Skilled Nursing
565 Bryn Mawr St.
Ravenna, OH 44266
Skilled Nursing Facility in Ravenna, OH
Longmeadow Care Center is a skilled nursing facility located in Ravenna, OH. We combine compassionate care and skilled nursing services with physical, occupational and speech therapy to help you recover quickly from surgery or illness.
“Longmeadow feels like home” is the best compliment we hear from our residents. Whether you’re going to be with us for a day or full-time, we want you to feel comfortable and welcome. Our 99-bed facility of private and semi-private rooms is outfitted with suites and common areas that feel like apartments and spacious clubhouses.
Longmeadow has an in-house chef who prepares snacks and three gourmet-style meals a day in our dining room. We also have a full-service beauty salon and barbershop to keep you looking and feeling like your best self.
Contact Longmeadow to learn more information or schedule a tour today.
Skilled Nursing
Longmeadow features a skilled nursing care wing where patients will receive skilled therapy and services for their short-term needs. We also have separate wings for long-term care. All levels of care and therapy are provided to any room, regardless of the patient’s location.
We have specialized cardiac rehabilitation with specific rooms designed to fit the needs of a cardiac patient. Our Big and Loud Program is another unique service we provide for those with Parkinson’s to overcome their deficits.
Our Skilled Nursing Staff Provides:
- Clinical monitoring
- Rehabilitation services
- Bariatric care
- Transportation to medical appointments and dialysis
- Daily wound care from a wound certified nurse and weekly visits from a wound physician
- Hospice and respite care
- Dietician services
- Psychiatry services
- Psychology services
Empower Outpatient Therapy
Our experienced therapists work closely with patients to build customized rehabilitation programs tailored to each individual’s needs. Allow us to Empower You Home with assistance with community resources. For more information about our Empower Outpatient Therapy Program, please contact our admissions team today!
Wound Care
Embassy's Wound Care Program is led by Dr. Marc Berkowitz
Dr. Marc A. Berkowitz started practicing Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in the greater Cleveland area in 2007. Dr. Berkowitz has special interests in Wound Care, Reconstructive Foot Surgery, Sports Medicine and Diabetic Foot Care. Dr. Berkowitz graduated from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in 2004 where he served as an adjunct clinical faculty member. He completed a three year surgical foot and ankle residency at University Hospitals Health System/Richmond Heights where he served as a clinical attending. During his post-graduate residency, Dr. Berkowitz received specialized training in Pediatric Lower Extremity Surgery in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Berkowitz currently owns and operates Wound Care Consultants LLC, a multi-specialty company composed of physicians and nurse practitioners that render conservative and invasive care to patients residing in post-acute type facilities. Dr. Berkowitz is double American Board Certified in Podiatric Medicine and Wound Healing.
What is Wound Care?
What is the Wound care program?
The wound care program in Ravenna, OH would be more of a preventive program to start. Reviewing new admissions/ being proactive with current residents in identifying nutrition and surface selection for the residents. Weekly rounds and communication between the facility and the wound provider. Weekly and monthly outcome tracking.
Why is it a good program?
Our wound program is good because we focus on being proactive with new and current residents to help reduce the chances of new wounds to develop. When wound care is needed the physicians look at the entire care of the residents and address them holistically with the IDT.
What are the benefits of the program?
Staff and resident education by the provider. 7 day provider available to assist with complex wounds on admission/ skin sweeps. Advance skin substitutes for wound healing.
Who are the providers?
Please see the list of physicians in the accordion below. Click on a physician’s name and title to read their biography.
Pulmonary Care at Embassy Healthcare
At Embassy Healthcare, we understand having a Pulmonary Unit with a dedicated staff can drastically reduce rehospitalization, allow for a faster recovery, and foster a better quality of life for our patients and residents. Our Pulmonary Care Program, EMPOWER PULMONARY, strives to help our short-term and long-term residents with diagnoses of COPD, pneumonia, asthma, or respiratory failure re-establish their highest functioning pulmonary status.
Cardiac Program Coming Soon
Embassy’s Fantastic Providers
Click on the tabs below to read about our fantastic team of providers.
Kenneth Arsham, M.D.
Kenneth Arsham M.D was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his medical degree at Georgetown University, in Washington D.C in 1979 and completed a General Surgery residency and Plastic Surgery fellowship at University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Dr. Arsham received specialized training in Laser surgery in the 1980’s and taught nationally. Wound Care was always part of his practice and after further wound training from Healogics in 2009. He became actively involved in the South Pointe Wound Care Center. Also, he speaks nationally on wound healing on behalf of Smith-Nephew. He has served as a wound care provider for Wound Care Consultants, LLC since 2019.
Dr. Arsham is the past chief of the Department of Surgery at South Pointe Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic Hospital and has been the chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery since 1990. He has been certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1987.
Rachel Askew, FNP-BC, WCC, Nurse Practitioner
Rachel Askew, FNP-BC, WCC, is a Family Nurse Practitioner who specializes in wound and ostomy care with Dr. Marc Berkowitz at Wound Care Consultants, LLC. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Ohio University in Athens, and then earned her Master of Science degree at Kaplan University in Chicago, Illinois. She holds her national board certification with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Rachel has more than 15 years of nursing experience in acute, subacute, and outpatient care settings. Rachel has a passion for wound care, healing hands, is a member and board certified in wound care through the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy (NAWCO).
Shari Villafane, Nurse Practitioner
Shari Villafane, a board-certified nurse practitioner, has lived in the Cleveland area for thirteen years. She graduated with her master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2018 from Chamberlain University. Shari’s clinical rotations were spent in a family practice, a pediatrics’ office, and in an urgent care. Shari has been practicing Urology for two and a half years. Shari has more than ten years of experience in the medical field. Prior to urology, Shari worked in Women’s health for 4 years as nurse and sent the time as a member of the research team. Shari also spent time as a nurse in the float pool.
Our doctors are:
- Dr. John Wagner
- Dr. David Hughes
- Agne Laramore, Nurse Practitioner
ALLY Lifestyle Memory Care Program
At Longmeadow, we provide trust, friendship and fun in a safe, home-like atmosphere for your loved one with functional and cognitive capabilities. Our staff is proud to introduce our ALLY Lifestyle Memory Care Program.
“Allies” would include family members, physicians, nurses, state-tested nursing assistants, social workers, and therapists including occupational, physical, speech/language and recreational. With the help of these allies, we create a customized profile that details the unique preferences of each resident and their family.
Our Memory Care Program activities include:
- Cooking classes
- Arts and crafts
- Radio reminiscing
- Daily exercise programs
- Musical programs to enhance memory
- Sensory stimulation
- Self-care activities
- Community outings
- Pet therapy
- Religious activities
Amenities Include:
- Courtyard access
- Respite stays offered
- On-going staff training including Teepa Snow Education and the CMS “Hand in Hand” Program
