LUDLOW — The Gill Odd Fellows Home recently received an “Overall Rating of 5 Stars” and a “Quality Measures Rating of 5 Stars” by the New England Quality Innovation Network, using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Gill Odd Fellows Home is a skilled nursing and an intermediate care facility with 46 beds in Ludlow. People come for nursing care and therapy after a hospital stay for recovery from surgery, illness or accident. Stays range from a few weeks for rehabilitation to longer stays for those who can no longer live independently in the community.
Administrator Theresa Southworth and Director of Nursing January Hyde lead an excellent staff for the nursing, therapy, dietary, housekeeping, laundry, activities, and maintenance departments, all according to a recent press release.
Recently during the closing of the Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction, the facility was able to welcome four of the residents who made Brookside their home.
Entertainment and activities are offered at the Gill Odd Fellows Home. They include church services, musical groups such as the Senior Songsters, and Paul Ippolito and Gus Bloch.
The facility also provides Bingo, crafts, bowling, summer picnics, movies, and luncheons for the residents and their families.
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