Social services play a critical role for many residents in long-term care facilities such as Williston Healthcare & Rehabilitation. The social worker’s role in a long-term care facility is to act as a liaison for the residents and their families with the facility, ensuring that the resident receives social support, emotional support, and a connection…
Every department at Williston Healthcare & Rehabilitation takes part in the wellbeing of our residents. Our outstanding maintenance department works year-round to keep our Skilled Nursing Facility clean, tidy, and function in top shape. We take pride in our facility! Our Maintenence Department is responsible for keeping up with our grounds and upkeep of the…
April is Occupational Therapy month! The American Occupational Therapy Association has declared the month of April as Occupational Therapy Month! We want to recognize and thank our Occupational Therapists, Dr. Cindy Loar, OTR/L, and Sebastian Crawford, COTA/L., for all of their work at Williston Healthcare & Rehabilitation. What is Occupational Therapy? Our Williston, South Carolina…
Over the past year, Williston Healthcare & Rehabilitation has worked diligently to score “Deficiency Free” ratings on both of our South Carolina Infection Control Surveys in 2020. Our team’s focus on infection control for all diseases, including COVID-19, is taken very seriously for our residents’ health and safety. Our company takes a “team approach” where…
In the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, skilled nursing facilities across the country have been hard at work implementing innovative new ways to help keep their residents safer from infectious diseases. As part of bolstering their cleaning procedures and upgrading their facility to promote safety, Williston Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Williston, South Carolina, has purchased a new…
What is February without love and memories? At Williston Healthcare & Rehabilitation, we want our residents to feel like part of our family and to stay connected with their own. This year as part of our lifestyle-enriching activities, our long-term care residents made custom valentine cards and attached a message full of love to send…
Despite 2020 being filled with various challenges for everyone, our facility made it through to 2021, with love and light! The dietary staff celebrated the New Year with all the traditional Southern delicacies as requested by our residents. When our residents ask, we deliver. Our menu consisted of: spareribs basted with Carolina mustard-based barbeque sauce,…
Back in March of 2020, when it became apparent that we were going to face shutdowns due to the pandemic, we were unsure how our residents were doing to stay in touch with their loved ones. Like many long-term care facilities, we began with window visits for families who lived nearby. As many of our…
With the US FDA’s approval of a vaccine for emergency use to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been receiving questions about the vaccine and when it may become available at Williston Healthcare & Rehabilitation. To provide information to our residents, staff, and families, we have put together a FAQ and resources to learn…
Vohra Wound Physicians have certified Williston Healthcare and Rehabilitation as a Center of Excellence for Wound Management. Only 10% of Vohra’s skilled nursing facility partners have qualified for this annual certification. Our facility places a top priority on healing and rehabilitating our residents to return them to their homes. We can admit patients with chronic…