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T he Resident Services Center at Valley Village promotes the health and well-being of the residents. We have friendly and caring licensed nurses and emergency medical technicians who provide services to enhance self-reliance. Both residential and clinic services are provided.
Residential Services
These include emergency response to apartments and grounds as well as routine services in the Resident Services Center. The Resident Services Center is staffed 24 hours a day by nurses, emergency medical technicians and other medically trained staff, certified in first aid, CPR and the Heimlich maneuver.
The care of each resident is defined by the optional health care they receive from their physician. There is an emergency sheet in each resident's medical folder, which is updated annually.
Routine "walk-in" services include blood pressure, weight and first aid. Follow-up house calls for residents who have been ill are made by the nurses and emergency medical technicians on occasion to be sure they are doing well.
Clinic Services
The Valley Village Primary Care Clinic is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday to Friday. It is licensed by the State of California. This is a nurse driven facility under the supervision of a Medical Director. Short term care is provided by the Clinic with ongoing and preventative care continuing with resident's primary care providers.
Clinic services include: preparation of insulin for self administration, immunization and simple suture removal, health education and limited administration of medication.
There is no overnight care. The nurses and emergency medical technicians can refer residents to organizations often paid by Medicare, that can provide services in your apartment.
Books, video tapes and health articles are available free of charge in the Resident Services Center. The Resident Services Center offers programs on medical topics several times throughout the year, and health articles are published in the "Village Voice:" newsletter.
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