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Folkston Park Care And Rehabilitation Center in Folkston, GA

Folkston Park Care And Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home community in Folkston, GA.

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Folkston Park Care And Rehabilitation Center in Folkston, GA

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36261 North Okefenokee Drive, Folkston, GA 31537

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2.5 from 29 reviews
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Overall Review of Folkston Park Care And Rehabilitation Center

differentiator 3 reviews mention this

New management brought visible changes

Residents and families describe meaningful changes after new leadership took over.

Several reviewers credit recent leadership changes for improvements they noticed firsthand. One person says management has done a complete changeover and that staff were interacting with residents more, without phones. Another review points to a new nursing director making positive changes and responding to questions and phone calls more promptly.

common 11 reviews mention this

Staff are caring when they show up

Many reviews describe attentive, caring staff and supportive interactions.

A number of reviewers say staff were attentive, welcoming, and kind in daily care. Multiple comments mention staff helping residents get groomed, giving showers, and keeping families informed, and one reviewer says the night of a loss everyone was crying and caring “like family.” There are also positive notes about nurses being helpful and responsive to concerns, including after earlier communication issues.

caveat 10 reviews mention this

Understaffing and missed care concerns

Some reviews describe staffing and care breakdowns that families felt were unsafe.

On the negative side, multiple reviewers say there were not enough staff or that care lapses occurred. Several complaints focus on nurses being on their phones, and other reviewers describe missing basic needs like baths, medication, or proper attention to health issues like diabetes. More severe reports mention injuries and medical setbacks after hospice respite, including bed sores, dehydration, and respiratory distress.

caveat 2 reviews mention this

Communication is mixed across reviewers

Communication shows up inconsistently across resident and family experiences.

One reviewer describes unreliable communication when working with the facility as a contractor, with difficulty getting answers. Another reviewer says that early on, calls were not being returned and questions were redirected, but later communication and response time improved after reaching out to specific people.

caveat 4 reviews mention this

Personal care and medications vary

Reviews point to inconsistent follow-through on hands-on care tasks.

Some reviewers praise hands-on help such as showers, grooming, and keeping residents comfortable, including quick updates when residents were doing well. Other reviews describe serious problems with follow-through, including reports of residents not receiving baths, missing medications, and other care items not being handled correctly. Together, the feedback suggests outcomes depend heavily on consistent execution of daily care tasks.

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Features

Housing

  • 92 resident community capacity 92 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Physicians

  • Folkston Family Practice (0.4 miles)
  • Conviva Care Center Hilliard (11.3 miles)
  • Callahan Family Practice (21.6 miles)
  • Powell Total Medical (21.8 miles)

Transportation

  • Folkston Railroad Depot (0.5 miles)
  • Folkston Funnel Train Watching Platform (0.6 miles)
  • Hertz Rent A Car (0.9 miles)
  • U-Haul (1.3 miles)
  • U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (9.1 miles)
  • Railroad (14.2 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens (0.5 miles)
  • Folkston Pharmacy (0.5 miles)
  • Hilliard Pharmacy (11.5 miles)
  • Winn-Dixie (13.1 miles)
  • Callahan Pharmacy (21.6 miles)
  • Winn-Dixie (21.7 miles)
  • Walgreens (21.8 miles)

Restaurants

  • Whistlin Dixie (0.5 miles)
  • Los 3 Mariachis (0.5 miles)
  • Quick-Chic of Folkston (0.5 miles)
  • Thai Smile (0.5 miles)
  • Train Station Cafe (0.5 miles)
  • Okefenokee Restaurant (0.6 miles)
  • Subway (0.7 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Philadelphia Freewill Bapt Chr (0.5 miles)
  • People's Baptist Church (0.5 miles)
  • Calvary Baptist Church (0.7 miles)
  • Jerusalem Holiness Church (0.7 miles)
  • First Baptist Church Pastorium (0.7 miles)
  • Southern Baptist Convention (0.8 miles)
  • Mt New Home Baptist Church (0.8 miles)

Cafes

  • Kubs Coffee & What Not Shop (0.6 miles)
  • R & R Wing Cafe (11.3 miles)
  • Panera Bread (21.7 miles)

Parks

  • Veterans Park (0.6 miles)
  • D.H. “Buck” Buchanan Town Square Park (11.5 miles)
  • Ralph E Simmons State Forest (12.9 miles)

Hospitals

  • Charlton Memorial Hospital (0.7 miles)

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