Senior Care

Sanford Sheldon Medical Center's Senior Care Center is a 70-bed, hospital-based skilled nursing care facility. The facility was designed with the resident's needs, interests, and comfort in mind. The unique building was constructed in 1990 and won a national building design award in 1991. Both private and semi-private rooms are spacious. A unique oak divider allows for maximum privacy in the semi- private rooms. Sanford Sheldon Medical Center's Senior Care Center provides a very homelike atmosphere surrounded by beautiful grounds and a courtyard.

Sanford Sheldon Medical Center's Senior Care Center features:

• Iowa Health Department licensure
• Member of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• Medicaid and Veteran's Administration contracts
• 24 hour nursing care
• Spacious activity room with daily, individualized activity programs including an Enrichment Program for the chronically confused resident
• Full time Registered Dietician, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker
• 12 bed secured Dementia Unit
• In-house pharmacy and emergency room
• Direct access to hospital, physician clinic, and specialty clinics
• Resident and Family Councils
• Mental Health and Hospice Services
• Beauty Shop
• Three dining rooms and a private family dining room
• Chapel with weekly services
• Monthly Alzheimer's Support Group
• Large Sunroom