Nursing Services

Nurse taking blood pressure

Our experienced nursing staff will work closely with you and your primary care physician to develop a recovery plan that addresses your specific needs. By combining 24-hour skilled nursing services with our innovative physical, occupational, and speech therapy programs, you will benefit from a well-rounded recovery program.

The following skilled nursing services are available at Santa Rosa Post Acute:

  • Onsite Medical Director coordinates and improves medical services
  • 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
  • Nutrition & hydration programs
  • 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
  • In-house, ongoing continued learning courses and CNA training programs
  • Psychologist
  • Audiology Services
  • On staff registered dietitian
  • Laboratory testing and X-rays
  • Transportation services

Alzheimer’s 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. Our patients with dementia will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Santa Rosa Post-Acute does not offer a secured dementia unit. Please inquire for further information.

Diabetes Management

Our experienced nurses provide help with all aspects of managing diabetes including blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration, tracking, making an exercise plan, menu planning, education, and more.

Restorative Nursing Program

At Santa Rosa Post Acute we seek to maximize the quality of life for our long-term care population who require a specialized restorative program. 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

Pain Management

We understand that pain can delay and interrupt the progress of rehabilitation. We strive to make our patients as comfortable as possible, through medication and other pain management techniques, to help patients participate in and benefit from therapy. We also provide our patients with educational information and resources you will need to successfully manage temporary, long-term, or chronic pain once they return home.

Dietary Program

  • Provides meals to meet specific dietary and therapeutic needs, according to physician orders
  • Oral supplemental diets are available
  • Regular nutritional assessments from our registered dietitian