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Respiratory and Ventilator Care

Respiratory Patient talking with Doctor
Respiratory Patient working with Respiratory Therapist

Wellspring Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia offers 24-hour respiratory care to meet the respiratory needs of you or your loved one. Our respiratory care unit is under the direction of a triple board-certified pulmonologist. Our dedicated staff of respiratory therapists, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech therapists work together to help each resident accomplish their goals.

The Wellspring approach of exceeding the best practice standards of care attributes the average stay time for our rehabilitation residents to 27 days,  a low return to acute care rate, five decannulations in the last quarter of 2021, and an infection rate that is 5-7 percent below the national average.

The experienced respiratory team at Wellspring Health and Rehabilitation specializes in long-term mechanical ventilation using the newest technologies and the NIOV System to provide ambulatory ventilation. With a focus on healing, Wellspring is setting the standards in progressive and innovative therapies within skilled nursing facilities.

We work with all respiratory-related diagnoses

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Bi-level & CPAP)
  • Post-COVID Syndrome
  • Pneumonia
  • Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

What makes Wellspring the right choice

  • We focus on healing! Our average length of stay in 2021 was only 27 days!
  • We do everything possible to help our residents accomplish their goals.
  • We focus on weaning, getting residents to a place where they can eat safely, talk again, and participate in the many engaging programs offered by our activities department.
  • We are dedicated to providing our residents with a quality of life as close to their prior level of function as possible.
  • We offer our ventilated patients occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy sessions in our therapy gym.
  • We offer a fully portable ventilator unit that allows our residents community and family outings.
  • We provide education and training for all ventilator, trach, and respiratory residents, including rehabilitation services.
  • We provide progressive therapy to meet changing needs of our respiratory patients.
  • We use the latest technologies, including the NIOV System from Breathe Technologies for patients needing respiratory support while participating in therapies and weaning.