Skilled Nursing Services
Lutheran Home of Southbury is committed to enhancing the lives of our residents, whether they need short-term rehabilitation, traditional long-term support, or specialized care. Our Center strives to provide the highest level of quality care as evident by our devoted and experienced staff, high staffing levels, and comprehensive clinical programs and services. Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nurse’s Aides are scheduled 24 hours a day, providing superior skilled and custodial nursing care around the clock for all of our patients.
Lutheran Home of Southbury’s 24-hour skilled nursing services include but are not limited to:
- Wound and skincare management
- Diabetic management and education
- Pain management
- Cardiac management & Heart Talk: Living with Heart Failure Program education
- Vascular/amputee management
- Enteral feeding therapy and nutritional needs management
- Post-surgical care
- IV therapy
- Oxygen therapy
- Catheter, Colostomy and Ileostomy care
- Off-site dialysis
- Nutrition & hydration programs
- Medication management & education
- Restorative nursing
- Bowel & bladder programs
- Palliative care
- Respite care
Additional Lutheran Home of Southbury Services Include:
- Rehabilitative therapies (physical, occupational and speech)
- Resident Service Liaison providing concierge services and daily check-ins to ensure patient satisfaction, comfort, and all requests are met
- Social Service and case management for support and discharge planning services
- Pharmacy and dietitian consultant services
- Care by other ancillary healthcare providers, such as podiatry, audiology, optometry, dentistry, Geri-psych services and hospice
- Restaurant style dining services providing creative, healthy meals
- Recreational, educational and social activities
- Extensive spiritual support programming and religious services for patients of all faiths
