There are
three separate levels of nursing. All nurses are required to be licensed through
their state board for the state in which they practice. This should give you an
idea of whom you should talk to if you have any questions.
A Certified
Nursing Assistant (STNA) assists with the daily living activities such
as bathing, dressing, serving meals, making beds and several of the simple tasks
of daily life. They know a great deal about the residents needs and condition.
A Licensed
Professional Nurse (LPN) gives medications and necessary prescribed
medical treatments on a timed scheduled. They are responsible for identifying
any major changes in a residents medical condition and communicating these
changes to the appropriate physicians.
A Registered
Nurse (RN) can do everything a LPN can do; however, RNs can be in
supervisory positions such as Unit Directors, Assistant Director of Nursing,
Director of Nursing, with direct access to consultation from In-service
Instructors, Case Managers, and Specialists from various fields.
The Director
of Nurses (DON) is in charge of all the nurses and has the overall
responsibility of resident care. He/she is also the individual responsible for
the nursing homes compliance with all the state and federal nursing home laws.
Nursing Home
Rehab and Special Services
Rehabilitation services are always available at Nursing Homes. Either the
specialists are on-staff or on-call. Besides podiatrists, eye doctors, dentists
and x-ray technicians, some services that are routinely provided include the
following:
Physical
Therapy helps build muscles in the back and lower extremities and
helps individuals move around better with their new handicap.
Occupational
Therapy helps build muscles in the upper extremities. They also help
train people on ways to accomplish daily living activities such as bathing,
dressing and eating through the use of special adaptive equipment.
Speech
Therapy helps restore cognitive skills and increase the ability to
communicate. Treats swallowing disorders and helps to increase the ability to
ingest required nourishment's.
Respiratory
Therapy helps treat breathing disorders.
Psychological Services helps to ease residents minds about the changes
he/she is going through or the possible reactions he/she may be experiencing
from certain medications.
Social
Services. Each facility is required by law to have a Social Services person
on staff. This person helps resolve resident problems. They can also help deal
with legal, medical and social situations that are affecting their residents.
Residents of
a nursing facilities have many special needs. Consequently, there are many different
special departments in a Nursing Facilities such as:
The Dietary
Staff makes the dietary assessments and determines the nutritional needs of
the residents. They are also responsible to monitor all intake for each resident
and record it.
The
Activities Staff coordinates entertainment, religious services, music
activities, outside activities and individualized activity therapy.
The
Maintenance Staff is responsible for all buildings and ground repairs,
renovation projects, preventive maintenance and security.
The
Housekeeping Staff deals with the cleanliness of the facility.
To supervise
all of the above mentioned, there is a separate Administrative Staff which
includes:
The
Executive Director or Administrator must be licensed by the state and takes
full responsibility for all departments in the facility.
The
Assistant Administrator who may have experience in Nursing, Social Services,
Business, Medical Records or some area of the nursing home.
The
Admissions Director takes care of all nursing home admissions.
The Medical
Records Staff helps to keep track of all legally required medical record
keeping.
The Business
Office Staff includes the Accounting Department, Accounts Receivable,
Accounts Payable and a medical secretary.
We will be pleased to accept your collect call if you are calling for
information about admissions.
- Telephone
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(330) 758-8106
- FAX
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(330) 758-7030
- Postal address
- 830 Boardman Canfield Rd.
- Boardman, Ohio 44512
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- Admission Coordinator: Pat Ivany (330) 758-8106
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- Electronic mail
- General Information:
Webmaster:
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http://saterihomeinc.com
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