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Jesse Helms Nursing Center

1411 Dove Street, Monroe, NC 28112

Jesse Helms Nursing Center is dedicated to providing high quality, rehabilitative, skilled and intermediate services to the elderly. Residents' care is directed by their private physician, and our close affiliation with Carolinas Medical Center-Union allows easy access to emergency and diagnostic services.

The Jesse Helms Nursing Center enhances the quality of life for our residents through a wide variety of social programs, special activities and outings. Family members and volunteers also assist staff in coordinating and leading activities promoting group and one-on-one activities. To promote a home environment, we encourage family and intergenerational programs, interaction with pets, and gardening.

We offer the following services:

  • Skilled nursing care
  • Rehabilitation services, including physical, occupational and speech therapy
  • Dental Care
  • Pharmacy services
  • Licensed dietitians for nutritional needs
  • Beautician services
  • Laundry services

A full-time social worker at the Jesse Helms Nursing Center assists with the psychological and social need of residents and helps coordinate admissions and discharge plans. This social worker also coordinates physician referrals for residents' dental, eye, hearing and psychological/psychiatric services.

Accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Jesse Helms Nursing Center also employs a full-time financial specialist to help residents and their families. We accept Medicare, Medicaid and third-party insurance. Each patient is offered an interest-bearing personal Patient Fund Account for access to personal funds. Our financial specialist helps with admissions and billing issues as well.

For more information about the Jesse Helms Nursing Center, call 704-296-4049.

 QUICK FACTS
Facts for seniors:

It's a myth that we need less sleep in our senior years.

Glaucoma, a disease of the optic nerve, is a leading cause of blindness in the U.S., especially for older people.

The 2nd most common accident around the home - and one that causes 800 senior deaths a year - is burns and fires.
Steps to make your home safer for seniors:

Provide good lighting throughout the house, including night-lights.

Tape down area rugs or remove them if possible.

Rearrange furniture to prevent blocked exits.

Install a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector on every floor of the house, including the basement.
Facts about osteoporosis:

1 out of every 2 women and 1 out of every 8 men older than 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.

80% of those affected by osteoporosis are women.

White women age 60 and older have at least twice the incidence of fractures as African-American women.

1 out of 5 African-American women are at risk of developing osteoporosis.

While osteoporosis is often thought of as an older person's disease, it can strike at any age.
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