Knute Nelson Care Center Community Information Sheet
Care Center (SNF/LTC) Address: 420 12th Avenue E, Alexandria, MN 56308
Main phone number: 320-763-6653
Therapy Phone 320-763-1156 (care center / outpatient)
Fax: 320-763-1174
Rehab Director: Darion Helberg
Weekend Coordinator: None at this time (use above contact information)
In Case of Emergency or other need to page overhead: Call nurse manager by dialing extension 2182
COVID Procedures:
- Staff are able to enter at therapy gym access and will get screened / screen each other upon entering. If passing questionnaire and temperature check employee is able to continue with their day as normal.
- Staff are to wear mask & if working with COVID patient all forms of protection are needed/required.
- Upon arrival patients will be required to 7-day precautionary quarantine. During this time patients are to remain in their room for all activities and therapy will be provided within room. Any items brought to patient need to be sanitized immediately following each use.
- Patients are able to use therapy gym after they have went through 7-day precautionary quarantine with therapist using cleaning supplies in gym to sanitize any equipment that they use during their therapy session.
- When appointed by nursing further precautions and use of PPE will be used as necessary.
Parking: Monday – Friday during regular business hours use parking lot by the therapy gym. Enter through the door that is on the south side of the therapy gym and you’ll be let in. Outside of regular business hours you’ll need to enter through the front entrance which is by the chapel. See attached “CC map”.
Nursing Mother: Nursing mothers/new mothers room: please ask nurse manager for directions.
REHAB DEPARTMENT
Key: Therapy Door: Key is present at short term rehab nurses’ station in first overhead cabinet. See below for directions to nursing station.
Therapy Gym, Office and Nurse Station: Once you entered building at designated location on attached map, continue down hallway to glass doors. Nurse station and key are down hallway to your left if facing front entrance to therapy.
Therapy Chart in Office:
PT charts: middle file cabinet of desks on wall with exit door.
OT charts: middle file cabinet of desks that are on wall adjacent to exit door.
ST charts: on clear file holder hanging from wall in speech room. Speech room is first door on the right when entering therapy department.
Forms: Additional forms can be found behind receptionist desk in therapy area.
Surface Pro’s: on-call Surface Pros are located in tracking system on counter near sink within therapy gym. Otherwise they can be found within therapy office.
Schedules: M-F please speak to an RD/designated person and they will give you your schedule. On the weekend, schedule will be set and notes will be present from therapist to help guide tx on patients. There will be a list of patients that nursing will be instructed to have up and ready at specific times.
Standing orders: Standing orders can be completed by filling out a fax request form in file cabinet behind receptionist desk labeled “Dr. Order Fax”. Please write orders for evaluation and treatment.
Blood Pressure Cuffs: Automated BP cuff located in 2nd drawer of counter/sink located within therapy gym.
Oximeter: Hanging on parallel bars or see blood pressure cuff.
Precautions Communication Sheet: located on first desk on the left when entering therapy office
Modalities: US and e-stim will be located either within therapy gym on cart or cart in private tx room.
Gait Belts: Located in storage closet in therapy gym.
OT Cognitive assessment materials: in middle file cabinet on OT desks within therapy office.
PT outcome assessment materials: first file cabinet on left when walking into therapy gym.
ADL Equipment: Located in storage closet in therapy gym.
Copy Machine: Copy machine/Fax is located behind receptionist desk. No code needed.
Wanderguard: 1938 (located in exit of therapy gym)
Meal times:
Location | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
STR | 7:15-9:15am | 12:00pm | 5:15pm |
Pines | 7:15-9:15am | 12:00pm | 5:15pm |
3rd Floor | 7:15-9:15am | 12:00pm | 5:15pm |
At the end of the day therapists must:
- During the week contact the RD/designee with questions.
- Please enter your labor and billing in Rehab Optima.
- Complete Progress Report if it is due.
- Please make sure you have filled out the 6th visit tracker form in red binder in therapy office.
Therapist completing evaluations:
- Please print evaluation and leave in printer tray prior to leaving
- CliniSign Process:
- Hailey Euerle, NP
- Max Berscheit, NP
Discharges:
Please do not discharge a resident unless specified to do.
Parking Map
Enter Knute Nelson parking lot from 12th Ave E.
Enter building at Short Term Rehab entrance.
Walk straight down hallway to therapy gym.
Last Updated: 10/15/2024