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Ocala, FL
Independent Living and Assisted Living in Ocala, with spaces to feel at home and support for your next chapter.
Ask about this communityHawthorne Rehabilitation and Healing in Ocala, Florida, is identified on facility pages as Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of Ocala. It is a post-acute nursing and rehabilitation facility in southwest Ocala, serving people who need short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay as well as people requiring longer-term skilled nursing support. Its stated rehabilitation specialties include orthopedic, cardiac, pulmonary and neurological care.
Rehabilitation services listed for the center include physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology. Physical therapy may address mobility, strength and fall prevention, while occupational therapy focuses on skills used in everyday activities. Speech-language services are described as covering swallowing, cognitive communication and voice concerns. The facility’s own description also notes staff assistance with accessing community-based services to support continuity of care, but does not name those services.
A virtual-tour post identifies the lobby, rehabilitation gym, resident living areas and staff as parts of the facility. This offers a glimpse of shared spaces, but the available information does not specify room layouts or describe routine dining arrangements. The gym is a named setting for rehabilitation, while the lobby and resident areas provide context for the building’s common and living spaces.
Posts document occasional activities at the center, rather than a published regular schedule. One described a visit from a chicken named Lady Red, which a resident fed; the post noted that the chicken arrived in a diaper. Another promoted a football-themed tailgate with food and games as a fundraiser connected to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The event notice also listed a silent auction, with proceeds designated for the Walk, and presented the gathering as a special fundraiser. No recurring schedule is specified. The center’s social posts also describe staff observances, including a National Coffee Day gathering and a Rehab Week lunch for therapists. These snapshots show occasional team activities, not a published schedule of resident programming.
The facility is in the SW 33rd Avenue area, near Ocala’s SW 1st Avenue medical corridor, where AdventHealth Ocala and HCA Florida Ocala Hospital are located. This puts the center within the city’s broader healthcare area, a practical point for families considering a post-hospital rehabilitation setting. Nearby commercial destinations identified in local listings include Paddock Mall and the College Road area, which has dining options.
For visitors seeking places to spend time around Ocala, local destinations named in area listings include Tuscawilla Park, the World Equestrian Center and the city’s Historic District. Tuscawilla Park is identified as being in north Ocala, while the Historic District listings mention galleries, restaurants and the Marion Cultural Alliance. These are community landmarks rather than services provided by the facility. Together with the nearby medical corridor and commercial area, they help place the center in its southwest Ocala setting.
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Specialized support for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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“My grandfather has Alzheimer’s and is now a long term pt at Hawthorne the 2-10 (Lourdes) CNA I can’t thank enough she is great with him the nursing staff is good with the patients and as we all know the medical field is changed since the pandemic but I would recommend this facility for your loved one. My grandmother was there…”
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My father has been here since October of 2024. I dont recommend this place. It's a hit or miss on if the front desk will answer or if you'll ever get a call back because I've left many messages, and nothing has happened, and no one has called back. I have to usually keep calling until someone answers or hope that by the time I get there after work that someone is there. It seems like they only have one social worker for the entire place, which causes problems, and its not entirely their fault, but things aren't getting done because of it. Occasionally, I'll find another place and ask for a…
My father has been here since October of 2024. I dont recommend this place. It's a hit or miss on if the front desk will answer or if you'll ever get a call back because I've left many messages, and nothing has happened, and no one has called back. I have to usually keep calling until someone answers or hope that by the time I get there after work that someone is there. It seems like they only have one social worker for the entire place, which causes problems, and its not entirely their fault, but things aren't getting done because of it. Occasionally, I'll find another place and ask for a referral to be sent, and they always tell me they did it when, in fact, they didn't...nothing was ever sent... for example I had asked for a referral to be sent for my dad to go to another place on april 27th they told me it was sent on the 28th but when i called the other place they had nothing and then when i called hawthorne back they said they didnt send anything and for almost about 2 weeks I have been calling and leaving messages and waiting for call backs or for one to be sent and ive been talking to them and i waited and that referral was never sent. Now, the room at the new place is unavailable, and it almost feels like the referral was not sent on purpose. This isn't even the first time this has happened with me asking for referrals to be sent that never actually get sent.. Some of the nurses and people there are kind, and that's probably the only redeemable part of this place, specifically CNA Sonia and nurse Bonnie and front desk avaniza. They are the few kind people there... My father has had a cna curse at him and use a horrible bedside manner with him. On his bathing days, it's a hit or miss on if that gets performed. He has sat waiting to be changed for over 20mins and when I stood out in the hallway we had 3 CNAs walk past who I asked for help from and they said no his CNA is in another room... usually, I let that slide because sometimes during shift change or meals, I understand that no one can come help until after, but this wasn't the case this day.. This didn't get fixed until his nurse walked by and saw me there, and finally, they came over to help because his nurse was involved.. but this isn't the first time... ive had to change my dad several times myself when visiting there because when we pressed the call button, no one came even after 20-30mins and I'm not talking about during meal times or shift change.. Some of the workers are rude, and others just seem to not care about their job or people anymore... but again, there are a few good cna and nurses, but it sucks they can't be there 24/7, so the few rotten ones seep in. My main issues are that no one does what they say they will or call you back and the customer service just isnt there sometimes. Good luck ever getting in touch with anyone via email or phone from here because it doesn't happen. Every other place I've called everyone has been kind and helpful this place is full of the attitude that they don't seem to care or want to help. I will continue to call and try and get my dad elsewhere when I can because this place is not what we are looking for, but unfortunately, it is where we are at for now.
