Bloomington Nursing Homes Information

In the Bloomington area, certain nursing homes contain special care units that deliver expert treatment for specific health issues like spinal injuries and osteoarthritis. These forms of specialized care are provided in addition to the more general forms of nursing care, short-term and long-term care.

Short-term nursing care focuses on assisting the rehabilitation efforts of patients who have had acute medical events like heart attacks, surgeries, strokes, aneurisms and falls. These acute problems often forced patients to seek hospital care for the first few days after their incident. Many patients need occupational, physical, speech, auditory or respiratory therapy sessions to rebuild and regain lost strength or functions. Patients are prescribed various forms of rehabilitation services by a personalized plan of recovery designed by nursing professionals. Once patients have gotten far along enough in their recovery process to move to a less inclusive type of care, many choose assisted living or in home options.

Quality and proper hospital care can give patients a jumpstart on their recuperation, so, under the circumstances, it is important for them to pursue the best hospital care possible. The Bloomington area hospitals with the highest ratings based on patients’ hospital experiences are Bromenn Healthcare and St. Joseph Medical Center.

Long-term nursing care deals with patients who have extensive and extended health needs. Many long-term patients seek such care as a result of a decline in the state of their existing condition. Long-term care treats patients with various illnesses and diagnoses, like kidney disease, cancer, hypothyroidism, Alzheimer’s, dementia and multiple sclerosis. Patients have elaborate and complex care needs that demand correspondence and cooperation between all members of a nursing home’s caregivers. Nurses and doctors administer continuous health monitoring and medical procedures like medication adjustments, injections, intravenous therapy, tracheostomies and wound care. Non-medical personnel support patients custodial care needs and general hygiene. Social workers accompany patients on trips, talk to and watch television with patients and generally offer a certain level of companionship.

Bloomington skilled nursing facility care has monthly costs that sit over $200 per month higher than the Illinois median level. Private and semi-private SNF accommodations cost $6,083 and $5,171 per month, respectively.

The emotional strain that moving to nursing care places on seniors and their families is well known. Family members of patients often break promises made to never place their parents in a nursing home. They often feel guilty that they have let their aging relatives down, even though nursing care was absolutely necessary. In other cases, family members may have to confront the possibility that their loved one may have to be moved to end of life care. Patients themselves must deal with a complete change in their way of life and often a large loss of social freedom. Patients who still believe they are fit to live independently can sometimes be difficult to properly treat. Quality nursing homes with well-trained professionals understand how to deal with these situations. They also have support services, like psychologists and grief counselors, for family members and friends.