Special Care Unit Rehabilitation for Cognitively Impaired OUR MISSION The Benedictine Health System is a Catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of Duluth, Minnesota. We witness to God’s love by creating compassionate communities providing support to those we serve to live fully and live well with special concern for the underserved and those in need. OUR CORE VALUES INSURANCE WE ACCEPT • Hospitality We process most major insurance • Stewardship providers, including these and others: • Respect • Justice • Blue Cross/Blue Shield • Medica • Preferred One • Medicare • Medicare Advantage Plans • Private insurance • Medicaid 1850 SARAZIN STREET • Workers’ compensation SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 • UCare PHONE (952) 233-4400 • Health Partners WWW.STGERTRUDESSHAKOPEE.ORG • UHC • Humana ©BENEDICTINE HEALTH SYSTEM 2019 034-012 SCU Broch v3.indd 1 8/19/19 12:49 PM Individualized care with compassion The Special Care Transitional Physical Therapy Unit at St. Gerturde’s Health and Our therapists work with you to increase strength, balance, coordination and flexibility Rehabilitation Center is a program and decrease pain. In addition the therapists will specializing in short-term work with you to improve mobility in transfers rehabilitative services for patients and ambulation, while preparing you for your home environment. with cognitive impairments. Our team assists patients that Occupational Therapy require a TCU stay for physical, The therapists will work with you to assess safety, cognition and self-care skills. occupational and/or speech Occupational therapy promotes the highest therapy, as well as discharge level of independence possible in grooming, ST. GERTRUDE’S TEAM OFFERS and toileting, dressing and bathing, as well as home planning special medical management and meal preparation skills. • Individual treatment plans management for patients with • Interdisciplinary team approach to care cognitive impairments. Speech Therapy • Skilled Nursing Services including: We provide assessment and treatment of - IV’s and IV medication communication problems. The speech/language Admission Criteria - Wound care/ostomy care pathologist can also assess the ability to The patient must meet the following - Instruction in medication management swallow and provide treatment and make diet minimum criteria: - Diabetes management recommendation. • Require 24 hour skilled nursing care - Bariatric care • Physical and occupational therapy • Require daily therapy or extensive Lymphedema Services nursing services (up to seven days a week) Our certified therapists can help you manage • Be medically stable your lymphedema symptoms through exercise, • Speech therapy (five days a week) • Has memory care needs, evidence of massage and compression techniques. • Diathermy dementia or acute delirium • Teaching and training for patients and • Physically able to participate in their caregivers therapy/rehabilitative nursing program • On-site physician visits as needed For more information or to reserve • Has secure payer source at time of • Recreational therapy a room following surgery call admission • Discharge planning (952) 233-4418 or (952) 233-4419. • Must be seen by a physician within • Outpatient rehabilitation services 24 hours prior to admission 034-012 SCU Broch v3.indd 2 8/19/19 12:49 PM.