Our center meets the special needs of our residents who require physical, occupational and speech therapy, wound management, respiratory and nutritional therapies combined with 24-hour nursing care.
The following skilled nursing services are available at Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center:
- Onsite Medical Director coordinates and improves medical services
- Director of Nursing oversees all aspects of healthcare within the facility
- Individualized resident care plan treatments
- IV therapy
- Dementia care
- Wound care
- Enteral feeding program
- Catheter care
- Colostomy care
- Off-site dialysis
- Ileostomy care
- Nutrition & hydration programs
- Medication management & education
- Diabetic management & education
- Restorative nursing
- Post-hospital extended care
- Pain management
- Hospice/Respite/GIP services
- Bowel & bladder programs
- Model environment for nurse training
- Family education
- In-house, ongoing continued learning courses and CNA training programs
- Psychologist
- Audiology services
- On staff registered dietitian
- Laboratory testing and x-rays
- Transportation services
Dementia/Alzheimer’s Care
Our nurses work with each resident’s family to create a comfortable environment including simple routines and visual cues as a positive substitute for diminishing mental processes. For the safety of each resident, we provide the Wander Guard system but do not offer a secured unit.
Diabetes Management
Our experienced nurses provide help with all aspects of managing diabetes including:
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Insulin administration and tracking
- Exercise planning
- Menu planning, education and more.
Restorative Nursing Program
At Buckeye Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing 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. The 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
Dietary Program
Our dietary program is designed to meet the dietary and physician-ordered needs of each resident in our care.
To ensure that each resident is receiving the proper nutritional needs we offer:
- 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