Our Services
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From the moment you arrive we want you to know that we are here to provide the best care to YOU.
Our person centered care philosophy provides you the opportunity to make the decisions in directing your own care. Our direct care staff works together with you to establish your schedule and care plan.
Care plans are designed in communication with the family and include all disciplines of provided care.
We connect with our residents on an individual basis. It’s about more than just your health and rehabilitation. Your life, interests, and family are equally important to us because that is what is important to you.
We have a full time Social Services Designee, along with a Social Services Consultant, on staff to help support residents and families in all their needs whether they are medical, physical, emotional, or social.
Our social workers work with residents through the adjustments and planning to help make the transition from hospital to skilled facility to home a smooth one.
Our nursing staff is comprised of RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and CMAs. Each of our houses have an RN or LPN on staff twenty-four hours a day 7 days a week. We have nurses experienced in critical care, acute care, and rehabilitation.
We utilize the latest in technology including medical records technologies that keep all records safe and secure on our computer system. Our safe and efficient guidelines and systems ensure your care is the highest quality possible.
Our nursing staff truly cares about you on an individual basis. We strive to exceed the expectation of all our residents.
Nursing care meets the need for care after a hospital stay. Helping patients overcome the challenges of recovering from an injury, illness or surgery. Typical reasons for admission to a skilled nursing community includes:
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Neurological Care
Post-Surgical Care
Medically Complex Care
IV Therapy
Pain Management
Wound Care
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Derby Health and Rehabilitation serves as an exemplary long term care facility.
Not everyone has the opportunity to return home and we want to ensure that those individuals feel right at home here.
We strive to meet your highest potential to continue living a full and active life. Our two full-time Master Social Workers work hard to support residents and families in all their needs whether they are medical, physical, emotional, or social. Our social workers help plant “seeds of hope”; hope that they know…that tomorrow will be a little better.
We want to assure you that if things don’t go quite the way you’ve planned there are people here to help you figure out the next steps that are right for you. We want to help your mom or dad get stronger.
Our social workers and direct care staff are here to help you and your family, navigate decisions and provide the best care and quality of life possible. Residents can stay longer than traditional insurance may pay for. Other avenues of payment are private pay, Long Term Care Insurance, and Medicaid.
Specialty Physicians visit the long term care residents, routinely for foot care, dental care, and psychological care.
Dialysis – We can coordinate care and provide transportation for your dialysis appointments, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Hospice – The facility also coordinates care with a Hospice company, of your choice, to provide quality end of life care. You choose the Hospice Company to assist you, or your loved one, during their final days. We strive to maintain a dignified life, involve multi-generations of all family members, so that your loved one can …”live until they die”….It’s not about dying, it’s about quality of life until the end.
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Our professional staff consists of certified physical therapists who are dedicated to applying innovative clinical pathways that ensure each patient receives the utmost in care, on a personalized level.
The therapy department is open six days a week for the convenience of our residents. We work 8 hours a day so we can schedule time for therapy when the residents are at their best and when they can get the most out of therapy.
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The therapy department is open six days a week for the convenience of our residents. We work 8 hours a day so we can schedule time for therapy when the residents are at their best and when they can get the most out of therapy.
It is our goal to help residents return to the highest level of function possible. We strive to give them the tools to be successful and enjoy their favorite activities.
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Our professional staff consists of certified speech-language pathologists. They are dedicated to applying innovative clinical pathways that ensure each patient receives the utmost in care, on a personalized level.
The therapy department is open six days a week for the convenience of our residents. We work 8 hours a day so we can schedule time for therapy when the residents are at their best and when they can get the most out of therapy.
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At Derby Health and Rehabilitation we strive to deliver the optimal dining experience.
Each of our four houses offer homelike dining rooms with made to order breakfast. Lunch and dinner feature home style meals with added selections available daily.
Enjoy homemade comfort food on our regular menu, fresh cookies and homemade snacks in the afternoon, and all your breakfast favorites (like biscuits and gravy) served to order every day.
Each of our four kitchens have their own culinary expert, each with different specialties. Invite your family to visit for one of our cooking contests where our talented culinary artists get to show off their cooking expertise. Attend one of our regular cooking classes where you can learn to prepare some of your favorite meals or treats.
We love having guests for meals. You are free to invite friends and family to join any time. When they are here offer them something to drink from our hydration bar. The hydration bar is stocked with coffee, punch, lemonade, hot chocolate, a variety of teas, water, soda and ice. It is available for residents or guests all day.
