What’s It Like In Skilled Nursing?

In Brookdale skilled nursing communities, you get more than 24/7 licensed nursing care. You get the comfort of a homelike community with healthy and delicious dining options and fun social events so you can enjoy your visit. You can have peace of mind knowing that we have a track record of getting you home as quickly as possible—we want you can get back to living the life you love.

The Brookdale Difference

Deciding to Stay For Good

The Brookdale Difference

Deciding to Stay For Good

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What Life Looks Like in Skilled Nursing

Skilled nursing is designed to equip you with the tools you need to thrive. Whether you are here for short-term recovery or long-term care, you can have access to specialized medical treatment, an attentive and compassionate care team, dining that supports your dietary needs and a community cheering you on.

Dietary Support

helps you get the nutrition your body needs

Licensed Physicians

on-hand so you can have direct access to care

On-Site Therapy

helps you recover in one place without having to travel to a different location

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What To Expect

Everyone arrives in skilled nursing for a different reason and stays for varying periods of time, so life looks a little different depending on your individual circumstances. Still, you can expect to have access to therapies and services to help you focus on your recovery and a comforting environment that feels like home.

Our skilled nursing communities offer convenient amenities and services during your stay. Many of our communities offer barbershop and beauty salon services, open visiting hours and special therapeutic diets so you can recover in comfort.

Treating the Whole Person

Skilled nursing and rehabilitation is a physical and emotional journey. To help you thrive in therapy and rehabilitation, we focus on caring for the whole person, addressing your emotional needs alongside the physical ones.

Some of the ways we do that include:

Providing computers and WiFi to stay in touch with your friends and family members and stay up-to-date on current events
Offering a variety of educational classes during non-therapy hours on interesting topics like art and technology
Giving you opportunities to connect with your sense of purpose with volunteering in the local community
Sharing some of our signature senior living programs like Ageless Spirit, which helps you explore spirituality through meditation and other practices

Treating the Whole Person

Some of the ways we do that include:

Providing computers and WiFi to stay in touch with your friends and family members and stay up-to-date on current events
Offering a variety of educational classes during non-therapy hours on interesting topics like art and technology
Giving you opportunities to connect with your sense of purpose with volunteering in the local community
Sharing some of our signature senior living programs like Ageless Spirit, which helps you explore spirituality through meditation and other practices

Enjoy Quality Dining While You’re Here

Meals play a vital role in the recovery process. Our dining team can help if you need to:

Avoid certain foods, like red meat
Hit a certain number of calories per day
Need a diet rich in fiber or protein

Whatever the requests may be, we can work with you and your doctor to address your dietary needs.

You can also choose between taking meals in your room or with others in our spacious dining rooms, depending on your mobility access. Our goal is to work together to create a dining plan that tastes delicious and helps you recover faster.

Enjoy Quality Dining While You’re Here

Meals play a vital role in the recovery process. Our dining team can help if you need to:

Avoid certain foods, like red meat
Hit a certain number of calories per day
Need a diet rich in fiber or protein

Whatever the requests may be, we can work with you and your doctor to address your dietary needs.

Your Own Team of Experts

Our program specializes in helping you live the life you want and so does our medical team.

Our medical directors manage individual rehabilitation, skilled nursing and transitional programs while working alongside consulting physicians with specialized expertise. You can rest easy knowing you are in good hands whether you are here for a heart condition, stroke recovery or long-term care.

Spotlight on SVP of Clinical Services

Kim Elliott, our Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, helps us provide top-notch care to each and every patient in our skilled nursing program. Her job is to make sure we are striving to provide quality care to everyone who walks through our doors.

When it comes to leading clinical programs, Elliott is our authority on resident care. Her philosophy emphasizes individualized care, personal choice and patient independence, and she is dedicated to finding ways to help our residents live and age well.

In addition to her work on our team at Brookdale, Elliott serves on the Argentum Clinical Quality Executive Roundtable, is on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Central Florida University School of Nursing, and is a member of the Nightingale Society. She was recently inducted into McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Fame and holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing, with a specialty of executive leadership from Chamberlain College of Nursing.

Spotlight on SVP of Clinical Services

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