Hickory Creek at Franklin is a senior living community in Franklin, Indiana, offering short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, respite care, and hospice services. The facility is staffed by licensed nurses, therapists, doctors, and other healthcare professionals who provide comprehensive medical support and person-centered care.
Short-term rehabilitation serves those recovering from stroke, cardiovascular difficulties, orthopedic surgery, and other debilitating conditions. The program includes physical, occupational, and speech/language therapies alongside interdisciplinary support. The community offers a Road to Recovery program, exclusive to American Senior Communities, where an interdisciplinary team, patient, and family meet within 72 hours of admission to establish discharge goals. Services include wound care, fall prevention, mobility training, strength-building programs, and aerobic conditioning designed to help residents regain independence and return home safely.
Long-term care is available for individuals who struggle with daily tasks and cannot be cared for at home due to illness, injury, frailty, or other limitations. Care is provided under physician guidance and includes physical, occupational, and speech therapies, social services, and activities to help residents maintain independence. The community describes its settings as home-like, cheerful, soothing, and secure. Payment options include private pay and Medicaid for qualified applicants, with Medicaid specialists available to assist with applications.
Respite care provides short-term stays for elderly family members or friends, allowing primary caregivers time to travel, work, recover from illness, or address personal needs. The community examines the needs of respite guests and provides appropriate care levels to ensure comfortable stays.
Hospice and palliative care services are offered in partnership with local hospice companies, providing comfort, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support for patients facing terminal illness and their families. Services include skilled nursing care, medical equipment and supplies, spiritual counseling, bereavement support, social services, and pharmacy services delivered by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, aides, volunteers, social workers, and clergy.
