Brooks Skilled Nursing Facility A Inc

PROVIDING AGING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY

BROOKS AGING SERVICES DIVISION IS A DYNAMIC DIVISION WITHIN BROOKS REHABILITATION. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER ELDERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION. WE SPAN THE SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FOR ELDERS FROM SKILLED NURSING TO ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE. RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE ASSURED THE VERY BEST IN QUALITYFROM FACILITIES RECOGNIZED FOR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY.WE BELIEVE IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING, FOCUSING ON THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS. OUR CARING, COMPASSIONATE STAFF WORKS AROUND THE CLOCK TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS' NEEDS ARE ALWAYS ATTENDED TO WITH PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.PATIENTS, RESIDENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST OF QUALITY CARE FROM FACILITIES RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND COMPASSION. OUR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES' VISION IS TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS REHABILITATION SOLUTIONS ADVACING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES.THE COVID-19 VIRUS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON NURSING HOMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN 2020. THE ELDERLY AND/OR INFIRM ARE PARTICULARLY VUNERABLE TO THE VIRUS. VACCINES WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE IN 2020. PROTOCOLS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS WERE ENACTED, INCLUDING LIMITATION OF VISITORS, TEMPERATURE CHECKS , AND THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE WEAR FOR STAFF AND VISITORS. SHORTAGE OF NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR PROTECTION WAS A CHALLENGE. THE QUICK ONSET AND RAPID SPREAD OF THE DISEASE RESULTED IN THE NEED TO ADAPT PROCEDURES CONTINUALLY. THE SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTS, RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND STAFF WAS IN CONSTANT REVIEW TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES. FORM 990 INCLUDES FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THE CARES ACT OF $299,425. AS OF 12/31/2021, $205,743 OF EXPENSES WERE RECORDED AND INCLUDED IN FORM 990.AS SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, WE PROVIDE 24/7 CARE. THE STAFF IS TRAINED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, SUCH AS IN-HOUSE PHYSICIANS, LICENSED NURSES, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPISTS. BARTRAM PARK SKILLED NURSING FACILITYBARTRAM CROSSING IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART 100 BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LOCATED IN SOUTHERN DUVAL COUNTY. THE FACILITY FEATURES A 4,500 SQUARE FOOT THERAPY GYM, AN OUTDOOR THERAPY COURTYARD, PRIVATE ROOMS AND INTERIOR COURTYARDS TO PROMOTE RECOVERY. THE FACILITY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT CREATE A HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR GUESTS AND RESIDENTS. EACH OF THE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS OFFERS AREAS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN DINE TOGETHER, PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND HAVE A DESIGNATED TREATMENT TEAM TRAINED FOR THEIR UNIQUE MEDICAL NEEDS. PATIENTS IN NEED OF SHORT TERM REHABILITATION (DEFINED AS 15-30 DAYS)OCCUPY THE MAJORITY OF ROOMS, WHILE THOSE IN NEED OF LONGER TERM CARE(DEFINED AS PERMANENT RESIDENCY) FORM THEIR OWN "NEIGHBORHOOD."THE CARE TEAMS ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS RECEIVE BOTH THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE. BARTRAM CROSSING IS STAFFED BY COMPREHENSIVE CARE TEAMS THAT INCLUDE A PHYSICIAN SPECIALIZING IN REHABILITATION, NURSING STAFF TRAINED IN REHABILITATION, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, SPEECH THERAPISTS, A REGISTERED DIETIAN, RECREATIONAL THERAPISTS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS. THERE IS A TEAM OF CASE MANAGERS AND A PHYSICIAN TO OVERSEE EACH INDIVIDUAL CARE PLAN. PATIENT OUTCOMES ARE WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.IN 2021, BARTRAM CROSSING HAD APPROXIMATELY 35,000 PATIENT DAYS AND 96% OCCUPANCY.BARTRAM PARK GREENHOUSETHE GREEN HOUSE MODEL IS AN INNOVATIVE, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL IN LONG-TERM CARE DEVELOPED BY RENOWNED HARVARD-TRAINED GERIATRICIAN, DR. WILLIAM THOMAS. THE MODEL CREATES SMALL HOMES THAT RECOGNIZE THE INDIVIDUALITY OF RESIDENTS AND HONORS THEIR AUTONOMY, CHOICE, PRIVACY AND DIGNITY. