Heath Village

Heath Village is a full-service retirement community which also includes a comprehensive health care facility. There are no life care fees and optional entrance fees, making it an affordable choice for today's retiree who wants to remain active, involved and independent. The 100+ acre community offers a variety of living accommodations including: 151 independent apartments ranging in size from studio to two-bedrooms; 10 cottage style apartments which include two bedrooms, a single car garage, utility room, two baths, an eat-in kitchen and a three-season porch; 36 hotel-style apartments which include housekeeping services and three meals per day; 40 residential healthcare beds and 108 skilled nursing beds, both licensed by the new jersey state department of health. For the fiscal year ended june 30, 2022, the independent apartments served 250 residents, the residential health care unit served 48 residents, and the skilled nursing unit served 391 short-term and long-term patients. The facility provides financial assistance through its benevolent care fund, the friendship fund, to residents who have exhausted their resources. During the fiscal year, the friendship fund provided $604,636 in benevolent care across all levels of care.all residents and patients of the community enjoy around the clock security, a wireless emergency/nurse call alert system, wifi, maintenance services, transportation services, pastoral services, and social activities both on campus and off campus in addition to a swimming pool and jacuzzi, community garden, shuffle board court, bocce court, nature/walking trail, library, fitness center, gift shop, beauty salon, craft shop, chapel, art studio, and numerous other amenities. Regular in-person activities resumed at pre-pandemic levels during this fiscal year including yoga, fitness classes, tai chi, movie nights, worship services, live entertainment, pool parties and much more. Off-campus trips included miniature golf, the nj performing arts center to see the nj symphony orchestra, the zoo, hunterdon hills playhouse, the shopping mall, papermill playhouse, and numerous lunch trips to local restaurants. Shopping bus routes continued to run 3 days per week for residents who need a ride to local stores, banks, and the farmer's market. Shuttle services to local churches also returned in november. They also resumed participation in over 40 resident groups and organizations that are available on campus such as the art club, mutual support group, needleworkers group, pickleball, bridge players, choir, and book discussion group, to name a few. A new chip and putt golf group and cornhole group were formed during the year. The ever-popular bocce league returned in full swing with an increase in participation, saturday morning lessons, and an end-of-season game against the administration. Volunteers who reside on-campus continued the efforts of the facility's thrift store known as the friendship store, which generated proceeds of $5,802 to support the benevolent care fund. An additional $4,578 net proceeds were generated from the volunteer-run gift shop. Other resident volunteers also raised $598 from a bake sale for the fund as well as $1,804 by holding a farmer's market throughout the growing season as vegetables were harvested from the community garden.while the residential healthcare and skilled nursing units have their own dining room facilities, all residents and guests of the community have the option of dining in the main dining room for a restaurant style dining option, the grill room for a fine dining experience, the pub, or in the cafe for a less formal setting. Residents also enjoyed various special events in the main dining facilities such as a christmas tea, holiday luncheons, ice cream socials, outdoor bbqs, happy hour, an oktoberfest celebration, veteran's appreciation luncheon, coffee hour, and a journey to southeast asia luncheon. During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2022 the dining services department continued their farm to table program through a local farm, which implements seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables into the menus. By using a local farm, the produce is allowed to ripen much longer than produce purchased from other vendors, which provides for better quality and peak freshness. The newly built, state-of-the-art skilled nursing unit provides a spacious, homelike atmosphere and boasts a sub-acute care and rehabilitation facility which provides first-rate in-patient care for adult patients fifty-five and older who are recovering from an acute illness or injury. The small household design allows for more personalized and flexible resident care. There are four long-term and two short-term/sub-acute care households. To help make the space feel more homelike, every long and short-term care resident has their own private bedroom. This popular amenity not only offers improved quality of life but enhances Heath Village's already stringent infection control measures it has in place to help prevent the spread of viruses such as covid-19. The rehabilitation center is equipped with the latest technology and includes an activities of daily living (adl) suite where patients can practice a variety of life skills such as cooking, showering, and getting in and out of bed. There is also an outdoor courtyard designed to help patients maneuver different terrains and inclines. The facility provides the following comprehensive services: medical and surgical recovery, cardiac care, wound care, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, iv therapy, vestibular therapy, assistive device training, medication management and hospice care. They specialize in balance, gait assessment, fall prevention and improving overall mobility. Independent residents of the community also benefit from the out-patient therapy services provided by this facility. During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2022, the rehab facility served 20 out-patients in addition to serving the in-patient population. Residents who live independently outside of the nursing facility also benefit from home health services and out-patient nursing care made available through the skilled nursing unit 29 residents received this type of assistance during the fiscal year.the skilled nursing facility has a social services department which is dedicated to the psychosocial well-being of all patients and residents within the community. This department serves as an interdepartmental liaison for the patients and family members to make sure all their needs are met medically, physically, and emotionally, and is responsible for in-servicing staff members on mood behavior, trauma-informed care, customer service and communication, lgbtq in ltc setting and dementia. The social service department schedules and facilitates all the interdisciplinary team meetings which are held twice a week with the residents and their family members. These meetings are designed to update the residents and family members on medical issues, their rehab progress, etc. The social workers assist with discharge planning for those patients that are receiving subacute rehab and assist with setting up services in the community for the patients to enable them to resume their lives after rehab (i.e., private duty home health aide, nursing, pt, ot, meals on wheels, etc. ), or if the patient is not able to return home, they assist with facility placement. The department also works together with psychiatrists, therapists, and the interdisciplinary team to reduce the signs and symptoms of depression in both long-term care and sub-acute patients. This social services department continues to educate patients and residents about the polst (practitioner orders for life-sustaining treatment), advance directive and medical and financial poa. The social service office can assist residents and patients with preparing these documents. This allows the individual to be their own medical advocate, identifies medical treatments that they approve or disapprove of if they are unable to speak for themselves, and reduces the burden on family and caregivers. In addition, the social service department is available to assist patients with completing living wills and designating a medical power of attorney. They also assist residents with the medicaid application and assessment, and complete biopsychosocial assessments for medicare.