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Froh
Community Home - Services
Treatment Nurse
A trained nurse, in the area of wounds,
provides care and treatment for residents
with various stages of wounds and ensures
pro-active interventions are being provided
to prevent the development of skin problems.
Podiatry Service
Podiatry service is provided on a scheduled
basis to provide foot care to those
residents that qualify, including residents
with diabetes.
Dental Services
Dental service is provided on a scheduled
basis to participating residents including
X-Rays, cleaning, prophylactic treatment
and dentures.
Social Services
Assisting residents, families and staff
with providing information regarding
the care and welfare of the resident.
The Social Service Director coordinates
behavior interventions with the staff
and monitors through weekly behavior
management meetings the use of psychotropic
medications and behavior interventions.
Restorative Program
Residents that need exercises and functional
skills to maintain their level of function
are provided daily restorative therapy
programs. The restorative aides provide
supervision for restorative dining,
ambulation skills and exercises, splinting
and pain management.
Hair Care
Our beauty shop is located at Station
II. If you would like an Appointment,
please let a staff member know and they
will be happy to let our beautician
know, or you may notify her in person.
You can set up appointments for weekly,
every other week or as needed. See the
beautician for pricing and billing information.
Vision Care
An optometrist makes scheduled visits
to our facility to do eye exams and
order glasses when appropriate.
Banking
An interest bearing account can be established
for the resident to draw funds, just
like a bank. We suggest that no more
than $5.00 is ever kept in the resident's
room.
Transportation
Thurston Woods Village can transport
a resident to a scheduled medical appointment
for a nominal fee. Appointments must
be scheduled as far in advance as possible.
Call the facility and ask for Jackie
Malone.
Falls and Elopement Committee
We do everything possible to prevent
the incidence of falls however the elderly
are at high risk for falling. We utilize
a non-restraint policy meaning we do
not use seat belts or side rails unless
it is to provide treatment for a medical
condition. Our building is secure for
those residents that may be at risk
for leaving the building unsupervised
through an audible monitoring system.
Our Fall and Elopement committee meet
daily to review the best interventions
to reduce the risk of falls, injury
and elopement.
Nutrition Committee
Weight loss is important. A Registered
Dietician assesses all residents for
their dietary needs and preferences.
A committee meets weekly to review residents
weights and appropriate nutrition.
Pain Management Committee
Meets weekly to review the pain interventions
and to assure the pain the resident
may be experiencing is controlled.
Froh Community Home
- Therapy
The Rehabilitation Department strives
to assure each resident is afforded
therapeutic activities and interventions
to achieve there maximum level of independence
to return home in the quickest means
possible. Staffed by Occupational, Physical,
and Speech Therapists each resident
is provided with activities to maximize
their functional skills.
Frequently it is asked, "How much therapy
does my mom / dad get at your facility?"
The answer is simply as much as it takes
to provide every possible means to ensure
the resident returns to their prior
level of function. If it means more
than three hours a day then that is
what is provided for goal achievement.
Over 75% of new admissions are discharged
back to their homes or to facilities
that require less care such as assisted
living centers. Currently the averaged
length of stay for those residents is
4 to 6 weeks depending on their admitting
diagnosis.
Utilizing various state of the art modalities
such as ultra-sound, e-stim, and Magnatherm
in conjunction with progressive strengthening
routines the resident shortly develops
strength and endurance to be guided
to independent activities of daily living.
Through home evaluations, family meetings
and the open door policy no one is discharged
without performing at optimum safety
and independence. To maximize the resident's
success for those residents that are
returning home we utilize outside resources
to provide them with the training in
the home to assure the first few weeks
returning home are very successful.
"Our surveys of families and residents
seldom show less than excellent satisfaction,"
stated Wally Martin, Director of Rehabilitation.
"It certainly reflects our commitment
to our residents, our excellent therapists,
and our great nursing care."
For those residents that have not gained
enough skills to return home the Restorative
Program intervenes to assure each resident
does not lose the function they have
gained through providing daily ambulation
programs, exercise programs, ADL training
and frequently continue with pain management
interventions such as moist hot packs
and icing.
If you have further questions and require
additional information please contact:
Wally Martin, OT, Director
of Rehabilitation
Monday through Friday at 269-651-7841.
Email:
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