Nursing Care Rehabilitation Quick Steps Resident Services Activities Dining Comfort Care Room Nursing Care Restorative nursing measures are practiced seven days per week and are aimed at making every effort to keep our residents active. We encourage our residents to achieve independence in the activities of daily living. When necessary, residents may choose to see their regular dentist, optometrist, and podiatrist. However, Menard Convalescent Center has a dentist, optometrist, and podiatrist who come to our facility to regularly see our patients.   Rehabilitation Physical, occupational, and speech rehabilitation is available to assist residents in regaining and restoring abilities. Physical rehabilitation includes treatment for injuries from falls and illnesses that respond to rehabilitation.  Physical therapy works to assist patients regaining strength and balance to allow them to walk or ambulate as independently as possible. Physical therapy is also useful for pain management. Occupational rehabilitation focuses on improving residents’ abilities to manage daily living skills. Programs are developed individually to maximize residents’ abilities to relearn basic living skills such as eating, dressing, bathing, and toileting. Speech rehabilitation assists residents in overcoming problems with speech, hearing, comprehension, and swallowing. Special communication systems are often developed to ensure the resident can make his or her needs known. Quick Steps Quick Steps is a new program at Menard Convalescent Center geared towards those patients who need short-term rehabilitation. Our Quick Steps patients are generally people who have had surgery and are staying with us for a few weeks to a few months in order to receive rehabilitation. Once rehabilitation is complete, our Quick Steps patients return to their homes safely. Quick Steps patients may pre-register for their stay with us before their surgery. Resident Services Admission to a health care facility creates a period of adjustment and change for both family and resident. Our social service staff are here to assist the resident with any needs that may arise from the time of admission, during the period of adjustment, and thereafter. The social service staff’s main goal is to enhance the quality of life residents experience during their stay with us. Activities Our team works hard to make living at Menard Convalescent Center a fun experience.  In fact, everyone from our activities staff, nursing assistants, and housekeepers, has an opportunity to plan activities and events for our residents. Popular social activities include: Movies and popcorn Bingo Church services Coffee & chat Daily Exercise Current events   Our facility receives many visitors throughout the year – local church groups, students, and social organizations. Intergenerational activities occur at least twice a month with the youngsters from a local daycare. Dining Dining in our dining room is just like visiting your favorite restaurant.  Come as you are, anytime during serving hours and choose from a variety of meal options.  Breakfast is served from 7 - 9 am, dinner from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, and dinner from 5 - 6:30 pm.  We have a dietician on staff and are able to accommodate special needs.   Comfort Care Room Designed with the comfort of terminally ill patients in mind, our Comfort Care Room offers a larger and more private space with a separate entrance for a family to gather and visit with their loved one.