Bronson to open new post-acute care facility in Mattawan

A new facility specializing in rehabilitation and skilled nursing care will open in mid-September at 23332 Red Arrow Highway in Mattawan.

Bronson Commons is intended to meet a growing need in the area for a place where adults of all ages can continue care and recovery after leaving the hospital.

It is built to serve 100 patients, who will all have private rooms. It was built to replace the Bronson Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lawton. That facility is being sold and redeveloped as an assisted living community.  

Approximately 90 patients and 162 employees from the Lawton facility will move to Bronson Commons the week of Sept.16.

Bronson Commons will provide short-term nursing care and therapy in a facility specifically designed for patients who need more assistance following illness, injury or hospitalization.  

The medical team includes physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners onsite daily through the week, along with a skilled nursing team devoted to bridging the transition between inpatient care and home. Bronson Commons also has a unit devoted to residential long-term care, with a focus on providing a secure, homelike environment to adults with dementia.

Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, complex wound and ostomy care, post-operative rehabilitation, IV management, chronic disease management, psychiatry, hearing, podiatry, dental and optical services all will be provided.  

Private insurance plans, as well as Medicare and Medicaid are accepted.

Bronson Commons, designed by architects Kingscott Associates and Post Associates, has many built-in conveniences, a number of which are being provided through donor support, which has contributed more than $350,000 to enhance the patient rooms and healing spaces at Bronson Commons.

Indoors, there are multiple places for patients and family members to gather and visit including a vibrant cafe in the heart of the facility and an adjacent library. Artwork by area artists is displayed in patient rooms and hallways and large windows bring in natural light and views of the woodlands. Each patient room has a comfortable bed and seating area and 42-inch flat screen TV. There is WiFi throughout.

Outdoors, there are three courtyards to enjoy. Each courtyard has walking paths along with seating areas and a variety of plantings. In order to enhance patient privacy, each patient room with a window to the courtyard is at an angle to every other room so that no windows directly face each other. The courtyards and cafe will be open to the public.

For more information about patient care services at Bronson Commons, call (269) 283-5200.

Writer: Kathy Jennings, Second Wave Media
Source: Candice Elders, Bronson Healthcare