Residents at Renaissance Gardens who’ve had a stroke experience these highlights of care:

• Strokes may affect basic functions such as the ability to eat, bathe, toilet, speak, dress, and move around. Renaissance Gardens has a vast array of services and expertise to nurture the stroke patient and restore the individual to his or her maximum potential for recovery.
• Residents who have had a stroke receive expert nursing care to prevent complications of immobility such as pressure sores, and secondary infections. The nurses and nursing assistants at Renaissance Gardens are highly skilled in the preventive maintenance and restorative care issues of stroke patients.
• Your loved one's optimum recovery is aided by a team approach. Speech pathologists will evaluate the resident's ability to swallow. Dietitians will calculate the number of calories necessary for a healthy recovery and plan meals that look good and taste delicious. The physical therapists formulate a customized treatment plan to restore lost function. The occupational therapists will work on fine motor skills to restore lost productivity. The team is supervised by one of Renaissance Gardens' on-site physicians or nurse practitioners.
• Our physicians will prescribe therapies to prevent further strokes, including treatment of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes mellitus.

The restoration of the stroke patient to optimum function and health is a complex and multidisciplinary task. Renaissance Gardens has the resources and expertise to provide an unsurpassed level of care to assist your loved one in restoring good health.

All this, along with our state-of-the-art medical expertise in specific illness care.