Pinecrest Pathways Program

Pinecrest Pathways – Beds Program

Pinecrest Community is proud to announce that with the help of several regional foundations and donations, it will be replacing every bed in the Manor nursing home and Terrace Alzheimer’s care center. To date, old beds (from the 1960s) have been replaced in Wings 1 through 5, with wings 6, 7, and the Terrace yet to be finished.

In 2012 and 2013, Pinecrest received a total of $20,000 from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois and two other $1,000 grants dedicated to the beds purchases. Many other donations were given by people affiliated with Pinecrest who wanted to help when the need became apparent. Sufficient funding was finally realized in 2013 to replace each old bed with a state of the art Elite Riser. Beds are being replaced one wing at a time, with one wing each month being changed out.

To enable Pinecrest to seek Foundation funding, as well as individual donations, “Pinecrest Pathways,” an overall health-related visionary program, was launched. We have looked at our needs and determined which of them could qualify as direct services to our residents dedicated to improving their health and the health and well-being of their caregivers which fulfils Pinecrest’s mission to provide quality health services with respect, dignity and security for the whole person. The motorized beds will allow our elderly, sick and rehabbing residents the ability to free themselves from the limitations of waiting for assistance in order just to sit up, or become mobile to use the restroom, or go for a walk. We believe the dignity of the residents, which is our primary concern, is elevated to a much higher standard by giving them as much freedom as possible, and these beds accomplish that goal.

Studies have also shown that these KINDS of beds – which raise high for the nursing staff – reduce potential injury to staff (back strain from lifting patients), another major benefit. Pinecrest is a top-rated nursing home (five stars in May 2012 and May 2013), and we believe that the addition of these beds will really help us in so many ways.

If you would like to participate in any of our current funding opportunities, contact Diana Roemer, Director of Advancement and Marketing at 815-734-4103: 815-734-4103 FREE. Future Pathways projects under consideration include an Arts and Music program and a Trails program.