CareMeridian treats clients of all ages who suffer from catastrophic illness or injury. Our patient population includes:
Traumatic Brain Injury
Pulmonary (ventilator and tracheostomy weaning)
Neuromuscular Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury
Pediatrics
Congenital Anomalies
Typical services available to a patient at a CareMeridian facility include room and board, physician service, rehabilitation nursing care, professional rehabilitation therapy services, nutritional services, and ancillary services such as pharmacy, lab, radiology diagnostics, and durable medical equipment.
Our skilled nursing services to the medically complex patient include IV infusion services, ventilator/tracheostomy support, and TPN.
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The Importance of Family Involvement
We consider patients' families a vital part of the individualized care plan. Family members are encouraged to visit our facility and are invited to all of the special activities held throughout the year. In addition, they are encouraged to decorate their loved one's "memory board" located in each patient room with photos and other mementos. Family members can also decorate patient's rooms to individual preferences. We understand the challenges our families face, and make every effort to accommodate their needs
Proactive Care Management
Restorative therapy programs are an integral element in CareMeridian's philosophy. Each patient's program is specifically developed by the multidisciplinary care team to assure a smooth transition from the care plan established prior to his or her admission to a CareMeridian facility. The new care plan continues to provide the opportunity for progress and the attainment of optimal clinical outcomes. In addition, should improvements in an individual's condition allow for further progress, our rehabilitation team will incorporate those gains in future program planning.
Every patient, no matter what their cognitive condition, is dressed every day and is included in the facility's activities -from therapeutic exercises to recreational programs such as videos or baking. At CareMeridian, we call this "proactive care management." Instead of waiting for patients to emerge from coma, or waiting for cognitive skills to improve, we select therapies to help them progress. Everyday events such as watching movies or listening to music can serve as cognitive triggers. This is why it is imperative that each patient is included in the day's activities: No one is ever left in bed.
Every patient, no matter what their cognitive condition, is dressed every day and is included in the facility's activities -from therapeutic exercises to recreational programs such as videos or baking. At CareMeridian, we call this "proactive care management." Instead of waiting for patients to emerge from coma, or waiting for cognitive skills to improve, we select therapies to help them progress. Everyday events such as watching movies or listening to music can serve as cognitive triggers. This is why it is imperative that each patient is included in the day's activities: No one is ever left in bed.
Comprehensive Care Team Comprehensive Care Team
Each member of the CareMeridian staff is specially trained in caring for the catastrophically ill and injured. Physicians, RNs, LVNs, CNAs, RN case managers, physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapists, directors of nurses/administrators, and social workers are some of the professionals who comprise our highly specialized staff at each CareMeridian facility. We provide licensed, skilled nursing care 24 hours per day, and are particularly proud of our staff-to-patient ratio of 1:4 - one of the highest in the industry. In addition, our staffing contact hours comprise a minimum of seven hours to each resident every day.
At our congregate living health facilities, our professional rehab staff provides a wide range of services. Our licensed clinical social workers consult with the staff and families regarding access to all appropriate benefits for each patient. The social worker also acts as a counselor for families, patients and staff, assisting them with the emotional/social adjustments associated with the patient's injury or illness.
At our congregate living health facilities, our professional rehab staff provides a wide range of services. Our licensed clinical social workers consult with the staff and families regarding access to all appropriate benefits for each patient. The social worker also acts as a counselor for families, patients and staff, assisting them with the emotional/social adjustments associated with the patient's injury or illness.
Optimizing Quality Care While Reducing Costs
Quality care is our first concern at CareMeridian. Concurrently, we take a variety of measures to remain cost-effective.
Intervention is tailored to individual needs, evaluated on a regular basis, and adjusted as needed. This avoids the extra costs associated with unnecessary therapy.
We employ stringent cost control measures and do not have the high overhead that burdens hospitals and other traditional subacute facilities.
Historically, our rate of readmission to the acute care setting has been dramatically lower than skilled nursing and traditional subacute care facilities. This can be attributed to our attention to quality care, which includes a high staff-to-patient ratio. In addition, we provide care for many conditions traditionally requiring acute hospitalization. Individualized treatment programs and high staff ratios reduce medical complexities, which in turn decrease the rate of acute hospital readmission.
Intervention is tailored to individual needs, evaluated on a regular basis, and adjusted as needed. This avoids the extra costs associated with unnecessary therapy.
We employ stringent cost control measures and do not have the high overhead that burdens hospitals and other traditional subacute facilities.
