Skilled Nursing Unit

Forrest Health offers Skilled Nursing Units in each of its hospitals. The Skilled Nursing Unit at Forrest General Hospital is a 30 bed unit on the third floor that provides a sub-acute inpatient short stay for those individuals needing a continuum of care to help facilitate their recovery.

Forrest General's Skilled Nursing Unit features:

• Skilled nursing care (RN’s, LPN’s and CNA’s)
• Restorative nursing care (Restorative CNA’s)
• Skilled Therapies: Physical, Occupational, Speech and Respiratory Therapies
• Therapy gym located on unit
• Individualized activity program with preferred activities of resident (in room or group) led by Activity Coordinator
  • Activities include: religious, arts and crafts, games, social events, holiday celebrations, music therapy, etc.
• Hospitality service provided in room to resident twice a day  
• Licensed medical social worker
• Case managers
• Registered dietitian
• Pharmacy consultant
• Physician directed person-centered interdisciplinary weekly care team meeting which includes residents and family
• Provides wound care, IV therapy, blood administration, medication administration, respiratory care and daily option for meal selections
• Discharge planning; option for bedside pharmacy at discharge available
• Honors individual resident preferences
• All private rooms with cable television and local telephone service
• Activity/Dining room
• Licensed Long-Term Care Administrator and a Director of Nursing
• Physician in-room visits. Medical Director/Attending Physician available 24/7 and a supportive nurse practitioner
• Quality Assurance, Infection Prevention and Control Programs