Skilled Nursing
Skilled Healthcare, Healing Hands
At Southwind, our Skilled Nursing community offers around-the-clock advanced medical resources that can be found at a hospital, while providing an environment for recovery that feels like home.
Southwind’s comprehensive Skilled Nursing services include:
- Post-hospital and post-surgical care
- Long-term custodial care
- Individualized care plans
- Assistance with activities of daily living
- Therapeutic and special diets
- Rooms for rehab residents
- Dining and activities
DOES MY LOVED ONE NEED SKILLED NURSING?
Southwind’s Skilled Nursing services support accelerated healing for your your loved one, with the goal of regaining their independence and returning home as soon as they’re able.
Skilled Nursing at Southwind offers the highest quality of daily medical care available outside of a hospital for 24-hour monitoring and on-going treatment plans for residents. Our medical staff of certified nurses, aides, physicians, and therapists provides all-around customized care for residents, including those recovering from surgery, a hospital stay, or an acute extended illness, and even those with long-term medical needs.
Our skilled medical caregivers design and deliver personalized treatment plans for each resident, all agreed on by the physician, resident, and family. Realistic goals are set based on the resident’s unique health and rehabilitative needs, and we encourage their success along the way.
DOES MY LOVED ONE NEED REHABILITATION?
The Southwind community offers innovative rehabilitation services, designed for meeting the goals of short or long-term therapy. Rehab services are always prescribed by a physician for those who meet the criteria, which includes a 3-midnight stay in a Medicare-approved hospital. For a complete list of the rehabilitation services we offer, please scroll down.
AT SOUTHWIND, A FULL RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE
At Southwind, we partner with skilled, compassionate therapists from Innovative Care to help residents recover in three vital areas: body, mind, and speech. Our innovative, spacious therapy gym offers state-of-the-art, senior-specific equipment needed for an effective recovery program.
Our experienced therapists tailor their skilled-treatment approach to each patient, taking the time to understand their unique medical needs to create a custom recovery plan. By treating each person individually, a foundation of trust is built between the resident and therapist, promoting a more comfortable and effective recovery program for your loved one.
To ensure a smooth process, we openly encourage families to be a part of their loved ones’ recovery plan to ensure all concerns are alleviated and solutions are agreed upon prior to treatment.
REHAB TO HOME PROGRAM
Southwind’s Rehab to Home program is designed for short-term rehab stays that are goal-oriented. Patients work with expert physical, speech, and occupational therapists to receive a therapy plan that’s 100 percent customized to meet their functional goals and needs.
Our progressive therapy gym has segmented areas for optimum recovery. Active stimulation and functional exercises are included in our aggressive therapy program with the goals of:
- Rapid Recovery
- Regain Previous Function (when possible)
- Success After Discharge
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Whether your loved one needs help recovering from hip surgery to resume their daily outdoor walks, or even re-visit the golf course, physical therapy helps improve strength, mobility, and ambulation so they can get back to living the life they love – as quickly as possible.
Southwind’s skilled physical therapists practice therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, assistive devices, and patient education to offer the following physical therapy services for seniors:
- Joint Mobilization
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Gait and Transfer Training
- Range-of-Motion Exercises
- Neuromuscular Re-education
- Fall Prevention
- Pain Management
- Strength Training
- Knee and Hip Replacement Therapy
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
For those loved ones with a cognitive or sensorimotor disability, occupational therapy repairs the mental-foundational skills needed for accomplishing everyday activities, leading to restored independence and a fulfilled life.
At Southwind, our expertly trained occupational therapists use therapeutic exercises, compensatory strategies, modalities, splinting, and adaptive equipment to offer the following occupational therapy services for seniors:
- Home Living Skills
- Daily Living Activities
- Cognitive-Perceptual Retraining
- Transfer and Mobility Retraining
- Energy Conservation Techniques
- Utilization of Adaptive Equipment
- Upper Extremity Therapeutic Exercises
- Safety Instruction
- Prosthetic Devices Training
- Medical Equipment Training
- Fabrication of Splints, Slings, and Orthotic Devices
SPEECH THERAPY
Speech Therapy provides the structured support and therapeutic exercises your loved one needs to regain speech, language, and oral-motor skills, like swallowing, for improved oral function and effective communication.
Our certified speech pathologists at Southwind use oral and language exercises to offer the following speech therapy services for seniors:
- Comprehension
- Cognitive Linguistic Training
- Auditory Training
- Reading and Writing
- Dysphasia and Swallowing
- Speech and Vocal Skills
- Naming and Word Finding
ON-SITE ASSESSMENT
Still unsure if your loved one needs skilled nursing or rehabilitation services? No worries. Our Southwind Community Outreach and Admissions Coordinator is happy to conduct an on-site assessment of your post-hospital needs. No commitment required.