Historically, our rate of readmission to the acute care setting has been dramatically lower than skilled nursing and traditional subacute care facilities. This can be attributed to our attention to quality care, which includes a high staff-to-patient ratio. In addition, we provide care for many conditions traditionally requiring acute hospitalization. Individualized treatment programs and high staff ratios reduce medical complexities, which in turn decrease the rate of acute hospital readmission.
Subacute and Rehabilitation Services
Traumatic Brain Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Neuromuscular Disorders
Pediatrics
Pulmonary (ventilator/tracheostomy weaning)
Congenital Anomalies
Typical services provided to a patient at a CareMeridian facility include room and board, physician service, rehabilitation nursing care, professional rehabilitation therapy services, nutritional services, and ancillary services such as pharmacy, lab, radiology diagnostics, and durable medical equipment.
Our skilled nursing services to the medically complex patient include IV infusion services, ventilator/tracheostomy support, and TPN.
Spinal Cord Injury
Neuromuscular Disorders
Pediatrics
Pulmonary (ventilator/tracheostomy weaning)
Congenital Anomalies
Typical services provided to a patient at a CareMeridian facility include room and board, physician service, rehabilitation nursing care, professional rehabilitation therapy services, nutritional services, and ancillary services such as pharmacy, lab, radiology diagnostics, and durable medical equipment.
Our skilled nursing services to the medically complex patient include IV infusion services, ventilator/tracheostomy support, and TPN.
The Leader in Personal Subacute Health Care
CareMeridian has a proven track record of innovation, pioneering a unique approach to alternative subacute care services that merges the support of a comprehensive health facility with the aesthetics of a residential environment. This approach represents a cost-effective subacute care alternative for catastrophically ill or injured patients who require short term care, long term care, and life care.
Since 1989, CareMeridian has offered patients and their family members the best of both worlds. Our staff has unparalleled expertise in providing high quality, cost-effective medical management and restorative care to individuals with complex conditions. This care is delivered in a home-like environment that is unique in the industry.
Not only does this residential setting offer all the comforts of home, but its unique design has proved successful in eliminating many aspects of administrative and operational overhead that lends little to care and burdens the cost factor of caring for patients in institutional settings.
CareMeridian's unique facility design, combined with proactive patient care management, delivers the clinical and financial outcomes payors demand and families expect. Through the CareMeridian approach to treatment, we offer improved clinical outcomes and fewer rehospitalization discharges - an advantage to our patients and our payors.
Since 1989, CareMeridian has offered patients and their family members the best of both worlds. Our staff has unparalleled expertise in providing high quality, cost-effective medical management and restorative care to individuals with complex conditions. This care is delivered in a home-like environment that is unique in the industry.
Not only does this residential setting offer all the comforts of home, but its unique design has proved successful in eliminating many aspects of administrative and operational overhead that lends little to care and burdens the cost factor of caring for patients in institutional settings.
CareMeridian's unique facility design, combined with proactive patient care management, delivers the clinical and financial outcomes payors demand and families expect. Through the CareMeridian approach to treatment, we offer improved clinical outcomes and fewer rehospitalization discharges - an advantage to our patients and our payors.
Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Rehabilitation and TBI
CareMeridian represents a quality alternative to hospitalization, nursing home placement, and home nursing care. This dramatic difference is immediately apparent the moment you walk through our doors.
How do we create a home-like environment for our patients? Each of our facilities is actually a home nestled in a residential community. Each CareMeridian facility has a fully equipped kitchen, rehab exercise and entertainment areas, as well as a fully landscaped backyard that promotes outdoor activities. Patient rooms are tastefully decorated and individualized to each resident.
Accompanying this cozy atmosphere is a sophisticated unit equipped to provide specialized care for patients who have suffered catastrophic injuries or illnesses. These individuals include patients who require tracheostomy and gastrointestinal tubes, who have ventilator and oxygen dependency needs, as well as those with intravenous therapy requirements. You will find amenities not found in traditional subacute settings such as bathing equipment that allows staff to comfortably give patients full whirlpool baths, not just sponge baths, on a daily basis.
How do we create a home-like environment for our patients? Each of our facilities is actually a home nestled in a residential community. Each CareMeridian facility has a fully equipped kitchen, rehab exercise and entertainment areas, as well as a fully landscaped backyard that promotes outdoor activities. Patient rooms are tastefully decorated and individualized to each resident.
Accompanying this cozy atmosphere is a sophisticated unit equipped to provide specialized care for patients who have suffered catastrophic injuries or illnesses. These individuals include patients who require tracheostomy and gastrointestinal tubes, who have ventilator and oxygen dependency needs, as well as those with intravenous therapy requirements. You will find amenities not found in traditional subacute settings such as bathing equipment that allows staff to comfortably give patients full whirlpool baths, not just sponge baths, on a daily basis.
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