Proper medical management is a crucial aspect of senior and geriatric care. The Care Team at Cobbdale Assisted Living will help to ensure that aging seniors are following the protocols as outlined by their attending physicians and other medical specialists. Our Certified Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides provide support with managing prescription medication and facilitating communication and coordination a resident’s attending medical professionals.
Cobbdale’s Certified Nursing Assistants,Certified Medication Technicians, and our Executive Director also oversees Cobbdale’s reliable Care Team. Additionally, our thoughtfully designed staffing patterns allow for Cobbdale personnel to provide our residents with ongoing professional care and support on a 24/7 basis.
Coordinating With Medical Professionals
Cobbdale Assisted Living understands how important it is for our residents to maintain relationships with the medical professionals who they are familiar with. Cobbdale’s Care Team helps to facilitate and coordinate the residents ongoing relationships with their existing local physicians, gerontologists, physical, and occupational therapists and other geriatric medical specialists who are involved in their overall medical care.
Medication Management
Our experienced Care Team ensures that each residents care plan is consistently followed and that medication is administered as prescribed. Each of our resident’s medications are overseen and kept secure by our Medication Aide and our Executive Director. Medication is always dispensed by a Care Team member who is certified to administer medication by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
24/7 Support and Supervision
One unique feature in small assisted living residences, like Cobbdale, is the ability to truly care for our residents in a very personal, responsive, and effective manner. During daytime hours (approximately 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.) there are 3 and at times 4 staff members assisting residents with their various needs throughout the day. In the evening and overnight there are always 2 staff members present at Cobbdale.