East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

East Lake Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home and rehabilitation facility in Elkhart, Indiana, offering short-term rehabilitation, memory care, long-term care, respite care, hospice care, and outpatient therapy services.

Short-term rehabilitation is designed for those recovering from stroke, cardiovascular difficulties, orthopedic surgery, and other debilitating conditions. The program includes physical, occupational, and speech/language therapies coordinated by an interdisciplinary team of doctors, nurses, therapists, and social workers. Services encompass wound care, fall prevention, mobility training, and strength-building wellness programs. The Road to Recovery program brings together the interdisciplinary team, patient, and family within the first 72 hours after admission to establish discharge goals.

The memory care program serves individuals experiencing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of memory loss through a structured, research-based approach focused on person-centered wellness. The program emphasizes maintaining a secure environment where residents have a sense of belonging and meaning, with a Meaningful Day activity program built on four domains of wellness to sustain independence and promote healthy engagement.

Long-term care is provided for those who struggle with daily tasks and cannot remain at home due to illness, injury, or frailty. Under physician guidance, care is delivered by licensed nurses and specially-trained health care aides in home-like, cheerful settings. Services include social services, activities, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies to help residents maintain independence. The facility accepts Medicaid for qualified applicants.

Respite care offers short-term stays for elderly individuals, allowing home caregivers to travel, work, recover from illness, or pursue other interests. Hospice and palliative care services address the comfort, pain relief, and spiritual and emotional needs of those facing terminal illness, provided through partnerships with local hospice companies. Outpatient therapy combines highly-trained therapists with the latest technologies to promote mobility, reduce inflammation and pain, and support post-operative recovery.