Nursing Services:
Gracelen is a Skilled Medicaid facility and Intermediate level of care. Like all of the staff at Gracelen Terrace, our nurses have been chosen as much for their compassion, patience and love of older people as their medical expertise. These special attributes make Gracelen Terrace such an attractive place to live – its warm, family-like atmosphere, and our staff also tells us, it is a wonderful place to work.
That’s why many of our nurses have chosen to remain at Gracelen Terrace for so long. Their longevity and dedication to Gracelen Terrace means that we’re able to present a cohesive, highly-experienced nursing team unlike any other.
Family members have told us over and over how they appreciate our nursing staff. They know who is taking care of their loved one and where to turn with their questions and concerns. The nurses become like extended members of the residents’ families.
Gracelen Terrace also provides the following services contract with many ancillary service providers including (but not limited to) the following:
Podiatry
Ophthamology
Dental Services
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy
Audiology
Occupational Therapy
Psychiatry
Psychology
Orthotics & Prosthetics
Podiatry
X-ray services
Optometry
Opthamology
Dermatology
Respiratory Therapy.
Food Services:
The dining experience is a crucial part of a resident’s medical and social well-being. Therefore, meeting the nutritional needs of our residents with well-balanced meals and snacks is just one part of a Gracelen Terrace's overall plan of care. Our dietary department headed up by Rebecca Mathis takes great pride in preparing delicious and bountiful meals, that are perfectly balanced in nutrition and specific dietary requirements.
Our registered dietitian begins by assessing your loved ones clinical nutrition requirements. The next step is to create a plan to manage their nutritional care. The plan identifies:
Medical condition (strengths, weaknesses, feeding abilities)
How to meet all of the above (unrestricted diet, special diet, liquid diet)
Our dietitian also has specific expertise in managing the nutritional needs associated with complex medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and renal disease.
Additional Services:
We have a full time activities program including outings to the mall and movies.
We have weekly religious services on Tuesday, Communion on Wednesdays and non denomination services every other Sunday.
We offer Barber and Beautician services weekly. This includes cuts and shampoo and sets. Permanents and coloring are not included.
Laundry services include the marking of the clothing with the residents name and laundering. Dry cleaning services are not offered.
Each room is cable ready, but not paid for by Gracelen Terrace. Each day area has large TV's with cable.
Each room is telephone ready, but services are not paid for by Gracelen Terrace. Each nursing station have cordless phones to enable residents to have private phone conversations in their rooms.
