Northstar Post Acute
Nursing Services
Our highly skilled nurses provide the best quality of care. Some of our nurses have been with us for decades which gives you peace of mind when you see that familiar smiling face each day. Our private rooms provide you with maximum comfort and privacy.
The following skilled nursing services are available at Sunset Ridge 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
- Short-term and Long-term care
- IV therapy
- Dementia care
- Wound care
- Enteral feeding program
- Catheter care
- Colostomy Care
- In-house, ongoing continued learning courses and CNA training programs
- Psychologist
- Audiology Services
- Off-site dialysis
- Outpatient physical therapy services at our neighboring facility
- 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
- On staff registered dietitian
- Laboratory testing and X-rays
- Transportation services
Diabetes Management
Our experienced nurses provide help with all aspects of managing diabetes including blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration, and tracking, making an exercise plan, menu planning, education, and more.
Restorative Nursing Program
At Sunset Ridge 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.