Over the years, our Nursing= s A Commitment to Quality@ has kept pace with the industry from the days of traditional bedside care, to current day short term, complex and sub-acute care.

Referrals for admissions are received from hospitals, emergency rooms, physician offices, third party payors, and on occasion, family members. All referrals are screened for medical/rehabilitative necessity and appropriateness of care. Once approved, patients may be admitted 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a physicians order.

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The Nursing Department is qualified to provide a wide range of services including:

* Pain Management

* Intravenous Therapy,

* Total Parental Nutrition,

* Blood Glucose Monitoring,

* G-Tube Re-insertion

* Bowel and Bladder retraining

* Oxygen Therapy

* Medication Monitoring

* Post Cardiac Monitoring

* Orthopedic Care

* Post Surgical Care

* Wound Care

* Hospice Care

* Pulmonary Care

Braemoor= s Restorative Nursing programs assist the patient in the transition from intensive rehabilitation therapy to programs that help the patient continue with the goal of independence while preparing for home discharge.

Braemoor= s Nursing Staff works directly with the patient= s Primary Care Physician to ensure the most up to date resources are available in support of the patient= s care plan, including:

C Computer inter-link with the two major area hospitals so the most

current patient information is always available,

C on-site facility equipment such as an EKG machine, Doppler and Oximeters for stat assessments

C Association with specific physician groups for daily patient rounding

Nursing Services are supervised by Braemoor= s Medical Director, the Associate Medical Director for Sub-Acute Care as well as our Medical Services Committee, a sub-committee of the Facility= s Quality Assurance Program. The Medical Services Committee is chaired by two practicing community physicians.

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Skilled patients are assessed daily at team meeting, where nursing managers supervise the patient= s treatment plan, coordinating care with other disciplines including physical, occupational and speech therapies, social services, and dietary. The goal is to ensure the care plan stays current and progresses with the patient.

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For those patients with a plan for home discharge, Nursing offers patient and family teaching, including diabetic and colostomy instruction, to ensure that once home, the patient can perform his or her functions as independently as possible, and that the care giver is comfortable assisting the patient.

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