The Extended Care Unit is a Medicare-certified skilled nursing unit that provides high quality sub-acute rehabilitation and skilled nursing care for patients recovering from a stroke, orthopedic surgery, respiratory or cardiac illness, and other conditions. The area serves as a transitional unit where a patient can transition from an acute hospital setting to home.
Extended Care Services Include:
- Attending physician
- Physician specialists, including psychiatrists
- Registered nurses
- Certified nursing assistants
- Physical therapists
- Occupational therapists
- Speech therapists
- Social workers
- Dietitians
- Rehabilitation therapists
- Pharmacists
- Comprehensive Rehabilitation
- Weekly physician-lead rehabilitation conferences
- Aggressive discharge planning with patient and family education and training
Our goal is to help each patient and their family/support system achieve their highest level of functioning and safety before discharge.
For more information, or to make an appointment, call 773-794-8375