Assisted Living, Skilled Care & Special Care Unit « Meadowbrook Health Center at Clark-Lindsey Village

Levels of Care

The following is a summary of the levels of care provided by Meadowbrook Health Center in our Assisted Living Unit, as well as our Skilled and Special Care Units. These nursing services are individualized and re-evaluated continually by our staff, as well as our residents’ physicians, to ensure that you or your loved one is receiving the most appropriate level of care to meet your individual needs.

	Assisted Living	Skilled Care & Special Care
Socialization	Simple directions and reminders are provided to residents in the Assisted Living Unit by our staff–and group activities are made available for residents to take part in, as they please.	Along with simple directions and reminders, our staff provides higher levels of supervision to safeguard Skilled and Special Care Unit residents from harming themselves or others. Both group and one-on-one activities are made available for residents to participate in, as they please.
Mobility	For the times it may be needed, minimal assistance is provided by our staff to help Assisted Living residents with their mobility. If a wheelchair is used, residents must be able to transfer themselves without assistance of the staff.	More assistance with mobility is available to residents in the Skilled and Special Care Units. Staff assistance is provided to transfer residents from one location to another (i.e. bed to wheelchair) or when walking. As they are needed, mechanical lifting devices are used to ensure safe transfer of residents.
Dressing & Bathing	Our staff provides Assisted Living residents minimal assistance with dressing (i.e. with zippers, support hose, tying shoes). Again, to ensure safety, the staff is close by to assist with showering or tub bathing to the extent that residents request such assistance.	Complete bathing or showering is provided by our staff–as it is requested by Skilled and Special Care residents or necessitated by the residents’ inability to do so on their own. Additionally, the staff provides complete dressing and clothing changes, as they are needed.
Dietary	Mealtime is a favored time by all residents of Meadowbrook. Our restaurant style dining allows residents the choice of several entrée choices for every meal. Our meal program ensures residents’ therapeutic diet needs are met, as well as any individualized nourishment requirements.	The dietary needs of residents in the Skilled and Special Care Unit are monitored carefully to ensure both nutrition and safety. As is the case throughout the facility, a registered dietician oversees the meal program. Staff is available to assist residents and to attend to the individual meal preferences of each resident. If necessitated, the staff will provide the care associated with a resident’s gastric tube or intravenous feedings.
Toileting	Our staff provides support to promote independence and cleanliness for residents in Assisted Living when using the restroom. Stand-by assistance and/or verbal cueing can also be provided by the staff, as it may be needed.	Our staff provides Skilled and Special Care residents with full assistance with the toileting needs. Additionally, the staff can provide catheter care, as ordered by the resident’s physician.
Treatment & Nursing Care	The daily care of Assisted Living residents is coordinated by a licensed nurse and is provided by certified nurse assistants. To the extent this care may be needed, we provide services such as routine lab and physical assessments and ensuring residents take their medications as ordered by their physician.	Because of the higher level of care required by residents of the Skilled and Special Care Units, a licensed nurse is on duty at al times to coordinate care, while certified nurse assistants provide residents their daily care. The resident’s physician is responsible for prescribing treatments, medication and the level of ongoing observation. Nursing staff provide ongoing care, such as intermittent or continuous oxygen therapy, intravenous therapy, and sterile procedures.
	We understand the issues that residents of long-term facilities sometimes face. Our pledge is to build a relationship with each of the individuals in our care. We know it is this level of personal commitment that will make a difference in a person’s ability to maintain an enriched and purposeful life.