Nursing Services
Here at Sky Canyon, our staff is what sets us apart. Our team is friendly, caring, and helpful. Our nurses take the time to get to know each patient personally while providing the best quality care 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Our private rooms provide residents with maximum comfort and privacy for a quality stay.
The following skilled nursing services are available at Skye Canyon Post Acute:
- Onsite Medical Director coordinates and improves medical services
- Director of Nursing oversees all aspects of healthcare within the facility
- Individualized resident care plan treatments
- IV therapy
- Dementia care
- Wound care
- Enteral feeding program
- Catheter care
- Colostomy Care
- Off-site dialysis
- Ileostomy Care
- Nutrition & hydration programs
- Medication management & education
- Diabetic management & education
- Restorative nursing
- Pain management
- Post-Hospital Extended Care
- Hospice/Respite/GIP Services
- Bowel & bladder programs
- Model environment for nurse training
- Family education
- In-house, ongoing continued learning courses and CNA training programs
- Psychologist
- Audiology Services
- On staff registered dietitian
- Laboratory testing and X-rays
- Transportation services
Diabetes Management
Our experienced nurses provide help with all aspects of managing diabetes including blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration, and tracking, making an exercise plan, menu planning, education, and more.
Restorative Nursing Program
At Skye Canyon Post Acute we seek to maximize the quality of life for those who require a specialized restorative program. The therapy team and nursing staff develop individualized treatment plans for resident care in the areas of:
- Ambulation
- Range of motion
- Activities of daily living
- Positioning and alignment
- Skin integrity and wound management
- Contracture management
- Bowel and bladder training
- Rehabilitative and social dining
- Strengthening and restraint reduction
- Weekly and monthly height and weight monitoring
Pain Management
We understand that pain can delay and interrupt the progress of rehabilitation. We strive to make our patients as comfortable as possible, through medication and other pain management techniques, to help patients participate in and benefit from therapy. We also provide our patients with educational information and resources you will need to successfully manage temporary, long-term, or chronic pain once they return home.
Dietary Program
- Provides meals to meet specific dietary and therapeutic needs, according to physician orders
- Oral supplemental diets are available
- Regular nutritional assessments from our registered dietitian