Jewish Home has established an IV Center of Excellence
Comprehensive training reduces hospital visits for residents and patients
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jewish Home has established an IV Center of Excellence, further enhancing the quality of care and significantly reducing hospitalizations among long-term care residents and short-term rehabilitation patients.
“This advancement underscores our commitment to improving healthcare outcomes, ensuring timely interventions, and providing the highest standard of care,” said Jackie Felker, R.N., Vice President of Nursing Services at Jewish Home.
Nursing administration at Jewish Home provided comprehensive training to more than 15 nurses, equipping them with the expertise to successfully insert IVs and administer fluids and medications as needed.
By implementing this Center of Excellence — an offering not typically found in senior-living medical care — Jewish Home is providing residents and patients the best approach for fluid-medication infusion. This decreases the need for hospital transport for these services and elevates medical care on the Jewish Home campus.
About Jewish Home
For more than 100 years, Jewish Home has been helping older adults live their best lives. Guided by foundational principles, Jewish Home embraces the idea of home as a place where families gather, care for one another, and welcome all. Jewish Home offers all levels of care — from independent living to skilled nursing on their Rochester campus to a variety of services throughout the community. As the only Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Rochester, Jewish Home is proud to be recognized for quality care and customer satisfaction—earning CARF International accreditation, as well as being certified a Great Place to Work® since 2020. For more information visit JewishHomeRoc.org or @jewishhomeroc on social media.
