Skilled Nursing

women in wheelchair smiling with nurse

St. Francis Healthcare Center nurses and staff strive to provide the highest quality care to our residents. We have licensed and trained nursing staff here 24 hours a day.

The following skilled nursing services can be provided:

  • Individualized resident care plan treatments
  • IV therapy
  • Pharmaceutical, laboratory, and X-ray services
  • Wound care, including wound-vac
  • Enteral feeding program
  • Nutrition & hydration programs
  • Medication management & education
  • Diabetic management & education
  • Restorative nursing
  • Pain management
  • Hospice program
  • Bowel & bladder programs

Restorative Nursing Program

Our therapy team and nursing staff will develop individualized treatment plans for resident care in the areas of:

  • Ambulation
  • Range of motion
  • Activities of daily living
  • Positioning and alignment
  • Skin integrity and wound management
  • Contracture management
  • Bowel and bladder training
  • Rehabilitative and social dining
  • Strengthening and restraint reduction
  • Weekly and monthly height and weight monitoring

Dietary Program

  • Regular nutritional assessments from our registered dietician
  • Provide meals to meet specific dietary and therapeutic needs, according to physician orders
  • Oral supplemental diets are available