Stays away from home can be overwhelming. We want to put your mind at ease.
Here are some of our most frequently asked questions. If you don’t find the information you are looking for, please ask a member of our staff. We would love to help.
Payment, Medicare & Medicaid
Please see our Financial Information page for answers to many questions about Medicare, Medicaid, insurance, and payments.
Long-term care insurance (LTC or LTCI), an insurance product that helps provide for the cost of long-term care beyond a predetermined period. Long-term care insurance covers care generally not covered by health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) covers skilled nursing care provided in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) under certain conditions for a limited time. Learn more.
Long-term care is a range of services and support for your personal care needs. Most long-term care isn’t medical care. What you might mean is care in a long-term care hospital or skilled nursing facility. Learn more about your options.
We accept private insurance and private pay. For additional questions, please ask our admittance staff.
Yes, we do. For additional questions, please ask our admitting staff.
Skilled nursing is comprehensive, 24-hour care delivered by licensed doctors, nurses and physician extenders in a residential setting. Skilled nursing services can include any of the following:
For purposes of insurance, a skilled nursing facility (SNF) is a health-care facility that meets criteria established by the federal government for Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement for nursing care. To qualify for reimbursement, a physician must supervise the care and maintain records of the patient’s condition and care.
An interdisciplinary rehabilitation plan is created by a team of health care professionals from different fields who work together to achieve an objective for their patient.
A physical therapy (PT) modality is a technique used to achieve a PT goal. The modality might be heat, ice, electric stimulation, ultrasound, traction, etc. The goal might be to decrease swelling, relieve pain, reduce swelling, etc.
Diathermy is a therapeutic technique that delivers high-frequency electric current via microwave, shortwave or ultrasound. The current improves conditions of the joints such as arthritis by generating deep heat in the tissues.
IV therapy is the administration of liquid substances, usually medication, to a patient, directly into a vein. Often specialty drugs are given to a patient via infusion, which uses gravity to push the substance into the vein.
Long-term care hopsitals (LCTHs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and home health agencies all fall into the post-acute care classification.
Physical therapy provides evaluation, examination, and treatment of neurological disorders, musculoskeletal conditions, cardiac patients, wounds, and other diagnosis. Physical therapy also provides recommendations for discharge placement assessment for the needs of assistive devices (durable equipment), and functional mobility. The wound care team is led by a certified wound care specialist (CWS).
Occupational therapy provides evaluation, examination, and treatment for activities of daily living (ADLs), adaptive equipment and durable medical equipment training, neuromuscular re-education, splint fabrication, sensory deficit compression techniques, cognitive retraining associated with ADLs and safety, and energy conservation techniques.
Speech therapy provides evaluation, diagnoses, and treatment of communicative, cognitive, and linguistic disorders. Modified barium swallow studies and bedside swallow evaluations are used to objectively asses swallowing function.
Among others, Broadmoor Medical Lodge offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.
Physical therapy examines, evaluates and treats patients with various disorders including musculoskeletal conditions, heart conditions, neurological disorders, wounds, and more. In addition, a physical therapist also recommends medical devices to assist the patient that will assist the patient with function and mobility.
Occupational therapy examines, evaluates and treats patients to afford them improved function in the performance of activities of daily living (ADLs), sometimes via the use of assistive devices. An occupational therapist might train a patient to use medical or adaptive equipment, provide splint fabrication, or perform neuromuscular re-education. OT also includes cognitive retraining associated with ADLs and safety, energy conservation techniques, and sensory deficit compression techniques.
Speech therapy evaluated, diagnoses and treats disorders of communication, cognition and language. Sometimes, swallow studies allow for objective assessment of the swallowing function.
Social services staff works with our residents and their families during times of transition. Our team provides information, addresses concerns and requests, and helps plan the discharge of each resident. Social Services can arrange professional services for any of the following: vision, dental, audiology (hearing), podiatry, psychosocial/psychiatric evaluation, creation of advance directives, dementia assessment, and individual therapy.
