Our highly skilled nurses provide the best quality of care. Their skills are only half the picture. Each nurse is a gentle and caring person, with genuine concern for each resident.
We are also proud to provide residents with an on-site infectious disease physician, Dr. Badie Alnemr, who provides exceptional care to all of our residents.
The following skilled nursing services are available at The Pinnacle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center:
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- Director of Nursing oversees all aspects of healthcare within the facility
- Individualized resident care plan treatments
- IV therapy
- Dementia care
- Wound care
- Enteral feeding program
- Catheter care
- Colostomy care
- Off-site dialysis
- Ileostomy care
- Medication management & education
- Diabetic management & education
- Restorative nursing
- Pain management
- Post-Hospital extended care
- Hospice/Respite/GIP Services
- Bowel & bladder programs
- Model environment for nurse training
- Family education
- Audiology services
- Ophthalmology services
- Dental services
- Podiatry services
- On staff registered dietitian
- Laboratory testing and X-rays
Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care
Our nurses work with each resident’s family to create a comfortable environment including simple routines and visual cues as a positive substitute for diminishing mental processes. We provide residents with a Wanderguard system which we utilize for the safety of our wandering residents. We also provide two on-staff, certified dementia practitioners who provide optimum care to our Alzheimer’s/Dementia residents.
Restorative Nursing
At The Pinnacle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, we seek to maximize the quality of life for our long-term care population, who require a specialized restorative program. Of course, this service is included in the room and board fee. The therapy team and nursing staff develop individualized treatment plans for resident care in the areas of:
- Ambulation
- Range of motion
- Activities of daily living
- Positioning and alignment
- Skin integrity and wound management
- Contracture management
- Bowel and bladder training
- Rehabilitative and social dining
- Strengthening and restraint reduction
- Weekly and monthly height and weight monitoring
Diabetes Management
Our experienced nurses provide help with all aspects of managing diabetes including:
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Insulin administration and tracking
- Exercise planning
- Menu planning, education and more.
Dietary Program
Our dietary program is designed to meet the dietary and physician-ordered needs of each resident in our care.
To ensure that each resident is receiving the proper nutritional needs we offer:
- Meals to meet specific dietary and therapeutic needs, according to physician orders
- Oral supplemental, as prescribed by each physician
- Regular nutritional assessments from our registered dietitian