From the iron lung of the 1940s polio epidemic to today’s computer-controlled systems, ventilators have become a staple of innovative patient care. Selecting a skilled nursing facility that specializes in ventilator care will provide you or your loved one peace of mind and improve lung health on the road to recovery.
What is Ventilator Care?
A ventilator is a type of medical equipment designed to facilitate breathing for those who cannot do so on their own due to illness or injury. The machine pumps oxygen through a cannula that’s connected to a mask or a tracheostomy.
Ventilator care includes continuous assessment to monitor oxygen levels, respiration rate and blood gases to reduce the risk of lung injury. Weaning is another important component of this type of respiratory care and involves gradually reducing ventilator use as patients begin to breathe on their own.
You or your loved one may require ventilator care if you have any of the following conditions:
- Chronic respiratory diseases, such as cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Collapsed lung
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory infection
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- COVID-19
- Muscular dystrophy
- Spinal cord injury
Ventilator Care Facilities in Ohio
Grande Oaks
Grande Oaks is a ventilator care facility in Oakwood Village, Ohio, near Cleveland, and is staffed with respiratory therapists, nurse practitioners and an in-house physician to monitor respiratory patients. The ventilator unit is composed of an interdisciplinary team that covers speech, physical, occupational, and respiratory therapies.
This facility is known for its success rate of weaning patients from ventilators, artificial airways and oxygen therapy. The staff at Grande Oaks also works with families to educate and encourage participation.
Anxiety is a common occurrence with ventilator care, so the Grande Oaks staff strives to help you or your loved one manage stress during treatment. Patients also benefit from nutrition services and medication management to address issues with swallowing and feeding.
Embassy of Parkside
Parkside is a skilled nursing facility in Fairfield, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati. The clinical staff has years of experience caring for ventilator patients and weaning them off their machines. Like Grande Oaks, Parkside boasts 24/7 respiratory staff, nurse practitioners and an in-house physician. The facility also employs a consultant pulmonary specialist.
Our separate ventilator unit has private rooms to accommodate a variety of patients, whether you require a short- or long-term stay. You will work with your team of therapists who specialize in speech, physical, and occupational therapies while you receive respiratory care.
The staff at Parkside will ease your transition of care as much as possible and rely on your input to create a successful care plan.
Respiratory Care at Embassy Healthcare
Grande Oaks and Parkside pulmonary units offer the following services:
- BIPAP and CPAP care
- Tracheostomy
- Ventilator maintenance and weaning
- Aerosol treatments and inhalers
- Pulse oxygen
- Weekly respiratory therapy
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
Why Choose Embassy for Respiratory Care
Our Empower Pulmonary program is designed to create a positive overall experience and patient outcome. The staff and specialists are committed to providing you or your loved one with a supportive environment to ease the process of treatment.
Staying in a dedicated pulmonary unit reduces the risk of hospitalization so you or your loved one can recover and get back to the comfort of your home. Our in-house physicians and respiratory therapists have a track record for weaning patients off ventilator support, oxygen therapy and trach decannulation.
Each facility features a welcoming atmosphere to make you or your senior feel at home during treatment. Ensuring comfort can help put minds at ease and boost recovery.
Call 216-378-2050 to schedule a tour of one of our ventilator care facilities.