Our Community
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Courtyards
Our four enclosed, secure and absolutely gorgeous courtyards feature beautiful views. There is one courtyard for each of our four houses, each with a barbecue grill available for residents to use.
Spa
Derby Health & Rehabilitation has a whirlpool spa room with private treatment rooms and individualized bathing schedules for each resident.
Living Area
Each house features cozy living rooms with gas fireplaces and big screen TVs for residents to enjoy with their family and friends. Play games, read books, or watch movies. Regularly scheduled entertainment, exercise classes, and other activities are held in these centrally located living areas.
Rooms
Each room includes a beautifully tiled bathroom fully equipped with vanity sink, toilet and large private walk-in showers. Select rooms feature kitchenettes and each room has individual heating and cooling. Cable TV, telephone, and internet access are standard for all rooms. Nine-foot ceilings and large windows help make these rooms spacious and homey.
Salon
For the convenience of each resident there is a beauty salon with a licensed beautician offering styling services and salon amenities. Book and appointment with our beautician at your convenience.
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All the rooms at Derby Health and Rehabilitation are beautiful and spacious with large windows viewing out to residential communities and beautiful trees. Each room has it’s own heating and cooling system that is controlled within the room.
Each room has it’s own fully equipped private bathroom with sink, toilet and walk-in shower to accommodate wheelchairs.
To help make your room feel more like home they are furnished with carpet, wide screen wall mounted television and hard lined telephones. We also encourage residents to bring their own mementos and furniture to decorate their rooms. Rooms are furnished with a bed, dresser and chair.
Multiple floor plans are available for both private and semi private rooms. Select rooms include a kitchenette.
Laundry is washed individually for each resident. Your laundry will not be washed with other resident’s laundry.
There are four houses that provide focused medical care to our patients at DHR. There is the Angela and Joseph house, the Mary Marjorie house, the Sitti Jitto house (means grandmother and grandfather in Lebanese), and the Gladys house. Each house name was picked by one of our local prominent healthcare providers, to honor a loved one that was influential in their lives. This was often their mother or grandmother or other close family member. Please read about their inspirational lives as you enter each house. These separate houses allow for more intimate and small communities with only 15 – 18 residents per house.
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Exercises
Daily exercises are lead by the activities director. Enjoy music and exercise with a group to promote physical and mental strength.
Games and Other Activities
Win a prize at a group bingo game or join in a friendly game with your neighbor. Games and puzzles are always available for use.
Musical Performances
Sing along with local and regional performers. Our regular talent include musicians of all types.
TGIF/Social Hour
Weekly one house hosts a social hour featuring beer, wine, and cocktails for any resident in the facility to attend. Come join us for some social mingling time and enjoy a drink.
Holiday Parties
We make each holiday special with unique activities suited for each holiday or season. These include Sweetheart Dinners, Pumpkin decorating, or Christmas Tree decorating. Family and friends are always encouraged to join in the festivities.
Outdoors
Enjoy the quiet scenery that surrounds the campus. We have four beautiful gated courtyards with walking paths. Our patios, one for each house, features a barbecue grill for the residents to enjoy.
Religious Services
Weekly services are held in house for you convenience. Both Catholic and Non-Denominational services are available every Sunday. Weekly women’s and men’s tea Bible studies allow residents time to gather with their friends over tea or coffee.
Individual Activities
Enjoy the quiet scenery that surrounds the campus or a comfy chair near the fire place in our cozy living areas. Sit quiet and read a book and enjoy the solitude.
Activities are subject to change and we are always looking for new activities and ideas.
Open Kitchen
Each kitchen has it’s own culinary expert and food can be made to order any time of day or night. Regular meals are served family style and family and friends are encouraged to visit for meals.
Visiting Hours
We have none. This is your home away from home and as such family and friends are able to visit whenever they like.
Security/Private Access
Each house has individual access to allow guests to enter directly in to the house they are visiting. Cameras are placed throughout the facility to ensure every residents safety. All doors require keypad access and a Wander Guard system in in place to further protect residents.
Pet Visits
Have a beloved furry friend? Have someone bring them by for a visit. Pet visits are a fun time for everyone. Please call ahead to the facility prior to bringing pets for a visit to the residents!
Quiet Room
A quiet room is available for family time, important meetings, or private conversations.
Transportation
Transportation is offered to scheduled doctor appointments, dialysis appointments and required procedures.