Paterson Nursing Homes Information

The most general forms of nursing care are short-term and long-term care. All area nursing homes offer one such type of care, while some have the amenities for both. Certain SNFs also specialize on the treatment of particular medical conditions, like Alzheimer’s or memory loss.

Short-term care is used by patients who need to rehabilitate from an acute medical event. Most often, patients are required to stay in a nursing home following a hospitalization due to strokes, aneurisms, falls and heart attacks. Nurses and doctors prescribe a personalized course of action to help patients efficiently regain their strength and functions. Patients will have access to licensed therapists who help guide patients through occupational, respiratory, speech or physical therapy sessions. Most patients do not fully recovery under short-term care. That job is left to lower levels of medical care, like assisted living care, in home care or senior apartments.

Hospital care is usually the first instance of treatment for future short-term patients. It is essential they seek the most quality hospital care possible because it can affect the course of their recovery down the road. The best Paterson area health care services, based on patients’ hospital experiences, are offered by St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center.

Long-term care focuses on helping patients with serious medical conditions restore or maintain their current level of health. Many patients move to long-term care because their existing condition in a declining state. Long-term patients have illnesses like multiple sclerosis, diabetes, cancer, Parkinson’s or general physical or mental decline. They require extended, extensive and responsive care that demands the full attention of all facility caregivers. Doctors and nurses care for the medical needs of each patient through regular check-ups and performing medical procedures like blood testing, colostomies, medicine adjustments and injections. Depending on the specific needs of each patient, non-medical personnel help with activities of daily living. Social workers care for patients’ independence and well-being by offering companionship and understanding.

Paterson skilled nursing facility costs fall above the New Jersey state median. Semi-private SNF rooms cost $9,308 per month, more than $400 per month above the state median. Private SNF rooms cost over $600 per month above the state median, sitting at $10,190 per month.

Already high and rising nursing care costs make it hard for many seniors and their families to cover nursing care. Many families have had to resort to dipping into their savings or exhausting other types of private funding. Since traditional health insurance does not cover nursing care, some patients choose to buy long-term care insurance to safeguard against the possibility of needing nursing care. Medicare recipients should be aware that they are only covered for 100 days of nursing care in a single benefit period. Those who may look to Medicaid to cover the cost should know that eligibility varies at the state level.