Princeton's Ask the Doctor May/June 2018

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(908) 369-8711 • Two 60-Bed Long -Term Care Units 36-Bed Subacute Rehabilitation Unit • 44-Bed Secured Memory Unit • What are the most important factors when choosing a skilled nursing facility? Providing Exceptional Healthcare Since 1954 Subacute Care • Long-Term Care • Specialized Care for the Memory Impaired in a Secured Unit • Fully Equipped Rehab Gym with Hydrotherapy Pool • Physical & Occupational Therapies 7 Days a Week • Oasis Program • Respite Care • Hospice Care Palliative Care • COPD • Medicare & Medicaid Certifed Private Insurance Contracts OUR 200-BED FACILITY OFFERS : • 44-Bed Secured Memory Unit • 36-Bed Subacute Rehabilitation Unit • Two 60-Bed Long -Term Care Units OUR 200-BED FACILITY OFFERS:

39 E. Mountain Rd, Hillsborough www.foothillacres.com Post-hospital care has become quite sophisticated and now includes treatments such as wound care, IV antibiotics and medications, cardiac issues, and respiratory compromise and conditions. A patient or their loved ones should choose a facility with excellent nurses, good physical facilities, and a proven track record of being able to handle these conditions. A patient admitted for post hospital care should be seen by a physician within two days of the admission. Depending on how sick the patient is, and how recent the admission, the patient should be seen 2 to 3 times per week. Every facility cannot excel in every field, so you need to find a facility with expertise in the conditions your loved one might have. In the case of COPD, for example, does the facility have a formal program with active involvement of pulmonologists and respiratory therapists? Facilities can be assessed in many fashions. Medicare rates them with a Star system, but this can be misleading at times. Tour the facilities, ask lots of questions, speak with members of your community, and do your online research to determine which facility might be right for you or your loved one.

Dr. Richard Corson 313 Courtyard Drive Hillsborough Township, NJ

Providing Exceptional Healthcare Since 1954 • SubacuteCare • Long-TermCare • SpecializedCare for the Memory Impaired inaSecuredUnit • FullyEquippedRehabGym withHydro- erapyPool • Physical&Occupational erapies

39 E. Mountain Rd, Hillsborough • www.foothillacres.com