Doctor’s Nursing Home on Hawthorn Road in Salem has officially become Helia Health Care of Salem.
A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday night by the Salem and Centralia Chambers of Commerce to mark the occasion and begin the facility’s 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Marketing Director Linda Poninski traced the beginning of the facility.
“The Doctors Nursing Home was opened in 1972 by some local physicians Dr. Aguilar, Dr. Rubio, and Dr. Sapia. Some might recognize those names. They had a desire to set up standards of excellence and skilled nursing services in long-term care. We have a new name, Helia Healthcare of Salem. The name has changed but our reason for success will always be the same. We hope to have as many successful years with the name Helia as we have had with Doctors.”
And Interim Administrator Jerrod Renken says all rehabilitation and special needs care services will remain the same and the facility will remain Medicare and Medicaid eligible. He says you may notice differences.
“They’ll be some changes in the interior. We’ll be doing some remodeling inside and we’ve started doing some things on the exterior.”
Renken says one of the goals is to improve curb appeal.
A new administrator is scheduled to join the facility on November 7th.
Helia Health Care Marketing Director Linda Poninski, Director of Nursing Tonya Moseley, and Interim Administrator Jerrod Renken in front of the new Helia Health Care sign.