Nursing home ratings are determined by health inspections, quality measures, and staffing. Each of these 3 sources generates a star rating. Then, the ratings are combined to calculate one overall rating. Learn more.
Prepare an inventory list of items you’re bringing with you:
Your length of stay is determined by many factors: your physical condition, any underlying medical conditions, your previous level of independence and where you will go after discharge.
Our activities and programs are created with residents in mind. We plan activities that suit the needs and capabilities of each resident. We find that this helps the healing process of our rehab patients. Activities include fitness programs, singing, trivia and games, religious meetings, musical performances and other entertainment. Families are encouraged to participate with residents.:
An activity calendar is provided so residents can stay informed on upcoming events like parties, movies, outings, ice cream socials, etc. As always, family and friends are invited and encouraged to attend.
Yes. We will contact your PCP to confirm your arrival. When you are discharged, your PCP will receive a copy of the medical records from your stay.
If you wish, Broadmoor Medical Lodge can do your laundry for you. Upon admission, please tell our front office if you would like our laundry service.
If a family member or care giver will do your laundry at home, please let our nurses know so we can stop our laundry service. We will put a sign on your closet door to let the staff know to leave the clothing for pick up. Please provide a laundry hamper and pick up clothing twice weekly.
Our laundry service washer your personal clothing in our industrial laundry facility and is washed at 180 degrees. Please keep this in mind when packing. We recommend that you avoid clothing that cannot be washed and dried in hot water, that may fade, or requires any special care.
Please label all clothing with the resident’s name. Room numbers or initials are not effective for labeling purposes. Please use a permanent marker and write on the inside neckline or waistband. Please mark clearly and include shoes, socks and other personal items.
Bring five outfits and a pair of comfortable, non-slip shoes. Each article should be freshly washed and labeled, in permanent marker, with the resident’s name. These items will be recorded in the resident’s inventory log. Please do not bring valuable jewelry, cash, checks, or any other valuables with you. Any other items brought in should be marked or engraved with the resident’s name.
When a resident has visitors, we recommend they meet in common areas of our facility. If this is not possible, we recommend no more than two guests in a resident room at a time.
A resident may reserve the activities lounge with advance notice.
Yes, we love to have children visit. Please let the large nurse know when a visitor under the age of 12 will be at the facility.
Pets are welcome for a visit with a few caveats. We require records of their immunizations prior to their visit and pets must be on leash at all times. Of course, please use caution with pets in congested areas and clean up after them immediately.
Our Care Confidant Program was created to keep the lines of communication open. A member of our staff will be assigned to you as your “care confidante.” They will check your room daily to make sure it is clean and tidy and ensure are no housekeeping concerns. Your confidante is there to hear what’s on your mind and resolve any concerns. Our Care Confidante program is designed to ensure your stay is a positive experience.
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy takes place throughout the week. You will be evaluated after you arrive, then a personalized therapy plan will be created to best meet your needs. Wear tennis shoes and comfortable loose-fitting clothing.
After you arrive, your information entered into our system and your medications will be ordered. You should receive your medications within 4-6 hours of your arrival. If you need pain control medicine, please request this medication to be administered 30 minutes to one hour prior to your departure from the hospital. To avoid serious medical complications, do not keep any medications in your room or self-medicate.
To reduce risk of falls. we encourage you to use the wheelchair in your room until your therapist clears you to use a walker by yourself.
Residents are assisted with showering three times per week, on a rotating schedule. Your nurse aid can give you your personal shower schedule.
Priority Management’s facilities offer health care for adults who are recovering from serious illness, those who need rehabilitation after an injury or illness, and those who need skilled nursing care in a residential environment. We strive to deliver optimal, individualized nursing care to each patient we see, and to create a workplace where each employee is valued and respected. This commitment by our management, staff and physicians allows us to provide quality residential nursing care.
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