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Faith Place
 A very special place for very special people. Faith Place is "home sweet home" to senior adults who are caught in the grips of Alzheimer's and like dementia.
Faith Place is the only architecturally designed unit in the area with specific built-in features to meet the medical, emotional, and physical needs of those with impaired cognitive skills. In a warm, consistent environment, each day focuses on the safety, enhanced self-esteem, independence, and dignity of our residents. The Word of God is a priority here, as we continue to nurture the spiritual well-being of our loved ones.
Employees are trained to work in harmony with the physical amenities of this 32-bed skilled dedicated unit, offering structure, opportunity, and encouragement for individuals to embrace and appreciate each day. "Achievements," no matter how small, are the link to our residents' smiles, their tender touch, and their engaging expressions.
 Without a doubt, there is hardly a dull moment in this secured "little piece of the world." All aesthetic and physical elements have been incorporated to offer peace-of-mind, familiarity, and a sense of belonging. Every day, residents have access to a fully equipped kitchen, where, with the assistance of a staff member, they can bake bread and cookies, wash and dry dishes, and fold laundry... all to stimulate their feelings of self-worth, to enhance their senses, to increase their appetites.
Memory boxes provide a recognizeable landmark that provide residents with the security of being able to identify their rooms upon entering them.
Importantly, the natural daylight, oval-shaped, airy floor plan of Faith Place allows residents the freedom to walk the unit with the safety of always being able to return to their spot of origin.
 All Faith Place programs have been developed in conjunction with the Southern Illinois University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and with the Rush Presbyterian Alzheimer Disease Center, which also trains all members of our Faith Place staff in all departments. We are also a Primary Provider Site for Southern Illinois University Medical School.
Faith Place features these thoughtful comforts:
A strong emphasis on a "my home" environment
Private and semi-private rooms, each with a bay window and a half bath
A "glider" rocking chair for each resident
Closets with see-through pull-out drawers
 White bathroom fixtures against a contrasting wall for better identification.
Indoor walking paths
Homelike kitchen and laundry area
Small, cozy, and friendly dining areas
Three meals per day, plus easily accessible snacks
A convenient beauty and barber shop
Contrasting colored walls and floors
An enclosed garden area with a pathway that leads back to a homey porch
Screened gazebo
Music therapy
Non-denominational pastoral care
12 hours of dedicated social and recreational activities each day
An activity room
A homelike living room
Put your hand in ours as time goes by.
The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded grants to Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke Medical Center and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to establish a comprehensive system of regional and community based services for identification, evaluation, referral and treatment of Alzheimer's disease patients and their family, and the healthcare giver.  As a part of that outreach, Prairieview Lutheran Home became a Primary Provider offering those services at our Danforth location.
Prairieview is only the second nursing home in Illinois to become a primary provider of Southern Illinois University Alzheimer/Dementia research center. After evaluation and treatment, we will continue to track the patient as long as possible.
Primary Providers such as Prairieview are designated by each Regional Center and the Illinois Department of Public Health to provide services for Alzheimer's patients and their families close to their home. These providers must meet standardized minimum requirements to ensure quality, state-of-the art care.
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