Garland Nursing Homes

Garland nursing homes deliver advanced levels of care for seniors and patients in need of extensive medical treatment or rehabilitation. Also called skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes offer the highest level of care outside a hospital. Patients are admitted to nursing care because they cannot get by independently or with lower levels of care. Nursing homes have a team of professional caregivers, including social workers, physicians, nurses, therapists and specialists, who strive to meet the medical and social needs of each patient.

Most Garland skilled nursing facilities administer specialized care through special care units in addition to either long-term care or short-term care. Short-term nursing care focuses on aiding the recuperation process for recent victims of strokes, heart attacks and aneurisms or invasive surgery or falls. Physical, occupational, auditory, speech and respiratory therapy are available to short-term patients on a prescribed basis. Personnel also give custodial care and respite care to short-term patients. The central objective of short-term care is to improve the health levels of their patients so they can move to lower levels of care. Long-term care consists of extended medical and social care for patients with serious and chronic health problems. Some patients may be in general physical or mental decline, while others have illnesses like Alzheimer’s, dementia, multiple sclerosis or diabetes. Medical procedures, like blood work, colostomies, intravenous fluids and medicine dosage are taken care of by physicians and nurses. Non-medical caregivers are present to assist long-term patients with custodial care, like dressing, washing, eating and walking, to make them as comfortable as possible. Social programs and wellness activities are coordinated by social and recreational professionals to maximize patients’ independence and to keep them active.

Long-term patients usually seek SNF care due to the worsening of an existing condition. Short-term stays are usually an unforeseen consequence of a medical event requiring a hospital visit. High quality hospital care will allow possible short-term patients access to referrals to the best area nursing facilities and a jump start on their eventual recovery. Garland’s best health services, based on patients’ hospital experiences, can be found at Baylor Medical Center at Garland and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

Nursing care costs in Garland are quite a bit lower than the national average but slightly higher than the Texas state median. Semi-private and private skilled nursing facility rooms bear a monthly cost of $4,213 and $5,323, respectively.

The high cost of nursing care is exacerbated by the fact that most insurance plans only cover a small percentage of the cost. Medicare will only cover 100 days of nursing accommodation in a benefit period and will not cover those that only need custodial care. Our site wants to help seniors and their families locate the most quality nursing homes in their area that intersect with their personal medical, emotional and financial considerations.