Tabitha Health Care Services is truly one of Nebraska’s pioneers. Since its 1886 founding, Tabitha has built a rich history of forward-thinking and life-enhancing programs that have led to a more compassionate, dignified way of life for older adults in southeast Nebraska. Introducing numerous services to Nebraska–Home Health Care, Hospice, Meals on Wheels and the Green House Project®–Tabitha has paved the way in the health care industry, continuously lifting quality care to a higher plane. Now, the time has come to innovate and grow again!
Tabitha Health Care Services announces expansion on its Lincoln Campus that will add and improve services, create jobs and enhance facilities located at 48th and Randolph Streets. The $31-million project will begin early 2009 and wrap up May 2011 on five projects.
Fortunately, great advances have been made for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Unfortunately, the demand for advanced, long-term care for these individuals has also increased. Tabitha will expand its high level of care for individuals with memory care needs with the opening of a new assisted living and memory care facility. The new care facility will include 15 apartments of assisted living and 48 apartments specifically designed and staffed to for memory care living. Both programs will offer studio and double-occupancy accommodations. Residents will benefit from safe, worry-free living, 24-hour personal assistance and onsite health professionals.
Tabitha Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s south entrance will undergo a three-story redesign that will include construction and remodeling to accommodate patients, families, visitors and staff throughout Tabitha’s continuum of health care services.
Three additional Green Houses will accommodate 12 Elders each and will be Medicare and Medicaid Certified. Green House environments are small homes set in a residential neighborhood that are specifically designed and staffed to serve Elders with chronic health care needs requiring skilled long-term care. The non-institutional setting and specialized programming produces superior clinical and social outcomes as well as greater family and staff satisfaction. These results have been demonstrated over the past two years in Tabitha’s first Green House (second in the nation; first in Nebraska).
Hospice provides very specialized and compassionate care for individuals facing an end-of-life illness. As in long-term care, persons who can no longer be cared for at home, don’t want to live their final days in an institution. If small, smart homes work when caring for individuals in long-term care, why not for persons in Hospice care? Tabitha answered the call and will build a 12-bed skilled nursing facility dedicated to Hospice care with the environment, programming and amenities designed to enhance end-of-life care.
Since the 2004 addition of its new LifeQuest Rehabilitation Center, Tabitha’s post-acute rehabilitation programs have helped thousands of individuals successfully return home after a hospitalization. Tabitha will renovate existing spaces to create 19 additional private rooms and expanded rehabilitation gym space to meet a growing demand for these Skilled services. LifeQuest Rehabilitation offers physical, occupational and speech therapies, as well as a therapy pool.
Tabitha provides compassionate care for older adults through rehabilitation, home care, hospice, meals on wheels, intergenerational care and Elder living options. Tabitha is headquartered in the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska. Tabitha has Regional Offices in York, Nebraska City and Grand Island and the long-term care facility in Saline County, Tabitha Nursing Center at Crete.