Ogden Nursing Homes Information

Some facilities in the Ogden area contain special care units that tend to particular diagnoses, like spinal injuries and cardiovascular disease. Apart from specialized care, nursing care is broken down into two general forms, short-term care and long-term care.

Short-term care gives previously hospitalized patients an opportunity to recovery from acute medical events through therapy and other various types of rehabilitative services. Patients most often end up in short-term care due to a stroke, fall or aneurism. Nursing professionals work with patients and their families to determine the best possible course of action for an efficient and effective recuperation. This plan usually includes occupational, physical, respiratory or speech therapy to return patients to their highest level of function. Short-term care is usually an intermediate component in a patient’s full recovery. After a short-term stay, that process typically progresses under assisted living or in home residential care.

Under their specific circumstances, it is important for future short-term care patients to receive the most quality hospital care possible. Skilled doctors and specialists can provide the proper medical treatment to get a patient’s recovery off on the right footing. In Ogden, the hospitals with the highest ratings based on surveys of patients’ previous hospital experiences are McKay Dee Hospital Center and Ogden Regional Medical Center.

Long-term care patients have moderate to severe mental or physical impairments that require advanced and extended forms of treatment. They often pursue long-term care because an existing condition, like dementia, cancer, multiple sclerosis, kidney disease or osteoarthritis, has outgrown the patient’s previous mode of care. Under long-term care, each member of a facility’s team of caregivers has a specific role to help restore or maintain a patient’s level of health. Nurses and doctors administer routine check-ups and medical procedures like intravenous therapy, injections, medication adjustments, colostomies and tracheostomies. Non-medical personnel aid patients who cannot dress, eat, walk or bath alone. Recreational planners and social workers are responsible for stimulating social interaction and engagement through events, games, activities and outings.

Ogden skilled nursing facilities bear monthly costs that sit more than $400 above the Utah median level. Private SNF rooms cost $6,083 per month. Semi-private SNF rooms run $5,323 per month. Adult day health care, homemaker services and home health aide cost $975, $3,813 and $3,909 per month, respectively. Assisted living care accommodations cost $2,500 each month.

For seniors and families who need supplemental help to cover the cost of nursing care, it is important for them to be aware of the benefits they deserve through government programs. Medicare is an insurance program for the disabled and elderly population. Seniors who receive Social Security benefits can be covered under Medicare. Medicare, however, limits its coverage to 100 days of skilled nursing care in a benefit period. Patients who solely need custodial care cannot receive Medicare benefits. Medicaid is given to those who have insufficient income or assets to pay for nursing care. Eligibility rules for Medicaid are decided on a state-level.