There have been several changes recently at Gloucester House, including the addition of a palliative care unit and two top staff.
Deirdre Lund, who recently returned to Gloucester House as administrator after holding two other positions for parent company Commonwealth Assisted Living, said this is the first palliative care unit that Commonwealth has opened at any of the 18 facilities it owns and operates throughout Virginia.
Joan Horne, who previously worked at Gloucester House, has been named coordinator for the new unit, called The Cottage at Gloucester House, which was recently added onto the Meredith Drive facility near Gloucester Court House. Horne said the new unit has approximately 3,000 square feet, which includes 10 private care rooms, a nurse station, family sitting room and dining area. Meals for residents are prepared elsewhere in the main building.
Because residents in the new unit are in end-of-life or other extensive care situations, Horne said, the staff has bee...
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