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HOMES IS CENTERED ON CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR RESIDENTS AND STAFF TO FORM DEEP RELATIONSHIPS. THE GREEN HOUSE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION. THE MODEL HAS GAINED WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION IN THE SENIOR LIVING INDUSTRY. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT GREEN HOUSE RESIDENTS ARE HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND MORE ACTIVE THAN SENIORS IN TRADITIONAL FACILITIES.THE GREEN HOUSE PROVIDES A REAL HOME WITH AN INTIMATE TEAM THAT DEVELOPS A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELDERS THAT LIVE THERE. THE SMALL TEAM OF CNAS ARE TRAINED IN MULTIPLE AREAS TO MANAGE A RANGE OF DAILY OPERATIONS. THIS REDUCES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT OF THE HOMES AND HELPS MINIMIZE ANXIETY AND CONFUSION IN THE ELDERS. EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING IS THE FOCUS.EVERY 68 SECONDS, SOMEONE IN AMERICA DEVELOPS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. ACCORDING TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, ROUGHLY 14 PERCENT OF INDIVIDUALS AGED 71 OR OLDER HAVE SOME FORM OF DEMENTIA. BY 2025, NEARLY 600,000 PEOPLE IN FLORIDA THAT ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65 ARE PROJECTED TO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S. BROOKS RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING HIGHLY-SPECIALIZED MEMORY CARE SERVICES. IN 2021, BARTRAM PARK GREENHOUSES HAD APPROXIMATELY 7,800 RESIDENT DAYS.BARTRAM LAKES ASSISTED LIVINGTHE 61-APARTMENT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY OFFERS RESIDENTS THE AUTONOMY AND INDEPENDENCE THEY DESIRE WHILE PROVIDING THE 24/7 CARE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED. THE CARE AND SERVICES PROVIDED ARE CENTERED ON NURTURING THE MIND, SOUL, AND BODY OF THE RESIDENTS. NURSES ARE AVAILABLE 24/7 AND PHYSICIAN VISITS ARE AVAILABLE AS NEEDED.EACH RESIDENT HAS AN INDIVIDUAL CARE PLAN THAT ADDRESSES HIS/HER CARE NEEDS. COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION CARE IS AVAILABLE AS NEEDED. LICENSED NURSES AND AIDES CAN ASSIST WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, CONTINENCE MANAGEMENT, A REGISTERED DIETITIAN PROVIDES DIETARY CONSULTATIONS. BROOKS PROMOTES AN AGE IN PLACE PHILOSOPHY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH OXYGEN, BRACES AND MORE COMPLICATED MEDICAL NEEDS. THE LIFESTYLE AT BARTRAM LAKES PROMOTES WELLNESS AND PARTICIPATION IN LIFE. RESIDENTS AGES RANGE FROM 60S TO OVER 100 YEARS. THE STAFF IS TRAINED TO PROVIDE CARE TAILORED TO THE RESIDENT. ENTERTAINMENT, ACTIVITIES, AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS ARE DEVELOPED BY A LICENSED RECREATIONAL THERAPIST. WHILE COVID-19 CURTAILED SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN 2021, THERE WERE ACTIVITIES AND AMENITIES PROVIDED FOR THE RESIDENTS' USE WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING PROMOTED.IN 2021 BARTRAM LAKES ASSISTED LIVING HAD APPROXIMATELY 2,200 RESIDENT DAYS.UNIVERSITY CROSSINGUNIVERSITY CROSSING SKILLED NURSING FACILITY ON THE MAIN BROOKS REHABILITATION CAMPUS OPENED IN AUGUST 2016. THIS THREE-STORY, 82,000 SQ. FT. FACILITY HAS 111 BEDS AND CARES FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERM REHABILITATION. EACH OF ITS THREE FLOORS HOUSES A THERAPY GYM, LIVING ROOM, ACTIVITY SPACE, AND DINING ROOM. THE FACILITY ALSO FEATURES WALKING PATHS, A HEALING GARDEN, AND AN OUTDOOR THERAPY COURTYARD, PROVIDING A PEACEFUL SETTING FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.IN 2021, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 37,000 PATIENTS DAYS OF SERVICE, WITH AN OCCUPANCY OF 92%.