Apple Valley Village Health Care Center Community Information Sheet
Address: 14650 Garrett Ave, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Main Phone: 952-236-2000
Rehab Phone:
PT: 952-236-2573
OT: 952-236-2572
ST: 952-236-2571
Rehab Director: Kay Rolfzen – Office: 952-236-2570
In Case of Emergency or other need to page overhead: Pick up the phone and dial 2004 “Nurse Stat to PT/OT or ST Clinic”, or Code Blue to PT/OT or ST dept.
Outpatients- Need to call 911 (Dial 9 first).
CPR Mask located by sink in PT/OT departments
Parking: Employee parking located behind care center, access from Garrett Ave to this parking lot. Parking is also available on the street on Garrett Ave. Please do not park in the front lot of the building, this is for visitors only. You may park in the lot near the field in the front of the building.
Covid -19 Procedures: Masking status posted at front entrance. If patient on covid precaution, there will be a sign/instructions for PPE on their door and cart with equipment outside of their room.
REHAB DEPARTMENT
Keys: PT department is located on 1st floor (TCU) unit across from receptionist desk. OT/speech department is located across from the central nurse’s station on 1st floor (TCU). Key to therapy department is on key ring located next to printer at receptionist desk; this unlocks the glass door for PT and OT department. Keys are labeled per department. Please return all keys promptly.
Therapy Gym & Office: PT department is located on 1st floor across from receptionist desk; rehab director’s is office located on 1st floor across from PT department, office #121. OT/ST department is located on TCU – 1st floor – across from central nurse’s station.
Therapy Charts:
PT charts: in PT black file on file cabinet in PT office
OT charts: black file box in office on right in OT department behind door
Forms: Additional forms can be found in PT in tan 2-drawer file cabinet in PT office. OT and speech departments’ can be found in lateral file cabinets.
Schedules: Schedule sheet is located by door in PT office for PT staff, and on table in right office for OT/ST staff. PTA’s complete 6th visit tracker – book located in red three ring binder in PT by patient charts, COTA’s complete the 10th supervisory tracker – green 3 ring binder by OT charts.
Standing orders: There are standing orders for TCU patients for PT/OT/ST evaluate and treat for Dr. Emily Olson (Kari Gillitzer PA), Dr. Sandra Turbes (Alissa Abraham NP), Dr Rachel Rivard-Horejsi (Gail Bochardt NP). TCU patients are 5 or 6x/wk for PT/OT as clinically indicated.
Laptops: Located in PT office in PT department and in OT department in office to right, must be returned to these locations. Please plug in to charge device.
Blood Pressure Cuffs: Located in PT/OT. PT: on the lower rack of the weight cart. OT: vital tower in department
Oximeter: PT: hanging on the weight cart. OT: located on the middle file cabinet next to therapist desk.
Modalities: Modality forms are located in the Forms drawer in PT and black lateral file cabinet in OT. Modalities are located in the PT clinic. Refer to the Modality Policy & Procedure in policy manager.
OT Cognitive assessment materials: Located in OT clinic in the top drawer of the black lateral file cabinet and on table in the office on the right in OT department.
ADL Equipment: Located in the OT room in the cupboard next to the refrigerator or in bin next to door to department; sign out sheet for equipment adjacent to bin. Please complete sign out sheet for equipment including room #, patient and equipment on loan.
Speech Therapy Diets: Apple Valley follows IDSSI diets.
Diet change protocol: An order must be written in the physician order section of the medical record, give the medical chart to the HUC, inform dietary. Contact RD to assist with process.
Copy Machine: Located in the OT department and no code is needed. Additional copiers are located next to the receptionist desk on first floor or in the business office on lower level.
Door codes: The code for doors is 2024. Code is also posted above the doors. Door code to return for the villa apartments to the care center is 3578. To silence wanderguard press 4321# – this is at front entrance, elevators and to villa apartments.
Elevator code: No elevator code, to silence wanderguard press 4321#.
Nursing Mothers: There is a private space on 2nd floor in the break room area. Key can be obtained from business office.
Meal times:
Location | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
TCU/1st Floor | 8:00am | 12:30pm | 6:00pm |
2nd Floor | 8:00am | 12:30pm | 6:00pm |
3rd Floor | 8:00am | 12:30pm | 6:00pm |
At the end of the day therapists must:
- During the week contact the RD/designee, or on the weekend contact the weekend manager if required minutes are not achieved for patients scheduled.
- Complete your billing in Net Health.
- Complete Progress Report if it is due.
- Complete 6th visit tracker – Red 3-ring binder next to PT charts
- Complete 10th visit tracker – Green 3-ring binder for COTA’s next to OT charts
Therapist completing evaluations:
- Complete the Therapy to Nursing communication form and leave on rehab aide desk in OT department.
- TCU patients are 5 or 6x/wk as clinically indicated.
- CliniSign Process:
- TCU:
- Dr Emily Olson/ Kari Gillitzer, PA
- Dr Sandra Turbes/ Alissa Abraham, NP
- Dr Rachel Rivard-Horejsi/ Gail Borchardt, NP
- LTC:
- Dr Sandra Turbes/ Ngum Ngwa, NP
- Dr Isaac Adediran/Heather Arechigo, NP
Discharges:
- Please do not discharge a resident unless specified to do so.
Last Updated: 10/7/2024