About Us:
Lakeview Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre is a privately-owned skilled nursing facility, unique in our patient-centric approach to healthcare. We customize our services to meet each of our resident’s personal preferences, special needs, strengths, and capabilities.

Our multi-disciplinary approach to each resident’s plan of care is based on a foundation of superior communication, proactive thinking and the desire to excel. Each Lakeview team member has been thoroughly trained to have the knowledge, attitude and skills necessary to promote the wellness of our residents through mind, body and soul.

Lakeview is a cornerstone of the Lincoln Park/ Lakeview area. Our location is close to Chicago’s best hospitals and we are easily accessible by car, train and bus. We also offer free valet parking to our visitors and medical team.

Admissions to Lakeview are stress-free and handled with the highest level of sensitivity and respect. We handle all of the paperwork so our residents can focus on their wellness.

Our Services:

• Short-term Therapy: We are committed to rehabilitating our residents and restoring them to their maximum level of physical and mental functioning in the most independent setting possible. Our therapy services include:
- Physical Therapy: We work to reduce or prevent impairments, compensate for physical limitations and accelerate recovery time from illness or injury.
- Occupational Therapy: We teach the physical and cognitive skills each resident needs in order to resume as independent a lifestyle as possible. Daily activity skills include eating, dressing, and management.
- Speech Therapy: Lead by a certified speech language pathologist, our speech department concentrates on speaking, hearing, swallowing and language comprehension.
- Post-operative Orthopedic Therapy: Our therapists utilize advanced training in manual techniques and exercise to treat patients with musculoskeletal dysfunctions. Patients are evaluated and treated to determine the source of their pain.
- Post-cardiac Therapy: We help ensure a successful recovery for residents who have had stable angina, heart attacks, bypass surgery, angioplasty, valvular problems and congestive heart failure. We assess how much is safe for each resident and how quickly they should progress.
- Independent and Safe Transfer programs: This better prepares our residents for what lies ahead and for their period of convalescence. This lessens the chances of pain, tiredness, loss of mobility, and grief over loss of previous abilities.
- Wii Therapy: This is a fun way to improve our resident’s range of motion.
• Wound Care: Our nursing team is specially trained in the field of wound care and adhere strictly to the medical guidelines for skin care treatment. We are dedicated to maintaining healthy skin by keeping our residents clean and dry, performing daily checks for pressure ulcers and properly adjusting the position of bedridden residents and those restricted to wheelchairs. Our staff members also follow the Center for Disease Control’s guidelines to prevent, control and eliminate infections.
• Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: 24 hour care is provided within a special unit of our facility, designed to sensitively care for all stage of dementia and address the special needs of those with Alzheimer’s or other memory-related disorders. This unit is a secure environment to prevent wandering from the facility equipped with entry/exit keypads.
• Palliative Care: The goal of palliative care at Lakeview is to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness – whatever the prognosis. It is appropriate at any point in an illness and can be delivered along with the treatments that are meant to cure. We provide better understanding to our residents of their condition, choices for care and improve their ability to tolerate medical treatments and enjoy everyday life.
• Respite Care: Even though many families take great joy in providing care to their loved ones so that they can remain at home, the physical, emotional and financial consequences for the family caregiver can be overwhelming without some support. Respite provides the much needed temporary break from the often exhausting challenges faced by the family caregiver. We offer temporary care for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement outside the home.
• Care Plan Meetings: All relevant staff members from our therapists to our nutritionist attend regular care-planning meetings to discuss every aspect of an individual resident’s needs. We strongly encourage the resident and their family to participate in the care planning meetings.
• Daily Activities: Our on-site Director of Activities plans special events for every day of the week. Our residents have the option to participate in off-site trips, visits from volunteer groups, holiday parties, movie nights and much more. We are also ever-expanding the bilingual staff and incorporating culturally-rich activities to better serve the varying cultures of our residents.

Our Amenities:

• Newly renovated with flat-screen TVs in every suite
• Electric beds
• Free Wi-Fi access
• Phone’s at bed side
• Audio nurse call system
• Minutes from the lake, shopping, banking and restaurants

Our Staff/Contact Information:

Administrator – Ted O’Brien
Assistant Administrator – Paven Rakalla
Director of Nursing – Barbara Erlenbush
Therapy Director – Erin Goodwin
Social Services Director – Jordan Call
Medical Director – Dr. Dhceraj Mahajan
Medical Director, Rehabilitation – Dr. Julie Whittington

Contact Us: 773.348.4055 www.lakeviewnursing.com