American Healthcare's Heritage Hall facilities provide respite care. Respite care is a short-term residential care solution to help care for a loved one while their primary caregiver is unavailable. During this time, Heritage Hall provides the same services that are available to all of its residents, including tailored therapies, diet, and social activities. It's the optimal way to make sure that your loved one is taken care of with the same loving attention they receive from you.
Everyday Life
It is providing help and services designed for the individual's abilities that determine every day life. Once the individual is in residence, our professional staff's experience and skill, combined with your daily care instructions, enables us to develop the care plan, therapies, social activities and diet.
Residents dress for the day and come to the dining room for meals when possible. The numerous activities provide stimulation and socialization. Caring for the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of residents is our number one priority.
There are always questions and expectations in a health care setting and Heritage Hall wants to respond by furnishing as much information as possible. Our staff has all been trained to provide a safe, secure and caring environment.
Dining & Social
At Heritage Hall we try to provide individuals with as full a day as they desire; offering them numerous social events and dining experiences to look forward to. We've found that meals are a much-anticipated time at the center. They become an event, a topic of discussion, and a time to socialize. Since meals are the highlight of the day for many residents, we try to make them as enjoyable as possible.
Diet is an integral part of the attending physician's care of each resident, and it can significantly affect a resident's well being. Nutrition and meals are the daily responsibility of the Food service Department. A registered dietitian plans nourishing and well-balanced meals, in accordance with the diet agreed on by you and the attending physician. Diet cards for each resident listing food preferences are referred to at each meal and substitutions are made for individual likes and dislikes.
The more information that can be furnished, the better we'll be able to make your loved one's dining experience a pleasurable one. Guests are welcome to dine with residents at either lunch or dinner and arrangements cab be made at the business office.
We have found no greater common social ground than having a mutual interest, which is why so many residents participate in the wide range of creative and therapeutic activities we offer.
Each individual is unique and has different needs and interests. We try to vary our social events schedule from month to month to offer the resident some variety and selection. Arts and crafts, bingo, exercise classes, monthly birthday parties, theme meals, devotions and teas are just a few of the events planned for their enjoyment.
Advice on special clothing needs, the laundry system, support groups within the community, adjustment difficulties, policies and procedures of Heritage Hall, ordering specialized equipment, and just general questions, complaints or suggestions all fall within the varied areas of concern where Social Services can be of assistance. If you have a question, the Social Worker will either find the answer, or put you in touch with the person who can.