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Nursing Home/Transitional
Care Units
Long-term Care
Primary care is provided for an average of 300 patients in
12 different nursing homes. These facilities represent a mixture
of Medicaid, privately run, and church-affiliated homes. Division
staff also see patients who are admitted to a nursing home
for respite or comfort care. Four physicians— Dr. Ann
T. Riggs, Dr. Jerry Malott, Dr. Jennifer Co and Dr. Ann Layton
—and four advanced practice nurses (APN) staff these
nursing home facilities, working as a team. Facilities include
the following: Chenal Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center,
Beverly Healthcare North Little Rock, Beverly Healthcare Williamsburg,
Briarwood Nursing and Rehabilitative Center, Four Oaks Living
Center, Lakewood Plaza Nursing Center, Pleasant Valley Living
Center, Presbyterian Village Health Care Center, Riley’s
Oak Hill Manor and Transitional Care (North and South), Rivercrest
Healthcare, and Robinson Healthcare.
Subacute and Transitional Care Units
Subacute units provide continuing medical and rehabilitative
care for patients discharged from the hospital with needs
for further skilled nursing for rehabilitation after deconditioning,
orthopedic surgery, or an acute neurologic event. Recently,
negotiations began with the UAMS Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery to provide perioperative and rehabilitative care for
geriatric orthopedic patients. The Division of Long-term Care
currently admits patients to five different transitional care
units: Beverly Healthcare North Little Rock, Four Oaks Living
Center, Lakewood Plaza Nursing Center, Chenal Rehabilitation,
and Riley’s Oak Hill Manor South. The average census
for each facility varies by time of year. Patients are admitted
from both the Baptist Health Medical Center and the St. Vincent
Health System, as well as UAMS. Two physicians and two advanced
practice nurses cover these units. For every patient in a
nursing home, three patients who are more severely impaired
are cared for in their own homes. An estimated 20% of patients
older than 65 years have functional impairments with related
home care needs, and physicians may be unaware of these needs
during the typical office visit.
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