Our Services

Long Term Care

Long-term care focuses on providing services that enthusiastically promote independent living and quality of life, while still meeting an individual’s medical and non-medical goals daily.

Long-term care is a core service here at Jefferson Park, and we have ensured that all our long-term, skilled nursing residents enjoy all the comforts of home. Our professionally trained staff are available around the clock for assistance with all instrumental daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, medication management, and mobility.

Our long-term care facilities are ideal for individuals also needing senior rehabilitative therapies, including physical, occupational, and speech-language therapies.

For our long-term care residents, the activities director keeps a monthly activity calendar packed with events such as karaoke, fashion shows, socials, live music, and UT football parties.

The Jefferson Park family offers every resident a personalized care plan which is designed around specific resident needs to include post-hospital care and diabetes management complete with specialized diet plans.

We are proud to be a trusted partner in the community, and we look forward to providing your family with long-term care.

Rehabilitation and Therapy

Jefferson Park offers rehabilitation and therapy services to our long-term residents at both of our locations, as well as to short-term elders who are recovering from surgeries, injuries, etc. from our Dandridge location. Whether you’re in need of physical, occupational, or speech-language therapy, our therapy team is prepared to serve you.

Physical Therapy

The Physical therapy program improves the quality of life by promoting resident independence. Physical therapy services are offered to our residents seven times a week. We offer customized solutions for residents looking to increase strength and mobility or to promote balance and good body mechanics. Additionally, we offer multiple classes for our residents that involve nursing, restorative, therapy, and activities to reduce rehospitalization. We have weekly classes for fall prevention management, including balance and mobility and incentive spirometry class for respiratory function.

Treatment Plans may include:

Training in areas of Bed Mobility, Transfers and Gait
(with or without an assistive device)

Treatment of Lower Extremity Dysfunction

Strength Training and Coordination

Range of Motion Therapy

Pain Management

Balance Training

Amputee Care / Prosthetics

Wound Management

Physical agent modalities:
Ultrasound and TENS
Anodyne Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy addresses important elements in the treatment of individuals experiencing functional limitations in self-care skills and activities of daily care. We provide individualized evaluations to produce occupational therapy goals that are personalized to each resident. Occupational therapy plans focus on activities of daily living to attain the goals and conduct continuing evaluations to ensure the plan is on track and effectively measure individual progress. The plan and goals set in a resident’s occupation therapy are geared to improve the individual’s independence throughout and post-treatment.

Treatment plans may include:

Fine and Gross Motor Control Development

Activities of daily living such as Dressing, Grooming, Bathing, and Home Management Skills

Training in the use of Self-Help Aids

Cognitive Skills Development

Upper Body Strengthening and Coordination

Home Evaluation to Assess need for Adaptive Equipment and Promote Safety

Speech-Language Therapy

Speech-language therapy is closely associated with our occupational therapy and audiology services. We support individuals and families as we work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, and cognitive-communication. Our speech-language pathologists can provide individual management, intervention, and provide counseling related to speech disorders and dementia-related diagnoses.

Speech-language pathology residents are evaluated and treated for hearing, language, communication and swallowing disorders. The focus is on improving speech-language expression, comprehension, and oral motor skills for more accurate speech production and strategies for safe eating.

Treatment plans may include:

Receptive / Expressive Language Testing

Aural Rehabilitation

Dysphagia
(difficulty in swallowing)

Cognitive Testing

Electrical Stimulation

Extended Care

Extended care services at Jefferson Park are offered either by our team or in partnership with a trusted community colleague.

Optometry Services
Mobile Vision Professionals see our residents in-house. They provide a long range of services such as vision screening, pressure checks, and prescribing eyeglasses.

Podiatry Services
Jefferson Park provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for a variety of foot and ankle injuries and disorders. Common issues treated by our podiatrists include ankle and foot trauma, nail care for diabetics, and infections of the feet.

Registered Dietitian Consultant
Nourishing meals are at the heart of comfort, and our on-staff registered dietitian provides comprehensive nutrition care to all residents living at the nursing facility. Menus at Jefferson Park are rotated on a five-week cycle. Favorite foods include a variety of meats, cornbread, potatoes, pinto beans, green beans, salads, and breakfast food. Nourishments are provided between meals and snacks at bedtime. The Dietary and Activities Department work together to provide themed meals.

Telemetry
For monitoring of a resident’s cardiac status, Jefferson Park has the capability of placing your loved one on telemetry using an electrocardiogram or other life sign-measuring device. Our staff is experienced with monitoring vital signs and provides quality care for elders with gastrointestinal disorders, cardiac failure, diabetes, and other acute diagnoses.

Dental Services

Care Dental is a mobile clinic that comes to see our residents in-house. They provide services, such as cleanings, extractions, dental impressions, and more.

Social Services

Social Services are available to assist with the social needs of each elder and as a resource person for the elder’s family. Our social services staff helps to identify psychological, mental, and emotional needs along with developing aids to have those needs met.

Mental Health Services

Our mental health providers offer a range of mental health services for our residents. They provide counseling to residents, and psychiatric services are available when necessary.

Medical Diagnostics

More than just a nursing home, our skilled nursing facility can order EKG, Laboratory tests, X-Rays, Ultrasounds, Echocardiography, and Holter Monitors.

Beauty Care Services

Professional beauty care is available to all residents. Our beautician is available one day per week but is also around more often on special occasions. Each resident is offered one haircut, shampoo, and hair set per month at no cost to them. Additional services such as perming and coloring are available for a nominal fee.