Through it all, we give our all!!! We have a fantastic skilled nursing staff here at the Circle of Care with many departments that work together as one this article touches on some of our departments and what we have to offer!

Circle of Care offers On-Site Hemodialysis up to five times a week, with the option of bedside treatment and a ventilator, tracheostomy, and pulmonary rehab unit. Our facility has a state-of-the-art therapy gym with motivating physical, occupational, and speech therapists that will have you back to yourself in no time. The Activities Department offers a full calendar of activities, including scheduled outings with our transportation bus. We recently remodeled our hair salon so residents to kick back to relax and be pampered.

Here at the Circle, we understand your needs and are happy to accommodate them. All three of our units are equipped with spa tubs to help our residents relax and enjoy a nice soak. Our dietary department makes all meals from scratch to give you that “home-cooked meal” feeling, which includes different textures and diets to meet all needs of our residents. Our Social Services department helps with anything you need when you’re ready to return home. We have a maintenance department on top of anything that needs fixed or done around our building. If you need new batteries for a remote, he’s your “go-to” man. Our nursing department works with other departments to make things easier for you. They take excellent care of the resident, pass meds, help assist the STNA’s if needed, and many other things. Aside from meeting primary care needs, we have a psychotherapist that visits weekly to meet with residents to improve their overall mental health.

Everyone employed at the Circle is here for YOU!!! We help you adjust to a different living or get the rehabilitation you need to return home. 

Our Residents Say:

 “I’ve been here for 8 years already, and the staff treats me very well. I never have any issues. Our activity department is so much better. We help in the community, go for country rides and ice cream, have family picnics, and get to pie our favorite staff member or members.”

Sharon S

“I’ve been here 7 years, and the workers are great, the activities are fun. The atmosphere overall is good.”

Kim S

Our Staff Members Say:

“I’ve worked here for 7 years. Our team has professionalism and dedication, and the staff always gives a feeling of kindness and personal attention. It is administered and staffed by compassionate, empathetic workers who give their all to ensure the comfort and well being of all residents in a caring and supportive atmosphere.”

Jessica Summer HR/SSD/Med Records

“I’ve been with the facility 7 years and the last 4 years as the Infection Preventionist. Due to our facilities higher staff to resident ratio, it allows for more quality care and individualized care for our residents. Our residents become our extended family rather than a number. Our goal is to provide personalized care and improve their quality of life. I’m proud to be a part of the team here at Circle of Care.”

Deb Pierce, R.N/ Infection Preventionist

“This is my 3rd time here at this facility under a different name, I can honestly say this time around is the best I have ever seen it. The staff is so much better, the management team is AMAZING. They say 3rd times a charm, well this time I started in Dietary again for 3 years and now I am the Activity Director and in this position for 1 year. I would not trade my job for any other in the world, this is the most rewarding job, seeing the smiles on my residents and families faces.”

Jen Jordan, APC 

Here at the Circle of Care, we offer a variety of nursing services. One of the most popular services we offer is long-term care. Long-term care involves various services designed to meet a person’s health or personal care needs during a short or long period of time. These services help people live as independently and safely as possible when they can no longer perform everyday activities independently.

The most common type of long-term care is personal care, which requires help with everyday activities, also called “activities of daily living.” These activities include bathing, dressing, grooming, using the toilet, eating, and moving around. Long-term care also includes community services such as meals, activities, and transportation services.

The Circle of Care has a fantastic nursing department team that collaborates our resident’s care needs with an Interdisciplinary Team and the friends and family of our residents to ensure all their needs are being met, including physical, mental, and psychosocial. 

Infection Preventionists- Why do nursing homes need them?

The Infection Preventionist is responsible for the facility’s Infection Prevention and Control Program. The facility must provide a safe and sanitary surrounding and prevent communicable diseases and infections from developing and spreading. An Infection Preventionist maintains an Antibiotic Stewardship Program and consults and collaborates with prescribing physicians, pharmacists, referring hospitals, nursing staff, and provides education to the residents and their families regarding improving antibiotic prescribing. Antibiotic prescribing is enhanced by optimizing antibiotic selection, obtaining diagnostic testing to ensure the correct antibiotic is being prescribed, and using the shortest effective duration of antibiotic therapy. This prevents adverse effects and antibiotic resistance, which is a severe threat to the resident’s health. 

Protecting our residents starts with entrance to our facility with mandatory screening for COVID-19 signs and symptoms and obtaining everyone’s temperature; once that is done, hand sanitizer is used upon entering and leaving the facility. Hand hygiene continues to be the number one prevention in the spread of infection. Daily cleaning of high-touch surfaces with approved EPA cleaner decreases the risk of infection. We use our R-Zero Arc System, a powerful hospital-grade UV-C light disinfection system to sanitize common rooms and other high-touch areas. The use of face masks continues as a form of source control in the prevention of COVID-19. We continue to follow guidelines for COVID 19 testing of staff and residents, which allow us to quickly identify an infection and immediately follow infection prevention and control guidelines to mitigate the spread of infection. These daily precautions have kept our residents safe as we haven’t had a Covid-19 positive resident in the past 11 months, and we have not had a resident case of influenza in the past four years. We recently held influenza and COVID Booster clinics for staff and residents. Because of our successes, we can continue to have safe visitations for our residents with their loved ones, and the residents can enjoy group activities and outings. Infection control continues to be ever-changing and more crucial than ever. 

Social services play a critical role for many residents in long-term care facilities such as Circle of Care. The social worker’s role in a long-term care facility is to act as a liaison for the residents and their families with the facility, ensuring that the resident receives social support, emotional support, and a connection to the outside world.

At Circle of Care, our social worker helps create an individualized plan for each new resident that covers a path from admission to the time of discharge. Part of this plan includes communicating between the family and the facility any concerns, such as dietary, activities, rehabilitation, and any psychological help the resident may need. This individual routinely checks in with residents to make sure they are happy and comfortable during their stay at our facility. Concerns that they may find are addressed with both the resident’s family and the facility in a respectful and timely many.

In addition to identifying the psychosocial, mental, and emotional needs of a resident, our social workers can also assist with business office issues such as insurance processes, including transitioning to Medicaid or helping residents switch to a different insurance.

When making tough decisions, the social worker is happy to walk the family through any process, including discharges home or to other facilities or transitioning to end-of-life care such as hospice services. Our social worker works with other agencies in the community, such as local hospice services, home health agencies, hospitals, and other facilities in the area, to ensure that our residents receive the best care possible before, during, and after their stay at the facility.

For more information about social work in the state of Ohio, please visit the official website for the Ohio Association of Social Workers. If you are looking for a career in social work at our facility, please visit our employment page to apply.