Nursing Assessments

As an enhanced assisted living facility, the Vilas Home is able to provide a variety of nursing services under our enhanced license. This allows us to care for residents who require assistance with medical equipment management, transfer and ambulation assistance, insulin management and diabetic care needs, medication administration, total feeding assistance, wound care and skilled observations.

Our Approach to Nursing Assessments

In a typical assisted living or adult home setting, nurses are not required and as a result, residents with care needs that require a nurse would need to be discharged to a higher care facility. However, our licensed nurses are able to perform a variety of skilled tasks and make skilled observations that are reported to the resident’s physician so that any emergent care needs are addressed quickly and efficiently.

Resident Care Plan Adjustments

Having nurses on staff not only elevates the care that our residents receive, but it also allows us to make adjustments to care plans as needs increase. For example, under our enhanced license our licensed staff can help residents with the following needs:

Take Vitals
Catheter Care
Eye Drops and Injections
Dressing Changes
Nebulizer Treatments
Oxygen Care
Finger Sticks
PRN Medications
Total Feeding Assistance

Hospice and Palliative Care

Additionally, as residents near end of life and are receiving hospice and/or palliative care at the Vilas Home, our nurses provide critical services such as turning and positioning, morphine administration and skilled observations that are reported to the resident’s physician and hospice team.

Transfer Assistance

Under our enhanced assisted living license, the Vilas Home's licensed staff can provide transfer and ambulation assistance for residents requiring chronic 1 and 2-person assistance.

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Incontinence Management

Incontinence is a common occurrence for many aging adults. In many cases, a structured day that includes regular cueing and reminders is enough to help a resident maintain or regain continence and lessen the severity of episodes of incontinence.

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Equipment Management

For residents dependent on medical equipment, our team of licensed staff is able assist with medical equipment management including oxygen, catheters, colostomies, nebulizer treatments, and c-pap machines.

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Insulin Assistance

Living with diabetes can be complicated, especially for aging individuals. In our assisted living setting, we are able to offer diabetic care and management as an enhanced care service. This includes glucose monitoring and insulin administration.

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Hospice & Palliative Care

At the Vilas Home, hospice and palliative care services are available to residents planning for end of life care as long as we are able to meet the individual’s needs. We know that end of life planning is an uncertain endeavor and a difficult process to begin.

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