Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center

Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center sits right in Sheldon, Iowa, and stands as a 70-bed nursing care facility that links straight to hospital and specialty clinics, which makes it easy for residents to get medical help when they need it and also means there's an in-house pharmacy and a 24/7 emergency room shared on-site, so emergencies big or small get attention quickly. The Care Center has private and semi-private rooms, and those semi-private rooms all come with a distinct oak divider to give each resident privacy, plus folks can look out at beautiful grounds and enjoy time in the large sun-room or in a big activity room where staff run daily programs, even an Enrichment Program that helps residents who are chronically confused keep active in mind and spirit. The place hosts three dining rooms and a private family dining room, a chapel with weekly services, a Beauty Shop, and a secured 12-bed Dementia Unit for those who need extra safety and support because of memory issues, and there's a full-time Registered Dietitian, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and Social Worker on staff to help each person. Residents benefit from 24-hour nursing care, skilled nursing services, complex wound care, postsurgical care, medication management, and more, all in a safe and homelike atmosphere where staff put an focus on individualized care and have years-of-service recognition, compassionate leave, and a generous paid time off policy in place-staff are backed by robust support like education assistance, early pay access, and shift differentials, and if they qualify, they get health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plus a matched 401(k) and HSA for the long haul. The center supports people with preventative care and disease management, offers rehabilitation therapy, physical and occupational therapy, home care, home infusion, hospice, and home health aide services, and lets residents see doctors like Amy Badberg, MD and Ryan Becker, MD, plus specialists in emergency medicine, pediatric care, geriatrics, and general surgery right there at Sanford Sheldon Emergency Services, 118 N. Seventh Ave. Each month folks come together for the Alzheimer's Support Group, and the Center runs resident and family councils to keep everyone's interests heard. With mental health, hospice, and medical social services, plus walk-in services, athletic health, screenings, immunizations, behavioral and women's health, pediatric behavioral care, heart rehab, weight loss support, speech therapy, and wound care, the scope reaches wide, and it covers residents dealing with recovery, chronic illness, or advanced age. Licensed by the Iowa Health Department, Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center focuses on safety for staff and residents, operates as a secured supportive community, and makes sure daily life is about comfort and dignity, whether that's gathering in one of the dining rooms, attending church service in the chapel, or sitting out in the courtyard enjoying the grounds.