Skilled nursing facility for ventilator patients near me

Q: What is a ventilator facility?

Chronic ventilator facilities (CVFs) are meant to be protected” environments for the treatment of patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Progressive Pulmonary Care Units for Vent weaning and care

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Can a person on a ventilator go home?
What is a ventilator facility?
What are the alternative care sites for the long term ventilator patient?
Can you be on a ventilator in a skilled nursing facility?

For over 15 years, FutureCare has been recognized as a leader in Maryland for the development and delivery of specialized Progressive Pulmonary Care programs. This expertise enables us to provide both short-term ventilator weaning services, as well as long-term ventilator and tracheostomy management. Our interdisciplinary team of care providers focus on improving functional ability and overall quality of life of our patients.

Ventilator beds are available at four of our locations, offering a total of 157 vent beds:

FutureCare Capital Region has a 24 bed ventilator unit
FutureCare Homewood has a 31 bed ventilator unit
FutureCare Irvington has 50 ventilator beds
FutureCare Pineview has a 52 bed vent unit, with the ability to offer vent-dialysis services right on the unit.

Ventilator Unit Features

Offering a total of 157 ventilator beds across the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan area, FutureCare is the largest provider of skilled ventilator services in the region.
Short-term management when appropriate, actively wean residents from the ventilator and tracheostomy tube, allowing many patients to return home.
Long-term management - extended ventilator management services combined with traditional long -term care services, for residents whose diagnoses require ventilator dependency as a part of their ongoing lives.
Clinical oversight by pulmonologists, attending physicians and nurse practitioners.
24/7 in-house respiratory therapy department.
State-of-the-art ventilators are small, lightweight and easily transportable.
Special Care Unit designation Approved by the Office of Healthcare Quality at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Several of our facilities have state-of-the-art Ventilator Units. Our holistic goal is to provide an individualized plan of care for our patients to decrease and eliminate the need for mechanical breathing support while maximizing each person’s functional and psychological capabilities. Our multilevel team approach is uniquely designed to prepare individuals for the transition to the next level of care for continued overall improvement in their health and well-being.

Triple-level ventilator alarm system
State-of-the-art ventilators
Closed and protected central ventilator suctioning system
Shower rooms that accommodate ventilator patients
Highly skilled Respiratory Therapists on site 24/7
An advanced care team that works with a common goal of weaning patients off ventilation

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Miller Nursing Home in Colquitt, Georgia, offers long-term ventilation care for patients from Georgia and other states. In 2010, Miller Nursing Home became the second ever facility in Georgia to house a ventilator unit on campus. Then, in 2015, our facility became the very first nursing home in Georgia to provide onsite dialysis (hemodialysis) to our ventilator-dependent patients if needed.

Because of the limited number of facilities that care for ventilator patients, caregivers and providers often have trouble locating a facility that is not several states away. Keeping these ventilator-dependent residents close to their loved ones throughout their entire treatment is of paramount importance to us. We strive for all-encompassing treatment for our residents experiencing respiratory issues and requiring ventilator care and possible long-term placement.

Miller Nursing Home is a Medicare and Medicaid approved and licensed long-term care facility currently housing 107 beds, as well as a 50-bed specialty unit specifically for our ventilator-dialysis patients. Our grounds are also connected to a 25-bed critical access hospital, specializing in immediate diagnostic and acute health care services. Our interdisciplinary staff of workers in the post-illness rehabilitation unit communicates personally with our patients to craft a treatment and recovery plan, custom fitted to each patient.

To be eligible for placement in our mechanical ventilation program, the potential patient must meet a few requirements, all outlined on our website. Ready to learn more? Click here!

Can a person on a ventilator go home?

If you need to be on a ventilator for the long term and your condition is stable, you may be able to use a ventilator at home. This can help avoid some of the complications of long hospital stays and improve your quality of life. You will likely use the ventilator with a trach tube or face mask.

What is a ventilator facility?

Chronic ventilator facilities (CVFs) are meant to be “protected” environments for the treatment of patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation.

What are the alternative care sites for the long term ventilator patient?

Skilled nursing facilities include nursing homes, extended-care facilities, and convalescent centers. A greater number of VAIs are being placed in these locations. Homes are the preferred location for ventilator-dependent patients.

Can you be on a ventilator in a skilled nursing facility?

Patients on mechanical ventilation need a sophisticated level of care. They need a well-organized, well-trained team. A skilled nursing facility provides this type of care.