Provo Nursing Homes Information

Some Provo skilled nursing facilities are able to treat both types of general care.

Short-term care is needed for patients that have recently been victims of aneurisms, falls, heart attacks, strokes and other accidents and acute medical events. Prior to a short-term stay, many patients were hospitalized. Outpatient care in nursing homes aims to rehabilitate their level of strength and function to a point where they can move to lesser levels of care. Nursing personnel work with patients and their families to determine an effective course of recovery. The plan often includes access to occupational, respiratory, physical, speech or other type of specialty therapy.

Since hospital care is the initial point of medical care for patients hoping to fully recuperate from an acute medical crisis, it is important for them to have access to top notch care. The best Provo area hospitals, based on patients’ previous hospital experiences, are Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Orem Community Hospital.

Long-term care helps maintain or improve the health of patients with serious medical issues. Although some patients will move to hospice care, many realize enough of an improvement in their condition to move back to a previous type of care. Long-term care deals with many different illnesses, like Alzheimer’s, dementia, multiple sclerosis, cancer and diabetes, and other conditions such as general physical decline and decreased motor control. Nursing personnel must take a coordinated approach to treat patients’ extensive needs. Doctors and nurses provide medical treatment by performing procedures like blood testing, wound care, injections, colostomies and medication adjustments. Custodial care is administered by non-medical caregivers. Social workers and recreational planners try to maximize patients’ independence and well-being through companionship, activities, games, events and trips.

Provo’s nursing care costs fall below both the national average and the Utah median. Semi-private and private SNF board cost $4,791 and $5,399 per month, respectively. Homemaker services, home health aide and adult day health care cost $3,718, $4,099 and $1,083 per month, respectively. Assisted living facility bedrooms run a monthly cost of $2,445.

One of the most effective ways for seniors and their loved ones to find quality care is to research and personally visit facilities that suit their needs. They can also research complaints through state databases or your local long-term care ombudsman.