The Best Nursing Home Communities in Bedford County, VA

"Staff was great and caring. Therapists always encouraging. Food could be better. Rooms are nice and not cramped "

"It's been almost a month since my 91-year-old mother passed away from lung cancer (4/22/19). This is my first opportunity to thank the entire health care team at Guggenheimer for providing a high level of care and during my mother's last six weeks, making her stay as comfortable and peaceful as possible during a very difficult period for her and the family. I personally witnessed a team of nurses, therapists and aides who showed devotion and compassion to mother's emotional and physical care as she transitioned from Guggenheimer's health an rehabilitation center to its long term care facility and, finally, to it's Hospice Center during her last days. The administration demonstrated great class allowing us to bring her pet cat for a visit so that my mother could say her heartfelt goodbye. Saying goodbye to a loved one -- especially your mother -- is a painful experience but the people at Guggenheimer helped us cope with our grief. For that, we will always be grateful. Thank you, Guggenheimer."

"I was in rehab at Springtree; other facilities gave me zero chance at recovery from a heart attack and a stroke, but the Springtree team made sure my medical, personal and rehab needs were met. I recovered quickly and regained my ability to speak, walk, and use my hands Evverything that was damaged by the stroke was made whole by the Springtree team. The food was excellent and the care provided by the CNAs and Nurses was excellent! The speech Therapy , physical therapy and occupational therapy were excellent. Today seven months after the heart attack and stroke, I am living a normal life."

"Rooms food and staff pass my inspection experience with the staff is more than sufficient compared to most nursing homes and rehab facilities and my partner for more than 22 years is mostly satisfactory about his living and rehab at Berkshire no place is perfect but l give Berkshire over all a 8 out ten"

"They have some awesome and dedicated cooks there. They take pride in what they put on your plate. They also have hard working nurses that make sure their residents are taken care of and have what they need. Highly recommend!"

"The Glebe is a total care facility. Your payment covers any future assistance or nursing care that you may need. It's top notch. They had cottages, which were like homes that you can buy. All maintenance is taken care of. They had lots of activities. They had their own thrift shop, a wood shop, bikes that they can rent or take out, rooms for painting, sewing and knitting, and different restaurant options, a casual restaurant, a formal restaurant, and a bar. It's very big. They had several reading areas around the facility. The food menu was very good."

"My aunt was pleased with her stay there. "

"I am a resident of Friendship North Campus. What I like best about the place is that if I want company, I know where to go to find it. If I want somebody to talk to, I know where to do that. They provide games and a bus to go places and do activities for us. What I dislike most are the people who gripe all the time. There isn't any food except what they call Bistro 66, which is about a half a block away, and you go in and buy just like in a restaurant, except the prices are better. The staff is great. They have people cleaning all the time. They even have somebody who walks on the campus to pick up garbage."

"We have known Friendship Manor for years because we've kind of grown up in this community since the 60's. It's a massive facility now all over the valley. The people that we talked to were excellent. They answered all our questions regarding Medicaid, the facility, and services. I can't say anything bad about the staff. The staff interacted with residents. The lady who took us around was very informative. However, the whole facility is basically a hospital floor. Residents are only allowed to have a hospital bed. They cannot bring in any chairs or recliners or anything from their home. They were well taken care of, that was obvious. It was clean, but the actual facility offered nothing as far as homeyness or being welcoming. It literally was a hospital floor that they left exactly the same and put a memory care residence in. The staff who toured us was very accommodating. She worked with our schedule, and she was extremely knowledgeable. She knew what mom would need and what they could offer. She was very helpful with Medicaid, with any of the processes there, and guided us as if we were going to need that to help supplement her being able to pay for this. Honestly, it was $8,400. We were just flabbergasted. It would have been very sad because there was nothing there: no flowers and no garden. They had a 4th-floor balcony as their outdoor area that was completely concrete, nothing inviting or welcoming at all with it. I was just very disappointed with what we saw there. We would never have considered it for her. I felt like the care level was very good though. The staff interacted with the residents. I didn't see anyone sitting alone like what you think of people doing in a nursing home in memory care. You'd kind of think of them being pushed aside. The residents in Friendship were all in various areas where they could be monitored by staff. I don't feel like there was any problem with actual care. I think they were very well taken care of."

"My Father stayed at Pheasant ridge for several weeks after a stay in the hospital for physical therapy. He very much enjoyed his stay there thanks to the friendly staff, especially his nurses. He was pleased with his very large room that gave him the ability to have several visitors at once. The cleaning staff did an excellent job making sure his room was always clean. And his physical therapist that worked with him was always very careful and patient with Dad during therapy sessions that he always enjoyed having. If Dad should need more nursing care in the future, Pheasant Ridge will be top on our list. Thanks again for all your help! "

"Gretna Health and Rehab is the best in the area. The staff care about their residents as well as for them."

"My mother-in-law has been in the rehab program for over one month. The care has been very good especially the OT/PT professionals. The food is good as I have eaten dinner with my mother-in-law many times. There is a quite a number of permanent residents which I interact with who seem happy with the staff and facility. "

"My mom is at South Roanoke Nursing Home. It is a very nice place. It's an older facility, but it is clean. It has a good layout. It is smaller, but they are well-staffed. The staff communicates well with us. We've been there a few times, but we have been pleased because we feel like she's making some strides there. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that a lot of the people there really are enthusiastic about helping the patients, and that's a big deal. My mother loves it. She likes the people there. My mom seems to enjoy the food. She says it's good. Their therapy department has done a really good job with her in figuring out what she needs and they are focusing on that. They do day trips, bingo, they do things outside, and they do church study on Wednesdays where they have a pastor come in and he gives a sermon and then they'd say hymns after that. They have Music Day where they'll play music of that era. They also do some dress-up days for certain things. "

"My father stayed at Golden LivingCenters for a period of time. The nurse that I tried to talk with actually told me she didn’t know whether my father’s power of attorney’s paper work. I said, "Don’t you have access to the chart because you are a nurse," and she looked and said it wasn’t there. She acted like it was none of her business. They have some good activities but it’s very expensive and more expensive if you don’t have Medicaid "