Jefferson Community Health & Life Gardenside

Our professional nursing staff provides compassionate, quality care for residents 24 hours a day. Licensed nursing staff will coordinate lab, x-ray, medications and follow-up medical appointments for all residents. 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 to meet your personal care needs.

The Social Services staff at Gardenside serves to meet our resident’s psychosocial and emotions needs. Their responsibilities include coordinating admissions, assisting residents with scheduling appointments (eye, dental, hearing aides, etc.), providing transportation to and from appointments, finding resolutions to conflicts and assisting with resident discharges. Social Services staff is available Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Our nutrition services department provides meal service, special diets, supplements and snacks. Residents have a choice of entrees for each meal, along with a variety of side dishes. 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 desired in the dayroom. Lunch is served from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm, and supper is served from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.

If an individualized rehabilitation plan is appropriate, our staff works with an interdisciplinary team to establish a plan. If a resident is receiving physical, occupational or speech therapy services, our therapists work with our rehabilitation department. Specially trained rehab aides assists residents with exercise and strengthening regimens. Our rehab room is equipped with a wide variety of equipment to meet the needs of our residents.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Worship services are offered each Sunday afternoon, with area ministers rotating to provide the services. Church service and Bible studies are held in the Gardenside dayroom/chapel.

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.

A beautician who works as an independent agent 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. A beautician or barber of the residents’ choosing also may use our shop at no cost, but these appointments must schedule with the social services department.