Transitional Long Term Care

Filling the Gaps in Care; Fostering Hope & Healing

Ascension offers outstanding patient-centered transitional and long term care at three convenient locations in Southeast Wisconsin.

Transitional Care

Transitional care is available for those individuals who require a few extra days or weeks of nursing and therapies following a hospital stay or an illness. Extended or long-term care is available for those who need care for longer periods of time.

Transitional/Long-Term Care Locations:

Franciscan Place – St. Francis Place – Lakeshore Manor

Why Choose Wheaton for Transitional & Long-Term Care?

At Wheaton, we recognize our patients as individuals with unique physical, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs. As a compassionate, faith-based health care provider, we believe developing a positive relationship with our patients and families is essential to the healing process. Each of our transitional and long-term care facilities offers person-directed care that incorporates individual choices and encourages patient autonomy.

An interdisciplinary team collaborates to meet resident needs and achieve their goals. Individualized care planning enables each resident to function at his or her highest level, ensuring that their stay with us can be a special time of personal growth as well as physical healing.

Our facilities are unique in that each is located on a hospital campus, providing patients with comprehensive and coordinated care at all times. Geriatric nurse specialists and the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) can assist geriatric patients with dementia. Each facility provides in-house therapy and activity programs that are customized to meet resident needs and also offer comprehensive patient and family education. How We Can Help

Our transitional care bridges the gap between hospital and home for a variety of medical conditions and care needs, including:

  • Complex medical and post-surgical care
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Occupational rehabilitation
  • Speech therapy
  • Restorative nursing care
  • Wound care End-of-life care, including hospice care

Other Services

  • A home-like environment with self-select menus and intimate dining
  • Private and semi-private rooms
  • Spiritual care services and an on-call chaplain
  • Social and cultural activities