Sunday, November 18, 2018

Worth County Care & Rehab Holds Open House

The Worth County Care & Rehab held an open house Wednesday to promote their Alzheimer’s Unit and introduce the public to their new faces and the current services that they provide to the residents and community.

Department heads and office staff include Kelly Summa (Administrator), Valarie Lee (Director of Nursing), Kera Galanakis (Business/Secretary), Erin Colvin (Housekeeping Supervisor), Toni Dye (Activities Director/Dietary), and Zeb Harker (Maintenance).

Therapy staff include Paige Cain, Chris Young, Tammy Scott, Rosvic Galapin, Amy Theisen-Cole, and Jennifer Finch. Housekeeping staff includes Glenda Infante, Frances Force, Geri Fox, and Lana Robinson. CNA staff includes Alec Ware, Angela Pickering, Angela Huntsman, Brenda Morin, Cindy Lang, Dee Wake, Jessica Spainhower, Lisa Littlejohn, Lori Jennings, Sadie Dye, Shelby Thomas, and Toni Thomas, Nursing staff includes Pam Fish, Becky Force, Sherri Runde, Jean Hanks, and Shirley Deen. Dietary staff includes Melody Findley, Debbie Parmenter, Elaine Owens, Carissa Runde, Jenna Smith, Rikkayla Beier, Rilee Rush, Sheila Harker, and Jenna Miller.

The Worth County Care & Rehab Center offers inpatient therapy, outpatient therapy, sports rehab, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy.

They accept most health insurance such as Medicare and Medicare supplements and VA. Any physician, hospital, or clinic can refer patients to the facility. Patients have the right to request that their doctor or caregiver refer them to the WCCC for rehab.

The facility also offers adult daycare. This can include short stays (a few hours) or overnight stays.

This includes nursing care, prescription assistance, meals, a bedroom to sleep in, and activities.
The WCCC plans to open an Alzheimer’s wing. The target date is February 1st, and will include 16 beds. This includes Medicaid-approved admissions. Staff will be trained in both Alzheimer’s and dementia. Bedrooms and the courtyard will be secure, and 24 hour care will be provided.

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