Lakeside Health Center

Lakeside Health Center sits at 2501 N Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach, Florida, and you'll find it provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and long-term care for older adults, with a focus on comfort, safety, and support for each resident, and although the census runs about 97 residents out of 107 certified beds, there's a warm, homelike feeling there, with recent renovations, landscaped grounds, cozy living spaces, a garden, and a courtyard for walks. Residents get private or semi-private rooms, many with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, and telephone hookups, plus there's daily housekeeping, laundry, and maintenance help, all aimed at making daily life easier for everyone. Safety features include a full sprinkler system, 24-hour security, call lights in bedrooms and bathrooms, and good handicap access, and the nurse staffing averages about 3.58 hours per resident per day. There's a beauty salon, barber shop, library, exercise and fitness center, activity rooms, a game areas, guest parking, and a fine dining program with meals planned by a certified dietitian, as well as special dining for those with dietary restrictions. The center is non-smoking, pet visitors are allowed, and family and resident councils meet regularly, and there's a full-time, certified activity director who keeps a daily calendar of social programs, arts and crafts, religious services, and health education.

Residents can get transportation for outings and doctor's appointments, and the in-house team includes doctors, nurses, aides, and personal care assistants available day and night, helping with walking, wheelchairs, dressing, bathing, grooming, and toileting, with special programs for fall prevention and infection control. Medical services include wound care, x-ray services, IV therapy, medication support, hospice, diabetes management, Parkinson's care, peripheral neuropathy care, podiatry, and care for colostomy, ostomy, and lymphedema. Rehabilitation is a big part of Lakeside Health Center, with inpatient and outpatient therapy using new equipment like the VitalStim® system, and programs for amputation, aphasia therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, and therapy for speech, swallowing, mobility, balance, motor skills, and independence. There's also memory care and special units for Alzheimer's, dementia, and palliative care, plus transitional care services, pre-admission programs, case management, and discharge planning to help each person as health changes. Social services, post-surgical care, restorative nursing, and individualized treatment plans are part of the support, sometimes covered by long-term care insurance.

Ownership is indirect through Forrest Preston and directly by Fund I Investments Limited Partnership, and Life Care Centers of America manages the facility as a for-profit corporation, with records showing CMS inspection reports and documentation of deficiencies, including issues with abuse and neglect-these are public, so families can review them. Rates for private rooms run from $7,000 to $11,000 per month, and care is offered in English. Staff give guidance and education to residents and families, keeping communication open. The center tries to make the environment warm and supportive, but it values honesty about past deficiencies and works on improvements. Lakeside Health Center aims to enhance life for each resident as best it can.