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Photos by Ron Burkett.
Trussville Health and Rehab’s dining room, where residents eat meals and participate in activities such as board games and arts and crafts.
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Photo by Ron Burkett.
Exercise equipment at Trussville Health and Rehab, which recently opened under new ownership.
Trussville’s care center that formerly housed Golden Living-Trussville has opened as Trussville Health and Rehab under new owner ProHealth Group.
Executive Director Ron Davidson said it opened July 1 and started taking residents in September. Trussville Health and Rehab has about 35 residents and is still working toward filling its 125 beds.
The company is doing a “slow ramp up” to its max capacity following a state mandate that facilities of this type admit only a few residents at first. Following a state survey, it will be allowed to accept additional residents.
“What sets us apart are our company values,” Davidson said. “We are very family-oriented, and our corporate staff, which is small, is very involved and is housed here for now.”
ProHealth Group is a company that has been in the healthcare business for more than 50 years. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ordered the previous operator, Golden Living-Trussville, to close the facility, and ProHealth Group took ownership after that.
Services offered at Trussville Health and Rehab include long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, respite stays and hospice care. As a company, it also offers home health as well.
Its dining room is often the epicenter for the facility, Davidson said, where it provides meals to its residents. It offers many of the activities including visits from a bluegrass band, bingo, board games and arts and crafts, to name a few.
After being director for about two years, Davidson said his favorite part of his job is being able to work with staff and residents and making Trussville Health and Rehab a home for people.
“There’s nothing like working with a family or a resident and seeing them come here for rehabilitation and then they get better, and they return to normal life, too,” he said.
Davidson’s goals for the care center include continuing to partner with the community and serving as many residents as it can for rehabilitation. He said he wants the center to continue its mission of being an established home for those who are in need of long-term care.
For more information about Trussville Health and Rehab, call 655-3226, or stop by and fill out an admission application at 119 Watterson Parkway. Go to its Facebook page at Trussville Health & Rehab Center or go to prohealthgroup.com.
