Soldiers Grove Health Services sits quietly on Sunshine Blvd in Soldiers Grove, WI, surrounded by woods and a nearby creek in a valley, and since 1958, residents from Crawford, Vernon, Richland, and Grant counties have come here for care and support, where folks find 50 certified beds and a daily average of 36 residents. The building offers both furnished rooms with telephones and social spaces like a community lounge, a special arts room filled with Driftless area artwork, and gardening areas with maintained walking paths where people can enjoy the outdoors. There's also a barber and salon, movie nights, and activities, some run by residents and others sponsored by the community, which helps keep everyone involved.
You see residents using in-house therapy, lab, and dining services every day, and there are options for assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and rehabilitation, as well as home health and hospice if the need comes up. Meal service takes place in a community dining room, with restaurant-style menus and careful attention to allergy-sensitive and diabetes diets, and there's always help with housekeeping and laundry. Special features like a full pharmacy, emergency alert systems, automatic defibrillator, call buttons, and an emergency kit aim to keep everyone as safe as possible.
Licensed staff provide nursing care 24 hours a day, including help with bathing, dressing, transfers, and medication; they can manage wound care, PICC lines, IV fluids and antibiotics, blood glucose checks, dialysis transportation, and even psychiatric consultations when needed, plus respiratory therapies like nebulizers and spirometry, daily weights, and a full therapy program including speech, physical, and occupational therapy with things like swallow studies and brain injury rehab. There are in-house EKGs and X-rays, lab tests, and venous Doppler testing, and for those who need extra supervision or infection control, the facility can handle isolation protocols and special needs.
Residents and their families can take part in council meetings to discuss what's working and what needs improvement, because this center tries to build trusting relationships and keep everyone involved. North Shore Healthcare LLC has run Soldiers Grove Health Services since 2010, and the staff is recognized with a 2020 Commitment to Quality Award, but like most places, they do have room to improve, as the most recent inspection reports showed 18 total deficiencies, including a couple about resident rights and care planning, and a nurse staffing rate of 3.48 hours per resident with a turnover rate of 35.1 percent. The center accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and offers resources to help with long-term care planning and insurance issues, and while you won't find the fanciest bells and whistles here, you do see a steady effort to help every person keep as much independence as possible. The website provides virtual visit options, so families can stay in touch, and the focus here remains on solid nursing care, a bit of art and community, and an honest promise to serve those who need a safe place.
