Bridgewater Park Health & Rehabilitation Center

About Bridgewater Park Health & Rehabilitation Center

Bridgewater Park Health & Rehabilitation Center is in Ocala, Florida. It is a skilled-nursing and rehabilitation center on a broader Bridgewater Park campus that lists independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation. Assisted living includes support with daily activities alongside activities and programming. The campus’s memory-care area is separate and secured, with programs and care plans tailored to residents’ needs and abilities. At the center, care options include short-term rehabilitation, around-the-clock nursing support and longer-term custodial care.

Rehabilitation services include physical, occupational and speech therapy for inpatient and outpatient needs. Listed areas of care include recovery after surgery, orthopedic treatment, joint replacement, stroke and cardiac events. The center also identifies wound-vac management, IV antibiotics and diabetes management among its capabilities, as well as tracheostomy or oxygen support with respiratory-therapy consultation. Hospice and respite stays can be coordinated. Its short-term rehabilitation information covers admission preparation, arrival, the first 72 hours, therapy and care services, and amenities.

The therapy area includes a gym with recumbent steppers, parallel bars and a simulated home kitchen for practicing daily tasks. A therapy courtyard has walking paths and varied surfaces for outdoor gait and balance work. Modalities listed for therapy include VitalStim, electrical stimulation and diathermy. The center is described as having roughly 120 beds, with private and companion room arrangements. Rooms have individual climate controls, Wi-Fi, televisions and ensuite bathrooms with emergency call systems.

Dining is served restaurant-style in a main dining room, with menus planned by a licensed dietitian. Listed options include heart-healthy, renal, diabetic, mechanical-soft and pureed diets. Seasonal menus follow a four-week cycle; snacks, hydration carts and room-service trays are available at all hours. Concierge staff can help arrange in-room dining, newspaper delivery and salon appointments. Housekeeping cleans resident rooms daily, and personal clothing laundry is done twice weekly. A café corner hosts coffee tastings and bake-sale fundraisers.

Activities include chair Zumba, drum circles, Wii bowling, gardening, trivia, Bible study, Catholic communion and ice-cream socials. Weekly happy hours feature live music, and outings have included Silver Springs State Park, Paddock Mall and downtown Ocala art walks, with transportation by wheelchair-accessible coach. A mobile branch from Marion County Public Library visits twice monthly, and therapy-dog teams come weekly. Listed service projects include care packages for deployed service members and supervised video calls in which residents read to local elementary students. The campus also lists a beauty and barber salon, family lounges with fireplaces, an activity studio, a non-denominational chapel and landscaped courtyards with pergolas and walking paths. The facility reports having a generator and hurricane-rated windows. It sits in southwestern Ocala, a residential and semi-rural area with shopping, dining and healthcare resources along nearby commercial corridors.