The role of the Nursing Department is to monitor the condition and health of each resident, to offer minimal assistance when needed and to provide a safe environment. Medications and treatments are administered by either a LPN or a RCC who is med trained for our residential care facility. Interaction with resident’s physician and responsible family members to assure a continuum of care, and will assist with setting up of appointments, but transportation to and from appointments are the responsibility of the resident’s family members.

• Dietician visits monthly, but is available to answer any concerns that may arise concerning diets, and any dietary needs.
• Menus are posted monthly, alternates may be requested.
• Meals are served in the Dining Room with assigned seating.
• Meal times are 8:15am-12 noon-5:30pm.
• Special diets are carried out per Doctors’ order.

The Social Worker is responsible for the social well-being of the women that live here. These responsibilities include counseling, family contacts, connecting with needed outside services and providing for concrete day to day needs. The Social Worker coordinates meetings with the Interdisciplinary Team, residents and families with regard to discharge plans, residents’ illness, and adjustment to placement in our home.

Our Social Worker is here three days a week.

Laundry is provided by the Home. All clothes, sheets, blankets, pillow cases, towels, and all other articles that need to be sent to the laundry must be marked for identification purposes. All laundry is to be put in a laundry bag outside the bedroom door in the AM (before Breakfast) so it can be collected by the laundress/housekeeping department. Normally items will be washed, dried and folded and returned the same day.