This quarter’s departmental feature is the Skilled Nursing Facility of Barnes-Kasson Hospital. Our 58 bed SNF offers highly-trained professionals who are committed to fulfilling the needs of each resident. Nursing Home Administrator, Floyd Bradley, and Director of Nursing, Roseann Blake RN, lead a staff of 60 professionals who work hard to care for each resident. Everyone works diligently to make sure that our facility is focused on individualized care plans and rehabilitating residents to maintain an optimal quality of life.

     Our staff is dedicated to a full range of nursing and medical care, which involves input from a multidisciplinary team approach. The emphasis is placed on the individual’s needs and works to promote residents to live as independently as possible. Services include restorative nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, social services, dietary services/consultations and activities.

     While many nursing facilities are run by large for profit corporations, our facility remains dedicated to meeting the needs of our aging community members. Staff focuses on Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s), making sure that residents are bathed daily and look good.

     Here at Barnes-Kasson, we are dedicated to making the residents feel like they are family. Our staff truly cares about all the residents, taking into consideration each individual’s preferences. If you see any of our SNF staff, be sure to thank them for the wonderful job they are doing caring for our residents.