an enlivened environment can succeed where pills and therapies often fail. Places that have adopted the Eden Alternative typically are filled with plants, animals and are regularly visited by children.   This can be seen in our gardens, courtyards, and hallways and can be seen in the pictures above and below.

Upcoming Events: