MetroHealth Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Center for Skilled Nursing Care sits right on the same campus as a large trauma hospital, so residents have quick access to medical help when needed, and this facility's been serving people in the Greater Cleveland area since 1837. The center has 150 beds and is divided into five different units, each set up for different care needs, with people here getting help for everything from short-term recovery to longer stays, memory care, and even care for younger adults with illnesses or disabilities. All the doctors on staff also serve on the faculty at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, which helps keep focus on medical research and education, and this partnership's been around in some form or another since 1914, so there's a lot of experience on hand.
The center offers skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, independent living, senior apartments, and continuing care, all under the bigger idea of "Senior Living," so folks can get just about any level of help they need as they age, including things like adult day care, home care, and hospice. Therapists provide licensed physical, speech, occupational, and recreational therapies; there's help with things like prosthetic management, gait training, medication, wound care, and even tube feeding and total parenteral nutrition if it's needed. For memory care, there's a secure unit and a direct, person-centered approach, plus activities and programs like arts, music, gardening, and outings such as fishing or going out to eat, and social gatherings along with on-site religious services, some done in Spanish, and support groups for families.
Rooms are spacious and come with private bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, telephones, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi, and there are common spaces like computer rooms, small libraries, gardens with a fountain, fitness and wellness centers, and dining rooms with restaurant-style meals-plus snacks and fruit are out twenty-four hours a day. Residents can visit the beauty and barber shop, or take part in arts and crafts, religious services, education and wellness programs, and go on off-site trips to the store or a movie. The center's big on keeping things clean, comfortable, and safe, with 24/7 nursing and a monitored call system, as well as transportation arranged for doctor appointments or errands. There's a patient library, a multipurpose room for family visits, and a pet visitation program, too.
Staff at Prentiss Center help with things like dressing, bathing, daily tasks, meal service, medication, and other personal care routines, and there are both long-term and short-term choices including special nursing units for burns or trauma, dementia care, and sub-acute needs. There's respiratory care, IV therapy, and special diets with nutrition counseling, along with hospice and wound care as needed, and regular meetings with the whole healthcare team, residents, and families so everyone's on the same page. The center has security monitoring, parking options, language services like translation, housekeeping, and laundry-it even has outreach for families and teaches about insurance options. There's Medicaid certification, so private pay, insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid are all accepted.
