Skilled Nursing

Our nurses work with the residents family to create a comfortable environment including simple routines and visual cues as a positive substitute for diminishing mental processes.

Our licensed nurses provide help with all aspects of managing diabetes including:

• Blood glucose monitoring
• Insulin administration and tracking
• Exercise planning
• Menu planning, education and more

At The Orchards Health Center we seek to maximize the quality of life for our long-term care population, who require a specialized restorative program. Of course, this service is included in the room and board fee.

Our therapy team and nursing staff develop individualized treatment plans for resident care in the areas of:

• Ambulation
• Range of motion
• Activities of daily living
• Positioning and alignment
• Skin integrity and wound management
• Contracture management
• Bowel and bladder training
• Rehabilitative and social dining
• Strengthening and restraint reduction
• Weekly and monthly height and weight monitoring

Our dietary program is designed to meet the dietary and physician-ordered needs of each resident in our care.

The following dietary programs are available for each resident in order to monitor that they are receiving the proper nutritional needs:

• Meals to meet specific dietary and therapeutic needs, according to physician orders
• Oral supplemental, as prescribed by each physician
• Regular nutritional assessments from our registered dietitian

Our Social Service and Case Management Program is designed to meet the individual, psychosocial needs of each resident.

Programs available to all of our residents:

• Discharge planning
• Individualized care conference with health center staff, resident, and resident’s representative
• Psychology services
• Psychiatrist services

• Private or semiprivate rooms
• Full-service beauty and barbershop
• Personal laundry and housekeeping services
• 24/7 monitored security system
• Long term care options

The Road to Recovery

On-site, highly skilled physical, occupational, and speech therapists at The Orchards provide the necessary guidance and restorative treatment to return your loved ones to their highest level of independence. Our focus is on effective therapy, improved outcomes, restored health, and the highest possible quality of life.

The Benefits of The Orchards Rehabilitative Therapy include:

• Short-term stay for recovery from injury, illness or surgery
• Therapy services available 7 days a week
• Personalized goal setting and success tracking
• Discharge planning and home evaluation

Physical Therapy –  Movement is the main focus of physical therapy. This includes bed mobility, transferring from the bed to a chair or toilet, walking using starts, or wheelchair mobility.

Occupational Therapy – Occupational therapists help patients become more independent by teaching them new ways to perform life skills such as making breakfast, dressing, or simply brushing their hair.

Speech-Language Pathology – The focus of speech therapy is improving speech-language expression, comprehension, oral motor skills for accurate speech production, and strategies for safe eating.