NHC Bluffton: NHC HealthCare Skilled Nursing and Rehab

Type

Skilled nursing and rehab

Run by

National HealthCare (NHC)

Address

3039 Okatie Highway, Bluffton

Next door

The Palmettos of Bluffton, NHC's assisted living

NHC HealthCare Bluffton

NHC HealthCare Bluffton, often searched as NHC Bluffton, is a skilled nursing and rehab center at 3039 Okatie Highway. It is the nursing-center side of National HealthCare's presence on this stretch of Okatie Highway; the company's assisted living community, The Palmettos of Bluffton, is at 3035 Okatie Highway and is covered on the Bluffton assisted living page.

Skilled nursing and short-term rehab

Skilled nursing means round-the-clock care from licensed nurses for people who need more medical help than assisted living gives. Patients come here for short-term rehab after a hospital stay, such as after a hip or knee replacement, a stroke or a long illness, and others stay for long-term nursing care. Ask about therapy hours, how many days a week therapists work with patients, and what happens when a rehab stay ends.

Before you choose a nursing center

• Tour at a mealtime and look at the dining room, the hallways and how quickly call lights are answered.

• Ask how many nurses and aides are on the floor on nights and weekends, and how that compares with the day shift.

• Ask how Medicare, Medicaid and private pay work for a short stay compared with a long one.

• Look up the center's latest state inspection report before you tour.

Fees, openings and services change, so call the center at (843) 705-8220 to confirm what is available before you visit. The front office is open Monday to Friday.