Elk Haven Nursing Home

Elk Haven Nursing Home sits in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, and has operated since 1967 under the Elk Haven Nursing Home Association. It's a nonprofit, classified as a 501(c)(3), and receives support from grants, including from the Elk Haven Foundation, and accepts some residents even if they can't pay for all their care, showing a long commitment to helping people whatever their means, which in 2023 added up to about $1,504,950 in charity care. The facility includes a 120-bed nursing home and a 40-unit personal care center, offering housing, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, personal care, and memory care, so residents have many care options if their needs change over time, especially since Silver Creek Terrace, which is part of the same campus, focuses on assisted living and has services to help with daily routines like dressing, bathing, medication reminders, and even encouragement for independent seniors. Staff provides 24-hour nursing care, and with about 250 employees, they cover incontinence care, diabetic care, non-ambulatory care, and more specialized services depending on what each resident needs, including distinct care programs for Alzheimer's and other mental disorders in a special unit, which will soon have a newly opened secure memory care area. Elk Haven is close to the local hospital, so there's quick access to emergency care if needed, and the nursing home also offers rehabilitation therapy-physical, occupational, and speech therapies-plus hospice care with grief support and counseling for residents and their families. People living here can take part in activities like Bible study, movies, bingo, music therapy, exercise, and games, and there are indoor and outdoor common areas for socializing, devotional events, offsite trips, and health promotion programs, which are all aimed at making daily life comfortable and supportive. Staff are careful about infection prevention and recommend masks during high COVID-19 transmission in the community. Elk Haven Nursing Home has focused for more than 35 years on dignity and quality of life, and every part of the building was designed to be comfortable, safe, and to feel like home, with skilled care, respite care, and a personal approach for each resident. If people have questions or want more details, they can visit the website at elkhavennursinghome.com.