Coeur d'Alene: Quality care keeps you home

"There's no place like home" is one of the most quoted lines from all of cinema, partly because everyone agrees that there is no substitute for family, familiarity and fun. Coeur d'Alene holds its own when stacked up against any other community with its variety of fun things to do.

One of the hallmark characteristics of a great community is the ability to take care of its residents in every stage of life. For great health care, Coeur d'Alene residents shouldn't have to travel outside their community. They should have the convenience of staying "home" and still get the state of the art care found in large cities. Life Care Center of Coeur d'Alene is a pioneer in making sure our community's seniors have the best technology, services and care close to home. Here are three examples of what we've done:

1. Life Care Center of Coeur d'Alene was the first nursing and rehab center in the state of Idaho to acquire an Anti-Gravity treadmill which allows our patients to start their therapy sooner and safer than ever before. Our average length of stay is less than 30 days before you're back to your own home!

2. We have provided our residents the convenience of an in-house, full-time physician because we believe your care should be personal, on-site and timely. Again, Life Care was the first nursing and rehabilitation center in Idaho to offer this service. We literally have a doctor in our home!

3. Medicare rates us as a 5-star facility for both total score and quality care - the only facility with this distinction in Kootenai County. Quality counts when it comes to your health.

Life Care would like our community to know they have a resource in making sure there is truly "no place like home!"

Bryan Lindsay, MHA, is the executive director of Life Care Center of Coeur d'Alene, 500 W. Aqua Ave., Coeur d'Alene, (208) 762-1122.