Viewcrest Health Center offers nursing home, skilled nursing, nursing care, memory care, hospice care, and respite care in Duluth, Minnesota, in the Piedmont Heights neighborhood. The community has 88 beds, with 95% occupancy, so most of those beds are filled. Skilled nursing and nursing care provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice care supports residents at the end of life, and respite care provides short stays when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.
The combination of memory care, nursing care, hospice care, and respite care can suit a family whose needs include supervised memory support, end of life care, or temporary coverage. Total nurse staffing is 4h 4m per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time assigned to each resident. An indoor Central Park atrium includes a walking path, waterfall, and fishpond, giving residents an indoor route for walking and access to these features in every season.
Daily fitness classes and community outings provide scheduled exercise and activities beyond the living areas. Rehabilitation services and outpatient senior therapy services support therapy needs, while medication management, wound and IV therapy, and ostomy care address more specific clinical needs. Religious services are available at the community.
Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families multiple ways to cover care. Medicaid may help eligible residents whose savings may not cover a long stay, while Medicare covers short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence. A Walk Score of 40 places the area in a car dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride.
