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Community overview

Life Care Center of Hixson is a nursing home in Hixson, Tennessee, north of downtown Chattanooga, serving people who need short-term rehabilitation, long-term care or post-operative recovery. An in-house team of therapists and nurses provides 24-hour skilled nursing care and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, with care individualized to each resident's goals. The center offers free community wellness programs such as CarFit, A Matter of Balance, a monthly educational series and tai chi classes.

Search description

Life Care Center of Hixson provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation and long-term care in Hixson, TN, with 24-hour nursing.

Care & support

Skilled nursing services include 24-hour skilled nursing care, IV therapy, wound care, medication management, post-surgical care, infection management, case management and discharge planning.

Care & support

Long-term care covers ongoing medical care and help with personal tasks such as bathing, dressing and eating.

Care & support

Physical, occupational and speech therapists assess each patient's rehabilitation needs and craft personalized, outcome-focused treatment plans, with inpatient and outpatient services.

Care & support

A medical director is part of the care team, and a community re-entry program supports residents returning home.

Rooms & living spaces

Private and semiprivate rooms are available, and rooms have private bathrooms, bedside and bathroom call lights and flat-screen TVs.

Everyday life

Housekeeping and laundry services are provided, and visiting hours are flexible.

Everyday life

Residents have complimentary wireless internet, telephone and cable television hookups, and religious services are offered.

Dining & meals

A certified dietitian is on the team, and the community runs a fine dining program.

Activities & connection

A full-time, certified activity director leads a daily activity schedule, and family and resident councils are held.

Activities & connection

Free community wellness programs include CarFit, A Matter of Balance, a monthly educational series and tai chi classes.

Shared spaces & amenities

The community has a beauty salon and barber shop, a library, landscaped grounds and courtyards, and a homelike setting, and pet visitors are allowed.

Shared spaces & amenities

Security and fire safety systems operate around the clock, and the facility is non-smoking.

Accessibility

Transportation services are offered.

Location & getting around

The community is in Hixson, north of downtown Chattanooga, within 3 miles of Memorial Hospital Hixson and close to other Chattanooga-area hospitals.