Nursing and convalescent homes are present in Wrightsville. A convalescent home is a specialized medical facility with a homelike setting, where the patient can recover from long term illnesses or medical procedures. The patients receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies to enable them to recover. Nursing facilities, on the other hand, usually refer to long-term care facilities for elderly people and younger patients with disabilities. Both of these establishments have a combination of medical and medical support staff.