Skilled Nursing at Newfound Lodge in Durham, NH

Medicare-certified nursing care by professionals you can trust.

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When it Comes to Health Care, There is No Compromise

Our Skilled Nursing staff are experienced, compassionate professionals focused on helping you achieve your highest level of independence. Their goal is to work individually with you to ensure you have the care level you need at all times.

Each of our Medicare-certified residences features a private bedroom and bath in a warm, home-like environment. At Newfound Lodge, you’ll receive the help you need while enjoying the innovative and person-directed care RiverWoods is known for.

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I know my mother's future is secure.

Whatever additional care she’ll need in her lifetime, she can receive it right within the same community without ever having to leave her friends behind.

Services

24-hour, 7-day-a-week licensed nursing supervision
Personalized care plans
High staff-to-resident ratio
Close proximity to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, a Mass General Community Hospital, and Portsmouth Regional Hospital, an HCA Hospital, just over an over from Boston’s extensive medical community
Ability to transition as needs change within community
Music, art, and pet therapy, innovative tech programs
Small household neighborhoods
All private residences provide dignity
Personalized schedules for waking and sleeping
Delicious dining designed with your preferences in mind
Housekeeping, laundry service
Transportation
24-hour emergency response
In-house rehab gym
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Therapy

Our Innovative Small-Household Model

Imagine a supportive, caring neighborhood designed with the needs of each resident in mind, not the convenience of the staff. Our person-directed small-household model puts each resident’s personal needs, wants, and interests first.

Each small-household neighborhood features 12 resident homes that circle a common living room, dining room, and kitchen. Open and staffed 24-hours a day, if you’re looking for muffins at midnight, we’ve got them for you. This home-like environment allows each resident the freedom to rise, eat meals, enjoy recreation and activities, and retire in a way that suits them each personally.

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Skilled Nursing Floor Plans

Lovell

361 square feet

Lovell

Wentworth

316 square feet

Wentworth

Wentworth 3D Rendering

316 square feet

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The RiverWoods Difference

High staff-to-resident ratio ensures a high level of personal care
Connection to the Independent Living community provides more amenities and activities
RiverWoods’ 25 years of experience in senior living
Our non-profit advantage: it’s about quality experiences, not quarterly earnings
The largest family of non-profit CCRCs in Northern New England

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It’s Not Your Grandparents’ Nursing Home

You won’t find wheelchairs in front of televisions at RiverWoods Durham. Our Skilled Nursing residents are provided with comprehensive, compassionate and rehabilitative care seven days a week by professionals they know and trust.

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Top Skilled Nursing FAQs

What Health Care Services do you offer?

As a nationally-accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community, at RiverWoods you benefit from living within a vibrant and active senior living community and the peace of mind that comes from knowing you have a plan, no matter what your future health care needs may be. Join us as an independent resident, and if your needs change in the future, you are able to receive Assisted Living, Memory Support, or Skilled Nursing within the same community, cared for by staff you know and trust.

When or if you ever need help with the activities of daily living, we’ll design a personalized plan to help you live life to its fullest — within the same community while maintaining your privacy and your highest level of independence.

Sometimes, all it takes is one patch of ice, one missed step or one minor fall, and your entire life can be thrown into discord for months. A routine hip surgery or knee replacement becomes a significant lifestyle struggle. Be assured that rehabilitative care is here, when or if you ever need it.
What if my spouse needs health care before I do?

Often spouses age differently, and one spouse may need more care than another. Caregiving can put a strain on any relationship, but at RiverWoods these relationships are preserved. One person can receive Assisted Living level of care, allowing the other to be a spouse, not a caregiver.
Who decides if I need more care and what type of care I need?

Moving from Independent Living to Newfound Lodge is a conversation you participate in, not a decision made on your behalf. If care needs are increasing, and you need more help, we will invite you and your family to meet with our team and discuss what kinds of additional help you may need, and how RiverWoods can help. We would decide together if a change would be more beneficial for you and where it would make the most sense for you to receive that care.
What happens if I need a higher level of care?

By choosing RiverWoods you are ensuring a complete continuum of care plan as your health needs change. Our residents are able to transition from Independent Living to Assisted Living to Memory Support or Skilled Nursing, whenever it is needed and for as long as necessary. Providing all levels of care within one community prevents a disruptive change or a second move when your health care needs have changed.

Each person is unique, and with our high staff-to-resident ratio, we provide our health center residents with a highly-individualized, personal care plan. Each resident enjoys a private room and bathroom, in a comforting, home-like environment. Going beyond the activities of daily living to provide more intensive and individual care, our award-winning, caring staff treats each resident with respect and dignity.
Do I need long-term care insurance?

Long-Term Care insurance is not a requirement at RiverWoods. However, depending on what your policy covers, it may reimburse you for expenses when utilizing the services in Assisted Living, Memory Support, Skilled Nursing.