Monday, November 15, 2010

Nursing Homes that Accept the Most Insurances

Cottonwood Nursing & Rehabilitation is licensed by Medicare and Medicaid, and also accepts Private Pay and Insurance residents which makes a difference for residents and families by providing peace of mind, security and the certainty that their loved one's needs will be met in a compassionate and professional manner. When your loved one can no longer live alone, our facility provides the supportive, reassuring environment needed. We are committed to providing the emotional support and encouragement needed to foster independence and family involvement. You can have peace of mind in knowing that your loved one is being cared for 24 hours a day in an understanding and well-planned environment.

We offer a full selection of services including: 

  • Licensed nurses 24 hours a day 
  • Exceptional Rehabilitation Team with Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
  • Respiratory and Nutritional Therapy
  • Pharmacy, X-Ray and Laboratory Services
  • Psychology Services
  • Dental, Podiatry and Ophthalmology Services
  • Transportation Services
  • Social and Recreational Services 
  • Housekeeping and Laundry Services
We are pleased that you are considering us for your health care needs. It is our goal to provide quality care in a comfortable, residential setting. We want you to feel confident that we will meet your needs for both comprehensive, quality health care and personalized service.

Our dining room provides an area where residents can visit with friends and family while participating in a wide range of activities. The activity department provides outings, reminiscing, exercise, arts and crafts, games, pet therapy and a variety of other activities that are structured to enhance social interaction and stimulation based on the needs of each resident's level of functioning.

We welcome the opportunity to take you on a tour of our facility to introduce you to our family. 


Nursing Homes that Accept the Most Insurances
Nursing Homes that offer Respite Care

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Hospice announces new assisted living

A dream is becoming a reality for the staff and board members of Hospice of Hope in Maysville to bring an assisted living facility to the region.

In June, Hospice Executive Director Kavin Cartmell and Director of Development and Public Relations Michael Parker announced HoH was involved in preliminary discussions and strategic planning to determine if the local region could support an assisted living facility and also a separate, Inpatient Center for Hospice patients.

On Saturday, the 17-member Hospice of Hope Board of Directors approved the plan to construct both facilities and to seek funding assistance for construction costs.
"We as an organization needed to commit to the project. Now that we have, we're going forward," Parker said Thursday.

Since September 2009, six HoH board members, as well as Hospice staff have worked to develop a strategic plan to explore the feasibility of such a project, what the costs involved would be and where such a facility would be located.

Those questions have been answered and the result will be a 32-bed assisted living facility and an 8-bed Inpatient Center located on acreage next to the Kenton Station Golf Course and Rainbow Meadows Subdivision on Kentucky 9.

Both the assisted living facility and the Inpatient Center will be on the same campus, which will encompass up to 25 acres.

Senior Living at Kenton Pointe is the name selected for the assisted living facility, which will be a one-story building and will offer three levels of apartments; a studio apartment with a bedroom, bath and kitchenette; one bedroom apartment with a kitchenette, bath and living room; or a deluxe one bedroom apartment with the same number of rooms, but with more square footage.

Cartmell said a waiting list has been started for the assisted living facility."Instead of our seniors having to relocate (out of the area) they can stay here now. They're not going to have to seek this type of facility elsewhere," Cartmell said, adding this is a further benefit to the community because senior citizens volunteer and contribute their time in so many capacities throughout the region.

"This is a feel good, win-win story," Parker said, noting the two facilities will create 48 jobs with an equivalent of 40 full-time jobs; generate an estimated $1 million per year in payroll, enhance community healthcare needs and provide a service that keeps our citizens here.

Jobs will include administrative and management levels, nurses, nurses aids, dietary, housekeeping and more.
The estimated project cost is $7 to $8 million dollars; funding is being sought through federal and state grant programs, private foundations, private donations, and fund-raisers.

Amenities of the assisted living complex will include a country setting, central kitchen and dining room, family and community room, a craft room, exercise room and transportation service for residents.

The Inpatient Center will be in addition to the six Hospice rooms offered at area hospitals and the 5-bed Inpatient Center at Adams County Regional Medical Center.

News Source: http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/article_ee842ee4-e30f-11df-82aa-001cc4c03286.html

Finding the Right Assisted Living Facility

Choosing the right assisted living facility is hard. There are multiple assisted living facilities all over the Cleveland area. Some specialize in Alzheimer's and dementia, some specialize in rehabilitation with the focus on returning home, and others focus on independent living with minimal help. So how do you know which facility is right for you or your loved one?

The following are a few tips, resources, and people you can ask to make sure that you are making the right choice when it comes to choosing an assisted living facility.

1. Unbiased reviews. Searching online for reviews can pull up a lot of results for reviews on assisted living facilities. Some of these reviews might not always be unbiased. Make sure that the reviews you are reading are from an unbiased source. There are groups and even an ombudsman that can give you unbiased reviews of assisted living facilities to help you make that choice.

2. Physically Visit the Center. Never just go based off of reviews. Physically visit the center, preferably during visiting hours and unannounced. This allows you to get a feel for the facility, the atmosphere, and observe how the workers and patients interact. These are all items that can play a huge factor in choosing an assisted living center and it's best to observe these things in person.

3. Work Closely with your Doctor and the Center. Once you have it narrowed down to a handful of assisted living centers consider sitting down with your doctor and discussing the choice. He might have knowledge of some of the centers, how they work, and what they specialize in. Your doctor will know which centers will work best for what health conditions you might be suffering from or which will work best for rehabilitation purposes. 

News Source: http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/15147


Daybreak Venture invest in new voice-assisted care technology

Vocollect Healthcare Systems Inc. announces that Daybreak Venture, headquartered in Denton, Texas, will deploy AccuNurse voice-assisted care throughout its 74 managed-facility enterprise.

AccuNurse voice-assisted care will enable more proactive care, increasing productivity of its direct care team and providing more time with residents. Caregivers will have the ability to access resident care needs on demand, complete paperwork simply by talking, enhance care team collaboration with Silent Paging and respond faster to resident needs.

"By implementing voice-assisted care at Daybreak Venture, caregivers and the residents they serve will benefit from real-time communication and documentation while also providing residents' families with the confidence in knowing their loved ones are getting the highest levels of quality care they deserve," says James Quasey, president of Vocollect Healthcare Systems.