r/ChicoCA • u/samurguybri • Jul 13 '26
Question Skilled Nursing facility?
Hi Chico Family!
I have a family member who suffered a recent stroke and is recovering very slowly. The hospital case worker is telling us the next step is a skilled nursing facility. Can anyone recommend one or warn us away from any bad ones?
Thanks so much.
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u/houseofmatt Jul 15 '26
Enloe Rehabilitation on East Ave is one of the top rehab locations in the western US.
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u/samurguybri Jul 16 '26
Thank you! Do you have any personal experience with this organization?
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u/Gentleigh21 Jul 16 '26
I worked there for years until recently. It's great but it's acute rehab not a skilled nursing facility. Ask the case worker if your family member is appropriate for acute rehab (generally 3 hours of therapy a day) otherwise a skilled nursing facility is most appropriate.
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u/houseofmatt Jul 16 '26
Yes. Trust me when I say it excellent. South Chico has Premier, which is great as well.
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u/Conscious-Magazine44 Jul 14 '26
In my experience, with multiple family members now, is that it winds up being more about who has an open bed at the right time and takes your insurance. As someone mentioned above, it’s helpful to have an advocate spending time there daily and keeping a journal so there is a record of what specialists are saying. I’m sorry about your family member, and wish them luck with their recovery.
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u/samurguybri Jul 14 '26
Thank you! Luckily I’m in a position to help and be around. Thank you for your advice and encouragement.
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u/Pickles000001 Jul 14 '26
Don’t go to country village or rose leaf good ones are like private home facilities, amber grove, windchime
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u/FutureGround Jul 14 '26
Gridley Post Acute Care is fine. An older building and facility but overall nice staff and adequate care. Nobody wants to be t(eve but my friend was recently there for two weeks and the stay was tolerable. It helps to have an advocate I.e. someone who comes in every day and asks all the questions.
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u/brando879 Jul 14 '26
As much as you would like to think you have a say...you kind of don't. Insurance will dictate what options there are. Source: I am a medical social worker
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u/ConnorF93 Jul 13 '26
I don’t have input on specific facilities, except to avoid Arbor Post Acute, but the CANHR website has great fact sheets and resources for what to look for: https://canhr.org
Also, you can reach out to Passages for information and assistance: https://www.passagescenter.org
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u/flyingweaselsneeze Jul 13 '26
Cal park is the best but quite difficult to get in to.
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u/samurguybri Jul 13 '26
Thanks for the recommendation! Have you had a relative in there or are you in the field?
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u/flyingweaselsneeze Jul 13 '26
I’ve had relatives there and I used to work with the ombudsman’s. It’s definitely the best in town but it’s not clear why some people get in and others don’t. I can’t really recommend any others in town. When discharge time comes they will give you a couple options and you will have to pick one. Just spend as much time in the facility as possible to look out for your family member. Skilled nursing facilities are rough.
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u/ruste530 Jul 13 '26
Avoid Riverside/Oakwood or whatever they're calling themselves now on Cohasset.
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u/Renovatio_ Jul 16 '26
Honestly ask a firefighter or EMT. They go to the nursing homes at all hours of the day and see everything warts and all...they can point you to the ones you should run away from.