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| Announcements |
Westview Acres Care Center is a participant in the Nursing Home Quality Initiative Program, a national pilot project to develop systems and procedures for quality improvements in the areas of Pressure Ulcers, Depression, Pain, and Restraint Usage.
The NHQI also focuses on culture change in nursing care centers to promote resident-centered care and greater staff satisfaction. We are working very closely with the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care on the quality initiatives and changing the culture of nursing homes.
We are very excited about our participation in this program and are dedicated to making our facility “all about the resident” – where caring is “above all else!” |
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| Calendar of Events |
Our calendar of events is planned out a month at a time and is subject to change. We also provide certain other routine activities that are not included in the calendar of main events. Please feel free to contact Diann Johnson, Activity Coord. regarding our activity program or if you would like to volunteer to help.
We are always pleased to have groups and individuals volunteer to provide activities and entertainment for our residents. Call Diann Johnson to set up activities and entertainment at 641-446-4165. |
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| Caregivers - Skilled Nursing Care Plan Program |
Westview Acres is extremely excited to announce that we now have a special computer program that can help us determine skilled nursing needs of new admission coming from a hospital setting. This program is called "Caregivers".
Caregivers allows us to pre-screen patients and determine immediately if skilled nursing services are needed and at what level.
Caregivers helps us to develop a very specific care plan that supports skilled nursing and therapy, thus providing valuable and necessary documentation for Medicare payment of services.
We are frequently able to utlize the Medicare benefit a little longer which in turn translates to better care, greater restoration of function and transitioning to a more independent living situation, which is always our ultimate goal. When we are unable to make that transition to a more independent living situation, we can at least be sure that we have helped the patient to acheive their highest practical level of functioning.
Caregivers is unique to Westview. We are the only facility in our area that is utlizing such a program. We feel this helps to make Westview the nursing facility to go when skilled nursing is needed and our track record of success in helping patients to return to a more independent living situation support this. |
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