Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation
Short Stay Care to Help you Recover & Return Home
You want what's best for your parents. We do, too. That's why we work closely with families like yours to ensure they're well cared during their recovery.
Our team at The Alverno is committed to providing high quality service and solutions to help you achieve success in your recovery from an injury or illness. We offer comprehensive, customized care plans to meet the medical needs of each patient, while nurturing mind, body and spirit.
Our staff includes an AMDA-certified medical director, registered dietician, registered and licensed nurses, and certified nursing assistants. Physical, Occupational and Speech therapy services are provided on site, with a state of the art therapy gym.
We offer private rooms for our Skilled Nursing patients, who enjoy services including:
- 24-hour care by a licensed and professional nursing staff
- Dietician services including diabetic management
- Chef-planned meals
- Visiting or on-site specialists such as: dentist, psychiatrist, podiatrist
- Chaplain & spiritual care
- Life Enrichment Activities
- Salon Services
- Wound care
- Palliative care
- Pharmacy services
- Transportation
- Social services staff
- Discharge planning assistance
- Home evaluations prior to discharge
Start planning your skilled care stay at The Alverno by calling 563.242.1521 prior to your procedure, or during your hospital stay. Once you have informed your hospital care team of your wishes to receive skilled nursing at The Alverno , we will coordinate the rest to make your transition easy. Transportation is available from local hospitals in the region.
The Alverno works with all hospitals within our region, including the University of Iowa.
Schedule a personal tour of our campus, which offers long term living, memory care and short term rehabilitation. Call 563.242.1521, email AlvernoInfo@mercyhealth.com or complete our convenient online request form.