Nursing Services — Vilas Home Assisted Living - Plattsburgh, NY
Nursing Services

Nursing Services

Nursing Services

As an enhanced assisted living facility, we are able to provide a variety of skilled nursing services to our residents as their care needs increase. This allows residents to age in place for a longer period of time and receive a higher level of care right in their room with familiar caregivers including RNs, LPNs, and home health aides.

In addition to providing 24-hour personal care assistance and supervision to our residents, our skilled nursing care services can include:

  • Medication Administration
  • Incontinence Management
  • Nursing Assessments
  • Insulin Management
  • Chronic Transfer and Ambulation Assistance
  • Taking Vitals
  • Oxygen Management
  • Nebulizer Treatments
  • Skilled Observations
  • Dressing Changes
  • Total Feeding Assistance

Skilled nursing care, which is available under our enhanced license, allows us to offer a long-term care option to many residents when health needs start to increase. If a resident does not have too many medical complications as they age, they may even be able to remain at the Vilas Home through end of life and receive hospice and palliative care services as well.

Case Management


Our care management team does everything they can to keep our residents as independent as possible for as long as possible while maximizing quality life. However, if a resident’s care needs begin to exceed what we feel comfortable with, we will meet with you to let you know that it is time to seek out a skilled nursing facility.

For more information about our skilled nursing services and levels of care, please call us today!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Heroes work here, the sign in front of Vilas tells the whole story about the people who work here.

Dick Jones - Resident

The Vilas Home is one of the finest establishments to live in, all the staff are so pleasant and great to be around.

George Schnob - Resident