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Care
Quality care is always a pivotal factor when choosing a senior living community. At Our Lady of Hope, our families have peace of mind knowing we treat every resident with respect and dignity. Services go beyond the physical to ensure that each resident’s emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual needs are satisfied to support their overall well-being. (Visit our Life Enrichment page to learn more about the purpose-driven support we provide beyond medical care.)
Compassionate professionals are dedicated to understanding each resident’s unique needs, interests, and passions, and licensed nurses are on-site and available 24 hours a day.
Medical Oversight
Dr. James Wright, Ph.D., MATS, CMD is a geriatrician, ethicist, and advocate for elders in congregate care settings. He is board-certified in Family Medicine and is medical director of Our Lady of Hope’s Health and Rehabilitation Center, as well as other congregate care communities in the Richmond area. To learn more about skilled rehabilitation provided at Our Lady of Hope, please click here.
Dr. Padmalatha Dharanikota is the attending physician in Our Lady of Hope’s Assisted Living community and the Christopher Center (Memory Care). Dr. Dharanikota is an experienced doctor who oversees care at senior nursing and rehabilitation centers in Mechanicsville and Midlothian. She also works as a hospitalist at Chippenham/Johnston Willis Hospitals.
Respiratory Therapy
Our Lady of Hope offers comprehensive, on-site respiratory therapy to residents to treat a range of cardiopulmonary issues affecting the heart and lungs. Residents are treated and monitored while residing in their assisted living, nursing, or memory care apartment.
Respiratory therapy services are provided in partnership with Powerback Respiratory, the largest provider of full-time respiratory therapy programs in the long-term care environment. A dedicated respiratory therapist creates patient-specific treatment plans in coordination with the existing care team. Through this unique, on-site program, we help residents meet their care plan goals and lower the risk of future hospitalizations.
Pastoral Care
As a way of supporting the spiritual needs of residents, we offer a unique resource in our on-site Pastoral Counselor, Chaplain Felicia Barwell. Felicia provides non-denominational worship services and spiritual care for our residents, as well as family members and employees. In addition to leading group worship services, Bible studies, and prayer groups, she is also available to residents for private, one-on-one counseling sessions. Mass, communion, and other Catholic worship opportunities are offered regularly in our serene, on-site Chapel.
Music Therapy
Our Lady of Hope’s Music Therapy Program is designed for our entire community!
Music Therapy is a person-centered practice that uses music to achieve non-musical goals within a therapeutic relationship. Using the unique preferences, needs, and abilities of each resident, it provides sensory stimulation to evoke positive responses in seniors to boost mood, social interaction, and cognitive function.
Our board-certified Music Therapist works with residents in all care levels at our community through our Life Enrichment program with the goal of improving each resident’s overall quality of life.
