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In order to provide the greatest access and convenience for residents in need of complex wound care, our unique program includes leading-edge capabilities generally found only in acute care hospitals. Deerbrook is also among the very few non-hospital facilities whose full-time staff includes a certified wound ostomy nurse. This experienced specialist plays an active role in assessing, diagnosing, training, and overseeing all wound care procedures and protocols on an ongoing, on-site basis.
From initial assessment through program completion, each resident’s comprehensive, personalized treatment plan is focused squarely on achieving optimum healing in a timely manner. Toward that end, we utilize many of the most innovative and technologically advanced resources in the field. Moreover, our program places a priority on wound prevention and self-management, incorporating these critically important procedures into our unique “whole person” approach to care.
The program is designed to treat a wide range of problems, including:
- Diabetic ulcers
- Pressure ulcers
- Arterial and venous ulcers
- Burns
- Infections
- Surgical wounds
- Amputations
- Other complex wounds resulting from conditions that compromise circulation, such as: diabetes, traumatic injury, surgical breakdown, congestive heart failure, vascular disease, incontinence, obesity, renal failure, lymphedema and others.
Our world-class wound care program also includes:
- Compression therapy
- Vacuum (Wound VAC) therapy
- Ultraviolet light therapy
- Tissue ultrasound
- Electrical stimulation
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Tracheostomy care is available to residents and patients with severe lung disorders, neurological problems, or infections who are dependent on a surgically inserted tube (trach) for breathing. In each case, we provide continuous nursing, daily trach maintenance and comprehensive respiratory services in order to minimize further disease progress, aid in preserving the stability of the resident, and return the individual to the highest level of function or independence possible.
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Our specialized stroke program has helped restore many residents to the highest possible level of function, master methods to compensate for decreased capabilities, regain greater independence in accomplishing tasks of daily living, and enjoy an improved quality of life.
Highly personalized, integrated programs incorporate, physical, cognitive and psychological components, including:
- Physical, occupational and speech therapy
- Gait, balance and mobility training
- Psychological support
- Dysphagia therapy
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Restorative nursing is designed to help maintain the functional ability of those residents who are no longer in an acute or short-term rehabilitation program. Directed and implemented by a registered nurse and specialized aides, restorative nursing focuses on the therapeutic use of simulated life activities to help restore daily living skills.
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Our comprehensive respiratory therapy program helps residents with lung disease and other chronic respiratory problems recover and better cope with their conditions. In addition to individualized physical and occupational therapies, the program may include oxygen therapy, dietary counseling, education in specific disease management/self care issues, and breathing control techniques designed to reduce stress and apprehension.
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