The term “assisted living” is a broad term, which describes various methods used to care for seniors or disabled individuals. Assisted living services can be as little as performing light housework for someone, or as much as providing daily assistance in dressing, bathing, medication administration, and personal transport. In La Crosse, WI, Bethany St. Joseph Corporation provides these important services for the community residents.

Here are a few examples of the assisted living services they offer:

• Medicare Certified Nursing Care: Skilled nurses are licensed to safely and effectively administer medication, perform first aid, and ensure that patient maintenance programs are correctly carried out. Skilled nursing care is available at all of Bethany St Joseph Corporation’s nursing homes.
• Rehabilitation Care: If a loved one needs extra assistance and therapy services as they recover from illness or injury, there’s a place for them at one of Bethany St. Joseph Corporation’s nursing homes in Onalaska, Westby, Galesville, and La Crosse.
• Dementia Care: The Wisconsin Music & Memory Program is one of the most promising dementia care programs available, and Bethany St. Joseph Corporation is proud to offer this program at their Norseland Nursing Home. This unique approach helps individuals with dementia reconnect with their families, experience joy, and feel more comfortable without relying solely on medication.
• Recreational Activities: Residents at any one of these nursing homes have access to many leisure activities, including community outings, arts and crafts, musical performances, pet visits, internet access, and complimentary cable TV.
• Hospice Care: When suffering from advanced illness, sometimes a person’s best interests may no longer be served by trying to cure the illness, but instead by improving their quality of life. Hospice care was created for these situations, and is focused completely on reducing someone’s pain and increasing their comfort for as long as possible.
• Religious Services: In addition to having their basic personal care needs met, residents of BSJ’s facilities also have access to pastoral and religious services.

Assisted living encompasses all of the above and more. To learn what Bethany St. Joseph Corporation has to offer when it comes to improving and enhancing the lives of seniors, visit their website, which lists their local skilled care facilities and adult day care centers, as well as provides other information. To reach the BSJ Care center directly and make an inquiry, call (608) 788-5700.