REACH Short Stay at Breeze Park
It’s a comprehensive approach to recovery and rehabilitation following a qualifying hospital stay. It’s teamwork dedicated to maximizing your ability. And it’s right here at Breeze Park. Our REACH Short Stay program provides the optimal context for REACHing your potential in an environment where you can work hard and rest well. Here, you can actively progress toward increased capability and strength. Our experienced team will work with you and your family to define your goals and prepare a personalized plan of action.
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What We Offer
REACH Short Stay at Breeze Park offers all the comforts of home, plus so much more. Our companion rooms are equipped with flat screen TVs and phones. Here, you’ll find comfortable surroundings including living rooms, verandas, and dining areas. A spa and beauty/barber shop are also available.
Amenities
- Interdisciplinary expertise from a team that includes licensed nursing, therapy, nutritional management, social services, and spiritual care.
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapy provided according to your plan of care.
- A therapy room dedicated to short-term rehabilitation to help you practice daily activities.
- A focus on improving activities of daily living to your highest potential.
- Licensed nursing care as well as medication assistance.
- A wireless urgent call system for convenient access to medical help.
- Transportation service for doctors visits.
- Diverse social, cultural, and educational services year round.
- Beautiful countryside surroundings.
- Superb dining services with options to fit your lifestyle.
- A faith inspired community with onsite chaplain and spiritual services.
Services
REACH Short Stay is Medicare-certified and delivers the same level of exceptional, person-centered care found throughout Breeze Park. From delicious meals to individualized attention, our staff is dedicated to getting to know you and meeting your needs, no matter how long or short your stay.
Here, we provide:
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Orthopedic rehabilitation
- Fall management and balance training
- Pain management
- Home management skills
- Home safety assessment
- Dysphasia (communication) therapy
- Dysphagia (swallowing) therapy
- Cognitive therapy
- Urinary incontinence and pelvic floor retraining
- Edema control
Our Promise To You
Breeze Park is part of Lutheran Senior Services, one of the largest not-for-profit senior care networks of its kind in the country. Our goal is to create the highest quality Continuing Care Retirement Communities possible, with a full array of personalized features to customize the retirement living experience for each person. Here, we honor and cherish people of all faiths, respecting their beliefs and helping them stay in touch with their personal faith practices.
Greetings!
Welcome to Breeze Park! We offer seniors an active lifestyle and the peace of mind that comes with knowing that help is available if you need it. Located two miles north of I-64 in St. Charles County, Missouri, our personal services and on-site conveniences help you lead a maintenance-free lifestyle. When you arrive at Breeze Park, you’ll feel right at home.
As part the of Lutheran Senior Services family of communities, we combine a faith-based approach and a respect and dignity for all who call Breeze Park home. Whether you or your loved one is looking for a maintenance-free, independent living apartment or patio home or requires varying stages of assistance, Breeze Park is the senior living community to select. Please contact us with questions or to set up a time to visit. We look forward to meeting you!
Tammy Hempen
Executive Director
Executive Director
ph 636.720.3384
The executive director for Breeze Park, Tammy Hempen has more than eight years of long-term care experience. A Certified Aging Services Professional (CASP), she has earned a bachelor of science in health administration from Truman State University and a masters of science in health services management from Lindenwood University in St. Charles. She lives in St. Peters, Missouri with her husband, daughter, and dog, Maples.
Care Center Administrator
ph 636.720.3080
Holly Stevens holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Business Administration degree from Lindenwood University. She brings more than 20 years of management experience to the position of Care Center Administrator, with more than a decade of that spent in the health care field. She joined the Breeze Park team in July 2008 as the Human Resources director, and she currently lives in St. Peters, Missouri, with her husband, son, daughter, and dog Sandie.
Nurse Practitioner
ph 636.939.5223
As Breeze Park's nurse practitioner, Catherine Kush brings 35 years' experience in nursing to her position, including two decades of service in the Army Nurse Corps. A university-level nurse educator, she has served in a variety of settings, from hospitals to ambulatory units to long-term care communities. Catherine graduated from St. Louis University with a master’s degree in gerontological nursing, and she is currently pursuing a doctorate in nursing practice.
Senior Living Counselor
ph 636.720.3084
Part of the Lutheran Senior Services family for 19 years, Michele Quillo began her career at Hidden Lake as the office manager in 1990 and later moved into the marketing department. In September 1993, Michele joined the Breeze Park staff. Michele has a bachelor's degree in administration of justice from the University of Missouri at St. Louis. She lives in O'Fallon and has two college-age daughters.
Director of Dining Services
ph 636.720.3086
Director of Dining Services for Breeze Park since 2006, Suzanne Correnti is a registered and licensed dietitian. She graduated from Fontbonne University with a bachelor's degree in dietetics and has her master’s of business administration from Fontbonne. Suzanne has worked in school food service, acute care, and long-term care and brings more than 20 years experience in the food and nutrition to Breeze Park.
Chaplain
ph 636.720.3093
The Chaplain at Breeze Park, Deaconess Karen Pitkin, has a bachelor’s degree in history from Southeast Missouri State University and a master’s degree in pastoral studies from the Aquinas Institute. She is also a certified spiritual director. She completed her Clinical Pastoral Education at Missouri State Hospital and Laclede Groves. She provides pastoral care for the residents, families and staff at Breeze Park as well as supervises seminary students from Concordia and Eden seminaries. She is married with two adult children and resides in Richmond Heights.
Pricing
Costs for REACH Short Stay are assessed on a daily basis. For specific pricing, contact our senior living counselor by calling 636.9369.5223 or by email. Some costs for our health care services can be covered by Medicare, managed care, or private insurance.
