Services

Clinical and Professional Services

Mission Health Services is committed to providing quality care to our residents. Each home is staffed with registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants who care for residents. Each nursing home also employs a director of nursing who is responsible for the management of clinical services within the facility.

Each facility’s interdisciplinary team of clinical professionals provides holistic care to our residents and creates an individualized plan of care for each resident. The clinical interdisciplinary team involves the resident and the resident’s family in the care planning process on an on-going basis.
Our facilities have a strong foundation with specific protocols for the care of our residents including:

Nutritional management program
• Wound care management program
• Infection control program
• Risk management program
• Medication utilization management program
• Staff development program
• Resident assessment instrument process management
• Rehabilitation management program
• Continuous quality improvement program
• Religious and social programs
• Hospice care
• Respite care

Rehabilitation Services

Mission Health Services offers physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology services with the goal of ensuring that each resident enjoys the highest level of independence and quality of life. The rehabilitation staff at each Mission Health Services nursing home works together to ensure that the needs of each resident are met. Our therapists also receive training on a regular basis to help them maintain the skills necessary to provide the highest quality of care.



PHYSICAL THERAPISTS assist residents in regaining strength and mobility after surgery or an extended illness. They may also recommend assistive equipment and provide instruction regarding the use of such devices.

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ASSISTANTS are supervised by physical therapists and work closely with the residents, helping implement the exercise programs developed by physical therapists.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS help residents improve their function of tasks such as dressing, bathing or eating after traumas, strokes and orthopedic surgery. By using rehabilitation techniques and training residents in the use of special equipment, occupational therapists help residents achieve greater independence with personal care.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS follow the plans of care developed by occupational therapists and work one-on-one with residents to improve their level of functioning.

SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS help retrain residents in breathing, swallowing and muscle control. Residents who have experienced traumas, surgery or stroke often require the assistance of speech-language pathologists in order to communicate basic