Case Studies

Island Shores Independent and Assisted Living invites you to learn more about the new standard of senior care we offer through our wellness programs by reading our clinical case studies and reviewing our clinical quarterly results.

Case Study: #IS-101

My patient is a 75-year-old who is the primary caregiver for her husband, who has Alzheimer’s disease. Until recently, they lived independently in their private home. She was admitted to the hospital with a cerebral infarction that left her with a minor deficiency, but one that prevented her from returning safely home, to provide care for her husband. Neither one of them desired to move to a nursing home, but Medicare would no longer pay for her to be in the hospital.

There seemed to be no other option until the staff at Island Shores Independent and Assisted Living in Neenah, WI stepped up and said they would be happy to accept them that very day and assist with their care.

Within a few hours, both she and her husband were able to become residents at Island Shores in a furnished apartment. Their daughter, who is an R.N. and inspects residential care facilities, remarked that she had never seen such a nice facility with such a caring staff. My patient and her husband have been so happy with their care that they have decided to become permanent residents at Island Shores.

The lesson here is that facilities such as Island Shores can be an excellent choice when it’s time to leave the hospital or when a patient and his/her family can no longer manage at home. It is an entirely different and more pleasent environment than a nursing home. Moreover, the same therapies are available as in a nursing home, but there is more nutritional support and individual attention in a socially pleasing environment.

Many times, such placement can be made on short notice and solve difficult dilemmas in patient care. Just contact the staff, and they’ll take it from there.

Professionally yours,

Dr. Curtis C. Baltz, M.D.,

Medical Director
Island Shores Independent and Assisted Living
CRL Clinical Advisory Board Member