St. John's Nursing Home

Commitment to Quality:

At St. John’s every employee is dedicated to teamwork and creating a home for each person. Our team has many players, but they all share the common goal of providing quality services in an environment that feels like home.

Licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants provide service to the residents 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A registered dietician and the dining services employees provide a variety of balanced meals with the individual needs and wishes of residents in mind. Snacks are available 24 hours a day.

Three full-time, licensed social workers and one part-time social services designee assist the residents and families with the move into the home. They also assist with the coordination of the residents’ discharge plans.

Housekeeping and laundry services are provided daily. Families are welcome to do the resident’s personal laundry. Residents are encouraged to bring their own belongings from home. Phones and televisions are not provided in the rooms.

A full-time chaplain ministers to persons of all religious denominations. All residents are welcome to participate in our Sunday worship services and bible studies.

The activity coordinators plan leisure time events that reflect the interests and abilities of each resident. Residents are included in the planning of these events. Outings to community events and van rides are provided regularly.

Services and Amenities:

184 Medicare/Medicaid certified rooms
124 Private rooms
Memory unit
Physical, occupational & speech therapy
On-site psychological services
Resident computers with internet service
On-site eyeglass adjustment
Visiting physicians & nurse practitioner
Outdoor walking paths & gazebo
In-house phone system

Short-term rehab
Hospice care
Respite care
Beauty shop
Transportation to medical appointments
On-site podiatry care
Security system
Individual heat & air conditioning controls
Sun porches & family rooms
Cable television hook-up

Sheltering Arms Memory Unit:

Sheltering Arms is a safe haven where residents can maintain their dignity and self-respect while receiving comprehensive care. Our mission is to create a true partnership in caregiving, where the love and support of a family complement the specialize training and understanding of our staff. We strive to honor the lives of our residents as they lived prior to coming to Sheltering Arms. Our holistic approach is centered on the unique needs of each individual.

Sheltering Arms is a secure unit with a home-like atmosphere which enables residents to live within a protected environment. The unit contains seventeen private rooms and one double room as well as a dining/activity area and an outside patio. The unit is designed to provide a calm environment which is supportive and reflective of the people living here.

Programming is provided by staff trained to work with persons with dementia. Special attention is given to sensory awareness activities such as baking bread/cookies; attention to hair, makeup, and manicures; and music. Some other scheduled activities in the unit include visits by the day care babies, and weekly worship and Bible Study with Pastor Jeff.

Our staff excel at recognizing the unique needs of persons with dementia. We respect the individual resident's dignity in all areas - physical, psychological, spiritual, and emotional. We believe the key to providing excellent care is the use of consistent, specially trained caregivers who develop a level of familiarity and trust with the residents.

Each resident is as different as a snowflake. Our secret in caring for them is getting to know them so well that we learn to anticipate their needs, read their moods, and care for them accordingly. What works one time may not work the next - but, sharing this information with each other may be of help to the next person. We become their extended family. We need your input. You can help by telling us their special needs and maybe special techniques that you've used in caring for them at home. Definitely a TEAM effort.

Short Term Stay Unit:

St. John's has twenty beds dedicated to meeting the needs of people requiring a short-term stay. Nutritional meals, skilled nursing services and therapies help prepare people for returning home following surgery or a recent illness.

St. John's has a full-time Registered Dietician on staff. Special diets, dietary supplements and nutritional meals are designed to help people return to good health.

St. John's offers physical, occupational and speech therapy services on campus for short-term stay patients. Therapy services are also available for long-term stay residents.

Physical therapy works to improve a person's mobility and function. Therapists work with residents to increase strength and improve balance, transfers and ambulation. Instructions may also include the proper use of a walker and cane.

Occupational therapy works to restore a person's ability to perform self-care skills such as dressing, grooming and bathing. Therapists work with residents to improve upper body strength and coordination, develop memory skills and improve motor skills.

Speech therapy works to improve communication and swallowing skills. Speech therapy is often needed following a stroke.

The goal of the short-term stay unit is to help people return to good health and to prepare them for a successful return home. This is done with the concerted effort of the patient, working together with their physician and the nursing, dietary and therapy departments here at St. John's.