Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside is a 40-bed long-term care facility providing rehabilitation services for those recovering from injury or illness, as well as long-term care for people who can no longer remain in their own homes.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Gardenside Director of Nursing Laura DeBoer at 402-587-5228 or email Laura.DeBoer@JCHealthandLife.org.
Care services and rehabilitation support
Our nursing team provides compassionate care around the clock and coordinates services such as lab work, x-ray, medications, and follow-up medical appointments. Nurses assess medical concerns and communicate with your physician to support safe, consistent care.
Helpful Nursing Staff
Nurses are available to assess any medical concerns and will communicate those assessments with your physician. Trained staff will administer medications as ordered by your physician, and our direct care staff will assist you in meeting your personal care needs.
Depending on an individual’s care plan and provider orders, residents may also receive:
- Specially trained rehab aides assist residents with exercise and strengthening regimens. Our rehab room is equipped with a wide variety of equipment to meet the needs of our residents.
- Coordinated support for comfort and function, including pain management planning as ordered by your physician.
Meals, dining, and guest meals
Gardenside Nutrition Services provides meal service, special diets, supplements, and snacks, with choices of entrees and side dishes. Residents may enjoy meals in the dining room, or may request a room tray. Hot breakfast is offered 7:30 am to 9:00 am in the dining room. A continental breakfast is available prior to 7:30 am or until 11:00 am if requested. Lunch is served from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm, and supper is served from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Guest meals are available for family members who would like to join their loved one. Guest meals are $5 (tax included), except on holidays, when the meals are $10 (tax included) Guest meals are picked up and paid for in the JCH&L cafeteria.
We ask that guests please make reservations a few days in advance by calling Social Services at 402-729-6849.
Visitation
Visitors may use the main JCH&L entrance during posted hours or Door 31 (unlocked 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
Please do not visit if you are ill or have had recent exposure to COVID-19; good hand hygiene and distancing are encouraged.
Residents are allowed to go out of the facility for outings with family at any time. Staff appreciate a 24-hour notice to ensure the resident is ready and dressed properly. Please contact the facility at 402-729-5220.
Amenities
Helpful Nursing Staff
Nurses are available to assess any medical concerns and will communicate those assessments with your physician. Trained staff will administer medications as ordered by your physician, and our direct care staff will assist you in meeting your personal care needs.
Social Services
The Social Services staff at Gardenside serve to meet our residents’ psychosocial and emotions needs. Their responsibilities include coordinating admissions, assisting residents with scheduling appointments (eye, dental, hearing aids, etc.), providing transportation to and from appointments, finding resolutions to conflicts and assisting with resident discharges. Social Services staff are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fun Activities
A wide variety of activities, including games, crafts, entertainment and sing-a-longs are offered for all residents. The Activities Department staff members plan group and individual activities to provide enjoyment, entertainment and education to residents. We take bus trips to see local areas of interest, community celebrations and former farms and homes.
Family Updates
Care conferences are held regularly for all residents, inviting family members to discuss their loved ones’ care with staff members from all of the areas involved in the residents’ care.
Resident Council
Residents elect their own Residents’ Council, which gives the staff feedback on desired activities, changes to make life better for residents, and what types of food residents like. Monthly Residents’ Council meetings also provide a forum for questions. The monthly meetings are also informative, letting council members know about new things going on in the facility.
Telephone & Television
Private phone lines for local calls and television hookups for basic cable services are available for each resident in the room at no charge. Long distance telephone service is available for an additional fee. Residents and visitors can also use the big screen televisions in the dayroom, chapel area and dining room.
Weekly Worship
Church service and Bible studies are held in the Gardenside dayroom/chapel.
Holiday Celebrations
Special holiday parties and buffets are held periodically throughout the year. Activities are planned for residents and their family members to enjoy, including entertainment, crafts and games. Families are encouraged to use our facilities for gatherings and are asked to contact us to reserve spaces.
Barber & Beautician Services
A staff member who is a licensed beautician offers a variety of services in our beauty shop, including haircuts, styles, perms and coloring. The resident or their family is responsible for the costs of these services, and can schedule through social services.
Rate Information
The charges for nursing care and services provided by Gardenside depend upon the care needs of the resident. Our services are goal-oriented to restore each resident to his or her highest level of independence and comfort.
The rates at Gardenside are based on seven levels of care that describe the types of care a resident may need. The seven levels are determined through a state approved assessment evaluation that is updated at regular intervals to reflect changes a resident may experience. The evaluation reflects the amount of assistance and nursing care needed by the resident in the activities of daily living and other social and emotional areas.
Each resident is admitted at a Level 4 (either private or semi-private) room level until the assessment phase is completed. Rates are then adjusted as necessary, depending upon the care required. We do not require a down payment as in many other facilities.
Rates are $239 per day for a resident at Level 1 in a semi-private room, and go up to $475 per day for a resident at Level 7 in a semi-private room. A Level 4 (where a resident will be admitted at, until assessment is fully completed) is $340 per day for a semiprivate room or $356 for a private room. For a resident at Level 1 in a private room, the charge is $255 per day. The charges go up to $491 per day for a resident in a private room at Level 7.
Rate Comparison
Our daily rates are very competitive and frequently less than other area facilities. We include most supplies in our daily rates, as opposed to charging for each individual item needed.
Our daily room rates include all of the following services:
- No down payment
- 24-hour nursing care and assistance to meet our residents’ needs
- Routine restorative care program
- Routine medical and personal comfort supplies, such as tissues, deodorant, mouthwash, adult incontinence products
- Nutritious meals and snacks
- Special dietary needs (including supplements)
- Individualized and group activities programs (parties, outings, celebrations, daily calendar)
- Medication administration
- Housekeeping services
- Personal laundry and linen service, including bed and bath linens
- Personalized resident care planning and conferences with family
- Whirlpool baths or showers, including bath supplies, shampoo, nail care and lotions
- Facility security system
- Courtyard gardening
- Transportation, to and from local medical appointments, within 30 miles. We encourage family members to accompany residents to appointments out of town.
- Membership at Jefferson Community Health & Life Burkley Fitness Center (includes armchair, wheelchair aerobics classes, walking track and other activities offered by the fitness center)
Our daily rates also include the following items, which many other facilities charge separately for:
- Free basic cable TV
- Use of wheelchair or walkers
- Wanderguard security device use
- Free local phone service