My grandfather has Alzheimer’s and is now a long term pt at Hawthorne the 2-10 (Lourdes) CNA I can’t thank enough she is great with him the nursing staff is good with the patients and as we all know the medical field is changed since the pandemic but I would recommend this facility for your loved one. My grandmother was there for therapy a couple years ago and therapy got her back on her feet goal accomplished!! Good team family oriented and I must say they work very hard and have a huge heart at this facility rather it’s therapy, nursing medical records I needed as social services very kind…
My grandfather has Alzheimer’s and is now a long term pt at Hawthorne the 2-10 (Lourdes) CNA I can’t thank enough she is great with him the nursing staff is good with the patients and as we all know the medical field is changed since the pandemic but I would recommend this facility for your loved one. My grandmother was there for therapy a couple years ago and therapy got her back on her feet goal accomplished!! Good team family oriented and I must say they work very hard and have a huge heart at this facility rather it’s therapy, nursing medical records I needed as social services very kind lady Kay she will help w anything you need w your loved one, Jasmine was very helpful forwarding my family to the right people to help with all the ins and payor source issues I was having. I just want to thank the whole TEAM IN EVERY DEPT FOR ALL THE HELP AND ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP!! Also Holly their speech therapist is awesome!! Thank you Hawthorne team for caring for my loved one my GRANDFATHER!!
The staff are always available and ready to help. I can’t imagine my mother being anywhere else. Choosing Hawthorne assisted living was the very best decision. I highly recommend
The rooms are dirty and roaches running around in middle of the day. Food was offered of peanut butter and jelly after a diabetic missed dinner due to transport time from hospital. Obviously PB and J is not appropriate for a diabetic. Medications that were time sensitive were not ordered. No one answers the phones. My husband had to walk the halls to get someone to fix the Medications. They were rude and made excuses for why it was not done when the Medication sheet was sent by Florida Hospital the day prior. After I came the next morning and had to remove him from this place they refused to send his Medications home with him. If you love someone please do not send them here! An official complaint has been registered. Please look at AHCA reports of last inspection before sending your loved one anywhere.
It is not a good place to to put your love ones they don’t care about your family life all they want is a pay check and talk at the nurses station they are not given my mother the care she needs her blood pressure is 220 and the doctor ordered a shot to bring it down and no one gave it to her went there found her with the same diaper that they put on her when she went to bed she had it on all day. Someone needs to investigate that place before I sue them.
Hawthorne Inn of Ocala was an average facility, but the interaction I saw between the residents was excellent. They were interactive. It's good. We were in the dining area because it was around lunchtime, and Dad got to see the interaction of people there and was concerned about the language barrier. Most of them were only English speaking, and he's a Spanish-speaking 99%, He wanted to make sure that the location had some bilingual people or people who spoke his language so he could interact with them properly. We visited the three types of room sizes. They were adequate. The room size, for our standards for one person, was kind of in the middle range. It wasn't that big. The hallways were clean. Everything's OK. We went through a library area where the residents got to pick books and read. They had somewhat of a selection. It wasn't a huge selection. Then we stepped outside. In our opinion, the outside was not an appropriate interaction for outdoor activities because there was none, other than a small porch with a couple of seatings. You just kind of sit there and maybe bask in the sun, and that's about it. My dad is more of the outdoorsy type that he would like interactions with a garden or growing tomatoes, or there are animals in the facilities, or just basically gazing and seeing what's going on in there to kind of keep his mind occupied. I personally liked the wood floors. That made it a nice, very homey, and warm feeling. The staff was friendly. All the spaces that I visited were clean. I got a peek at their activity room or craft room where they were doing some painting or something like that, and it was small because this looks like a smaller facility than the other one we visited. I saw their menu and they had a variation of items.
Sadly my Mom is there for now. The sales team is great but once you are in nothing ever gets fixed. All residents complain about the food. But 5 months ago my Mom's AC failed and is still not fixed. I have complained as high up their management ladder I can find. And have heard 2 weeks to repair for 4 months. Their solution is a floor unit in my Mom's small family room which sits in the middle of the floor. Worse, there's no room for a unit in her bedroom. Anyway, please proceed with caution if you're looking at Hawthorne and talk to some residents but not the ones hand picked for insight.
My grandmother was accepted at this facility for rehab after having hip surgery, this facility was grade A from the aides who helped take care of her all the way to the business office.
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