Mercy Health Services

Mercy Health Services is a community that sits within North Shore Healthcare and is part of Extendicare, one of the bigger long-term care providers across North America, and folks living there get lots of different care options like skilled nursing, independent and assisted living, memory care, respite, hospice, palliative care, home health care, and adult day services, so there's something to meet many needs, and there's even short-term rehab and cancer recovery support, plus wound care, dialysis through Medrina Services, and therapy services like physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory. People can count on help with daily tasks like bathing, dressing, or getting around, and they've got medication management, 24-hour call systems, and supervision, which does bring some peace of mind, and the staff can offer behavioral health services or set up a telehealth visit if it's needed, and there's case management too, which comes in handy if you've got lots of moving pieces. Rooms are private, with their own bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, air conditioning, wi-fi, and telephones, and every room even gets a salon, so folks can keep up with their hair without needing to leave the room, plus, with cable in every room, there's always some way to pass the time, though you can also head out to play cards or dice, do arts and crafts, hit the community library, join in fitness or wellness programs, garden, or take a walk on the paths out back, and for folks who like group activities, there are movie nights, music gatherings, and resident-run clubs, so community life stays pretty active. Meals come restaurant-style, and if you need a special diet-like something for diabetes or allergies, they handle that, and the facility sits close to Aurora Sinai Medical Center if you ever need a doctor quickly. There's always housekeeping and laundry, along with help for moving in, and there's bus service for rides to appointments or errands, plus parking for those that still drive. For safety, Mercy Health Services includes an emergency alert system, plus infection controls like isolation spaces if folks get sick, and wound-certified staff for any sore spots, which can make a big difference. You'll find amenities like a game room, arts room, movie theater, a garden, and scheduled programs to keep people engaged, and for anyone who needs special care, there's memory services for dementia, and help for things like brain injury rehab and cancer or digestive disease. They accept both Medicaid and Medicare and offer care for both short-term rehab stays and longer nursing care, plus, they're licensed as a for-profit corporation under a Continuing Care Retirement Community, so there are several living choices under one roof. With pharmacy, dental, podiatry, vision, hearing services, and even in-house x-rays and lab testing, most health needs get handled right there, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have evaluated them as deficiency free, so a lot of families like knowing that. If you want more details or need directions, they keep an updated website at mercyhealthservice.com.