Davenport Nursing Homes

Davenport nursing homes offer a place of residence and advanced skilled care to seniors and patients with many different types of illnesses and diagnoses. Nursing homes, also called skilled nursing facilities, care for temporary, chronic, terminal, acute and sub-acute medical conditions. An interdisciplinary team of nursing professionals, including doctors, nurses, nursing aids, therapists, social workers, dietitians and non-medical personnel, work to deliver coordinated and individualized health management, observation and evaluation to each patient.

Some area skilled nursing facilities specialize in certain health concerns, like memory loss or pulmonary disease. These special care units are usually services given in addition to one of the two the general categories of nursing care, short-term and long-term care.

Short-term care concentrates on giving proper rehabilitative services to patients that have recently had a stroke, aneurism, fall or other acute medical event. Most short-term patients require care after a hospital visit. They look to recover their health to a level where they can pursue less inclusive care options. Nursing personnel design and help patients follow a personalized path of recuperation that often includes respiratory, speech, physical or occupational therapy. Patients will also have access to other services that help them restore and rebuild function and strength and minimize the impact of their medical crisis. Patients who still have medical needs after a short-term visit usually move to assisted living care, in home care or senior apartment arrangements.

Hospital care is the first component to a short-term patient’s eventual full recovery. Receiving proper hospital treatment can help patients get off on the right foot during their recovery. The best health care services in Davenport, based on patients’ hospital experiences, are at Genesis Medical Center-Davenport and Trinity Bettendorf.

Long-term care is necessary for patients with severe mental and physical disabilities. Some residents may have deteriorating motor control, while others have illnesses like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, cancer, kidney or cardiovascular disease or hypothyroidism. These serious medical problems demand around-the-clock monitoring and cooperation on part of all facility caregivers to respond to the extensive needs of long-term patients. Physicians and nurses administer routine health checks and execute complex medical procedures like blood work, colostomies, tracheostomies, injections, catheters, intravenous therapy and wound care. Non-medical staff assist patients who have trouble completing activities of daily living. Social workers and recreational officials spur patient engagement and independence through activities, games, events, trips and dinners.

Davenport skilled nursing facility costs fall below the Iowa median level. Semi-private SNF rooms cost $4,258 per month, over $300 per month lower than the state median. Private SNF rooms bear a monthly cost of $5,019, slightly under $50 per month less than the Iowa median.

The emotional burden that moving to nursing care places on seniors and their families is well known. Although 70 percent of seniors over 65 will need a long-term care stay in their lifetime, many do not prepare for the problem. When the need for skilled care blindsides patients and their families, it can be very difficult for all parties to cope with the situation. Seniors must come to grips with the possibility of prolonged nursing care stay, depending on their condition. This comes with a loss in social freedom and a loss of their previous way of life. Family members may have to deal with feelings of guilt. They may feel they have let their aging parent or relative down. Families may also have to confront the prospect of death. Quality skilled care understands these complicated and sensitive problems. Well-trained personnel will be able to keep patients socially involved. Certain facilities also provide counseling for family members of patients.

Our site wants to give seniors and their loved ones essential information about the general and complex issues of nursing care, so they can find a SNF that matches their financial, emotional and medical considerations.