We provide the highest level of living and comfort.
Skilled Nursing: You don’t have to be a current resident to get the benefit of our care.
For those who require Skilled Nursing services, Covenant Living at the Samarkand offers far more than care. We endeavor to fulfill the lives of our residents by ensuring that they maintain the highest levels of health for mind, body and spirit.
- Long-term care
- Respite care
- Hospice care

Available Services
- State-of-the-art nursing care available 24 hours a day
- Medicare-certified
- IV therapy
- Wound care
- Diabetes management
- Pain management
- Discharge planning
- Consultant services, including dental, podiatry and audiology
- Rehabilitative therapies, including physical, occupational and speech
- Pharmaceutical services
- Wheelchair-accessible transportation
Residences
- Private suites with bath
- Private suites with shared bath
- Semi-private suites with shared bath
Dining
- Three meals daily with entrée selection
- Dietician consultant available
- Special diets accommodated
- Dining assistance
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Keep in mind, you do not have to be a current resident of our retirement community to benefit from our Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing or short-term Rehabilitation services. In our short-term rehabilitation program, we accept Medicare and are in-network providers for a number of managed care and Medicare Advantage programs.
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