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Gardner Rehabilitation And Nursing Center in Gardner, MA

Gardner Rehabilitation And Nursing Center is a nursing home community in Gardner, MA.

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  • Building

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  • Lobby

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  • Nature

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59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, MA 01440

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

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Overall Review of Gardner Rehabilitation And Nursing Center

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Caring staff stands out

Residents and families repeatedly describe the staff as caring and attentive.

Many reviews highlight kindness, compassion, and responsiveness from the people residents see day to day, including nurses, CNAs, and therapy teams. Several visitors also mention specific staff members by name when describing how supported they felt during a rehab stay. A few reviews raise concerns about bedside manner and call-button response, but even those focus on staff behavior rather than the overall building or services being unavailable.

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Rehab therapy helps recovery

Reviews frequently connect rehab progress to PT and OT support.

Several residents and families mention physical and occupational therapy as part of how care was structured, including learning how to do tasks properly to support recovery. Reviews also describe nurse and therapy coordination during rehab stays, with families feeling that multiple care disciplines were involved. While one reviewer reports issues with call-button follow-through, the overall theme is that therapy staff were seen as helpful and focused on getting residents back to function.

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Activities and cleanliness improve daily life

Residents value organized activities, and visitors notice a clean environment.

Reviews describe scheduled activities and entertainment that help residents stay engaged and avoid feeling isolated. Families also point to a calm, clean setting and regularly maintained rooms as part of their positive experience. Together, these themes suggest the facility supports both day-to-day comfort and resident participation during rehab.

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Food quality gets positive feedback

Dining is repeatedly mentioned as a positive part of the stay.

Multiple reviews say the food was good or enjoyable during rehab, and at least one notes that the resident liked the food service. The community also offers meal preparation and special diets, which aligns with resident expectations for dietary restrictions during care. Even with overall strong feedback, dining is still treated as a consistent day-to-day experience rather than a one-time event.

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Call-button and aide consistency vary

Some reviews report issues with responsiveness and interpersonal interactions.

A reviewer describes frustration with call-button response time and notes an incident of being left in the bathroom longer than expected. Another review expresses dissatisfaction with how some aides treated them, using strong language about bedside manner. These concerns are specific to responsiveness and interpersonal consistency, rather than a complete lack of care.

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Features

Housing

  • 124 resident community capacity 124 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Activities off-site Activities off-site
  • Activities on-site Activities on-site
  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beautician on-site Beautician on-site
  • 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
  • Indoor common areas Indoor common areas
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor common areas Outdoor common areas
  • 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

  • Worcester Regional (21 miles away) Worcester Regional (21 miles away)
  • 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
  • High acuity care High acuity care
  • 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
  • Meals provided Meals provided
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Activities off-site Activities off-site
  • Activities on-site Activities on-site
  • 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

Restaurants

  • Wendy's (0.1 miles)
  • Friendly's (0.1 miles)
  • Shane's Hot Dogs (0.3 miles)
  • Williams Restaurant (0.5 miles)
  • Burger King (0.7 miles)
  • McDonald's (0.7 miles)
  • Garden Pizza & Seafood (1.1 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens (0.1 miles)
  • Pharmacy (0.4 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (0.8 miles)
  • Walgreens (0.8 miles)
  • Gardner Family Pharmacy (1.1 miles)
  • Family Pharmacy (1.4 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (8.4 miles)

Cafes

  • Peet's Coffee and Tea (0.3 miles)
  • Starbucks (0.8 miles)
  • Hometown Cafe (8.9 miles)
  • Gourmet Donuts (10.2 miles)
  • Smokestack Roasters (10.7 miles)
  • Gourmet Donuts (10.7 miles)

Physicians

  • Cataract & Laser Center (0.7 miles)
  • Gardner Family Medicine (1.1 miles)
  • Dr Schofield (1.4 miles)
  • Leominster Dermatology (1.4 miles)
  • Heywood Internal Medicine & Cardiology (1.4 miles)
  • Cornerstone Family Medicine (1.4 miles)
  • Heywood Medical Group (1.4 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Chestnut Street United Methodist Church (0.7 miles)
  • Religious Education for Annunciation Parish Gardner MA (1.1 miles)
  • Bread of Life Church (4.3 miles)
  • First Presbyterian Church (6.4 miles)
  • Congregational Church of Philipston (7.9 miles)
  • St Joseph Church (8.1 miles)
  • St Bernard's Parish (9.1 miles)

Parks

  • Dunn State Park (0.9 miles)
  • Westminster Hill Playground (6.9 miles)
  • Wachusett Mountain State Reservation (7.2 miles)
  • Parkhill Park (8.2 miles)
  • Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary (8.6 miles)
  • Coggshall Park (9.1 miles)
  • Coolidge Park (10.1 miles)

Hospitals

  • Heywood Hospital (1.4 miles)
  • McLean Ambulatory Treatment Center At Naukeag (7 miles)
  • Health Alliance Hospital (9 miles)
  • Burbank Hospital (9 miles)
  • Neurology Of Central Massachusetts (11.1 miles)

Transportation

  • U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (1.9 miles)
  • U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (9.4 miles)

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