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Community overview

Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center provides short-term rehabilitation and post-acute care, alongside long-term nursing care. Its rehabilitation team develops individualized plans after surgery, serious injury or illness, while its long-term care team prepares a plan for each new resident. The center describes care as a partnership with residents and families, with attention to residents’ physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

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Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center provides short-term rehabilitation, post-acute care and long-term nursing care in Cambridge.

What does planning for a return home include?

Planning can include a home evaluation, medication review, explanation of test results and warning signs, follow-up appointments, and coordination with community providers and physicians. The center also describes education for residents and families about medication administration and safety.

Care & support

For short-term rehabilitation, the clinical team creates custom plans focused on strength, mobility and independence. Therapy is provided seven days a week in a large, private therapy room.

Care & support

Rehabilitation and post-acute services include physician services; occupational, physical, cardiac and speech therapy; post-surgical orthopedic care; stroke recovery; hip repair and joint-replacement recovery; amputee recovery and training; off-site dialysis; and bariatric rehabilitation.

Care & support

Long-term care services listed include pain management, specialized diets, restorative nursing, diabetes and respiratory management, tracheostomy care, internal nutrition therapy, comfort and palliative care, hospice, complex medical care, IV antibiotic therapy, and wound care and wound VAC.

Care & support

The team includes doctors, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses and certified nurse aides. Specialty physicians include podiatrists, ophthalmologists and cardiologists, and staff communicate in a number of languages.

Everyday life

Brightly lit day rooms have views of Cambridge and offer space to read or have coffee. Daily routines may include catching up on local news, reading or writing mail, joining a social group, or meditating.

Everyday life

Families can send a message through the resident-mail form for staff to print and deliver.

Dining & meals

Meals are customized for individual appetites and dietary concerns.

Dining & meals

Menu options include diabetic and low-sodium menus, fat-free and low-fat choices, sugar-free beverages and desserts, and special preparation for people who have trouble swallowing.

Activities & connection

Residents can choose a favorite for the cooking program and join Sing-Along music therapy. Other listed activities include Movie & Manicures, Monday Madness, You Be the Judge, Paper Fun, Poem Readings and Word Scramble.

Activities & connection

Art activities include art therapy and abstract art sessions.

Activities & connection

Live entertainment includes visiting singers and comedians.

Activities & connection

Religious and spiritual activities include volunteer visits, hymns, singing, prayers and Catholic Mass. Contact the center for the current schedule.

Shared spaces & amenities

An onsite barber and beautician are available to residents.

Shared spaces & amenities

Laundry is done daily, and housekeeping operates around the clock.

Shared spaces & amenities

Cable television and telephone service are included without an extra charge.