Aviston Countryside Manor Services

Aviston Countryside Manor provides the highest standard of professional nursing care in a clean, comfortable, and pleasant environment. When you make Aviston your new home, whether short-term or long-term, you can be sure your daily living needs and specialized healthcare requirements will be met with compassion and respect.

Meet Aviston Administrator Brian Koontz

Aviston Administrator Brian Koontz holds a master’s degree in Gerontology, and began his Healthcare career as a Geriatric Social Worker. Brian has been an Administrator for more than 12 years and is proud to lead an exceptional team at Aviston Countryside Manor. His goal is to provide the best of care with kindness, compassion and dignity, while having a little bit of fun along the way. Brian is married and has three amazing children. He likes to stay active and enjoy the great outdoors.

Personalized Services and Care

Residents come to Aviston for a variety of reasons, and we are happy to provide personalized attention to meet individual needs.  Our Short Stay Program offers post-operative and rehabilitation care until residents are ready to return to their own homes.  Our highly qualified skilled nursing care provides around the clock guidance with the ability to administer advanced medication and specialized therapies for those requiring a higher level of care.  We also welcome residents who may not need all of the skilled nursing services we provide, but prefer the security and peace of mind our community offers.

Becoming Family

Throughout our lifetime, countless people touch our lives.  Many of them enrich us with their friendship, and we are more blessed when those special people become close enough to be considered members of our family.  For more than 25 years, Aviston Countryside Manor has been blessed with a large family, one that cherishes every resident who calls Aviston home.  In our warm and home-like atmosphere, we build and nurture relationships so residents know they truly belong to our family.

Highly Trained Staff

We take pride in the high level of education, training, and experience our staff members have obtained in their specific careers. But it is their level of dedication to our residents that qualifies them to be members of our family. We combine the expertise of registered nurses, physical and occupational therapists, a registered dietitian, a specially-trained activity direct, and may other staff members to provide the comprehensive care and support our residents need.

Elder Shadow Program

When a new staff member is hired by Aviston, they are required to complete the Elder Shadow Program in order to gain a better understanding of what it is like to live in a long term care community.  The staff member will shadow a resident during all shifts (day, evening, midnight) and he/she will “live” like the resident they are assigned to.  This means eating the same foods, attending the same activities, and having the same level of dependency as the resident.  As each staff member completes the program, they walk away with a better understanding of the feelings of the residents, which results directly in a higher level of quality care.  The experience is life changing as our staff understands the importance of spending more quality time with the residents rather than simply focusing on daily tasks, creating a more home-like environment for everyone.

Through the Looking Glass

Dr. Richard Carlson, who holds a Ph.D in Psychology and is an accomplished author, has said that nothing builds perspective more than developing compassion for others. And compassion, he said, comes from “the willingness to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, to take the focus off yourself and to imagine what it’s like to be in someone else’s predicament.”  The staff at Aviston Countryside Manor did exactly that by living as a long term resident for a number of days, sometimes up to 2 weeks. We invite you to see this program in action through this short clip.

We offer daily opportunities to socialize with other residents and staff by playing cards, exercising, eating out, or showing-off your skills at Bingo.  From bowling to lunch outings, our schedule of activities is always engaging and exciting.

In addition, we hold traditional religious services for all faiths and invite families to participate with us. We have a full calendar of daily activities that will keep you busy and allow you to socialize with staff and other residents.  Additional activities are scheduled every evening.

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