One-stop recovery

Patients at the St. Francis Skilled Nursing Facility completely rehabilitate in one convenient location. At St. Francis, nearly every therapeutic and support service is right here. In addition to on-site lab work, services include:

• IV Medications
• Rehabilitation Services
• Hyperalimentation
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Wound Care
• New Peg Tube

A nicer setting

Patients who've recovered at the St. Francis Skilled Nursing Facility tell us they love the convenience of recovering in a single, home-like setting, supported by people they come to know and trust. They also appreciate the optimistic feeling of being with other patients who are also here for short stays while they work to get back to the community. It simply adds up to a better way to recover.

We’ve got it covered

Whatever therapy your patients require, you can be sure we've handled it before with compassion and expertise. A partial list of our skilled services includes:

• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Post-Operative Recovery
• Complex Medical Care
• Respiratory Care
• Infectious Disease Management
• Pain Management
• Nutritional Management
• Wound Management
• Other Rehabilitation

Experience matters

Our 25-bed unit is supported by an extensive staff that adheres to the hospital's high standards of professional care. This includes a full-time Director of Nursing, Medical Director and Nursing Home Administrator.

Fast, convenient discharges for you

When you call us at (302) 421-4697, rest assured you'll get fast answers and knowledgeable support. Generally, when you inquire about care, you'll hear back from us in a few hours, not days later. And we're not just fast, we're accurate. Our personnel can walk you through the complicated insurance issues that sometimes arise when discharging patients to skilled nursing care. Together, we can streamline the process to make it easier on you and your patient.

Basic admissions criteria

One of the most common questions we hear is, "Who qualifies for skilled nursing care?" We’ve made it easy with some basic guidelines:

• Patient requires at least one skilled service for a minimum of four days:
  • Intravenous Medications
  • Hyperalimentation
  • Wound Care
  • New Peg Tube
  • Rehabilitation Services
• Joint integrity demonstrated by X-ray for joint replacement
• Respiratory/cardiovascular stability
• Temperature < 100.6º F for at least 24 hours
• Rehabilitation tolerance for at least five days per week (unless for skilled nursing care only)
• Three-day hospital stay required for Medicare patients