Durango Nursing Homes

Here at AssistedSeniorLiving, we offer information about the essential facts and complexities of nursing care. We want to assist seniors and their loved ones in making an educated decision that will yield a quality nursing home that fits their financial constraints, is appropriate for their medical concerns and is respectful of their emotional needs.

Durango nursing homes are residential care facilities that treat the specific medical, social and custodial care needs of each patient. Nursing homes, also called skilled nursing facilities, have advanced equipment and services that can only be matched by hospital care. Residents have conditions that are stable enough to not require a hospital stay but cannot be properly treated by a less inclusive type of care. Nursing professionals work cooperatively to implement targeted care programs that help patients continue their postoperative and post-hospital recovery and to manage moderate to severe health concerns. Registered and licensed doctors and nurses, certified nursing aides, specialists, non-medical staff, food service workers, social workers, therapists and counselors all oversee the daily operations of nursing facilities.

For monthly residency at a Durango skilled nursing facility, prospective patients can expect to pay less than the Colorado median level. Semi-private SNF rooms cost $5,977 per month, around $300 per month under the state median. Private SNF rooms run $6,509 per month, about $500 per month below the Colorado median.

Nursing homes deliver a wide range of services that go further than the two main pillars of nursing care, short-term and long-term care. Respite care and adult day health care are designed to assist family caregivers an their patients. Adult day health care provides working caretakers with an option for their patients to receive proper nursing care while also having opportunities for socialization. Otherwise isolated and lonely patients can be well treated during the workday. Respite care consists of short periods of nursing care for patients. This allows both the patient and the caregiver to relieve some of the everyday stress associated with the family caregiving relationship.

While in the hospital, short-term nursing patients’ doctors required them to seek nursing care. These patients needs more time to rehabilitate from acute medical trauma like falls, strokes, aneurisms and cardiac arrest. Hospital care is an essential stage of the recovery process. The best hospital care in the Durango area, based on patients’ hospital experiences, is provided by Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC and Mercy Regional Medical Center. Certain short-term facilities are located within a hospital campus, however, most patients will have to seek a standalone institution. Under short-term care, patients are evaluated and guided along a personal care program. The main objective of this type of care is to progress a patient’s recuperation so she or he can move on to a lower level of care. This is often achieved through occupational, auditory, respiratory, speech or physical therapy. Discharged patients normally seek assisted living or in home care to reach a full recovery.

Long-term care offers intensive treatment, observation and evaluation to patients who have serious conditions like cancer, Fibromyalgia, emphysema, paraplegia, Alzheimer’s, congestive heart failure and diabetes. Many newly admitted patients have illnesses that are in a state of decline. Nursing professionals collaborate to give close and personalized care to stabilize and improve patients’ conditions. Nurses and doctors supervise care plans and are available around-the-clock to perform medical procedures like wound care, injections, enteral feeding tubes, medication adjustment and check-ups. Non-medical personnel help patients complete certain basic hygiene and daily living tasks. Nursing homes are dedicated to promoting social well-being through counseling services, leisure activities, spiritual activities, events, outings and recreational opportunities.

Elderly and disabled nursing care patients are eligible for Medicare. Medicare is a Federal government program that helps patients cover some of the cost of skilled care. There are some basic provisions and requirements patients must be aware of to ensure they receive the benefits they deserve. Patients must have had a qualifying hospital stay of at least three days before they can move to a Medicare certified nursing facility. The program does not cover patients who only need custodial care and its benefits run out after 100 days of stays in one benefit period. The first 20 days of stays are fully covered. The next 80 days are subject to a daily copay. Contacting your state’s Medicare Fiscal Intermediary or State Health Insurance Assistance Program can give you much more detail about the program.