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Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab
604 oakwood Drive, Stronghurst, IL 61480
Phone (309) 924-1123
Valerie Carns Adams, Administrator

Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab opened in 1989 after many years of fundraising by the community.

The building is overseen by the Board of Directors:

President Diana Doran, Vice President Ralph Tatge, Secretary Nancy Stevenson, Treasurer Mary Reed and board members Thomas Pullen, Cindy Leake, Dave Gerst, and Jayne Olson.

Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab is a 5-Star, 58-bed skilled nursing home in Stronghurst.

They are a not-for-profit under the umbrella of Henderson County Retirement Center, Inc., along with Oak Wood Estates.

They offer intermediate care, rehabilitation with Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy. They also offer Outpatient Rehab with Rehab Care.

Oak Lane is licensed as an Illinois Long-Term Care, Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility that has been serving Henderson County and the surrounding counties in Illinois since it opened in 1989.

Being located in Stronghurst allows Oak Lane to service southeast Iowa's nursing needs also.

The beautiful facility features intimate rooms, many with a lovely view. In 2000, Oak Lane added a 1600 square foot activity center and an attractive dining room. In 2018, they finished the interior total remodel.

Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab offers a pleasant, friendly environment, which is clean, safe and comfortable. At Oak Lane, residents are recognized and valued with worth, dignity and autonomy and will be served with compassionate, skilled and professional care.

The facility offers a continuum of care, which includes respite, light, intermediate and skilled care. They will meet your individual needs to reach the residents highest practicable well-being. Residents are treated as one of the family.

Oak Lane can not take the place of your home, but they can be the next best thing to it.

For additional information, call to schedule a guided tour and then compare them to other facilities. Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab is the best choice among Illinois nursing homes.

Oak Lane has 57 caring employees in 7 different departments: Nursing, Dietary, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Activities, Social Services, and Administration.

The administrative staff members include: Administrator Valerie Lybarger-Adams, Director of Nursing Melissa Tate, Assistant Director of Nursing and MDS & Care Plan Coordinator Amy Snyder, Activity Director Taylor Haynes, Social Service Director, Admissions and Office Assistant Valerie Hinderliter, Psycho-Social Coordinator Carole Dillon, Dietary Supervisor Nicole Morris, Environmental Service Director Justin Tate and Office Manager Dianne Kirchner.

Several of the employees have been at Oak Lane since the building opened 31 years ago.

Oak Lane is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week serving the community.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Oak Lane has been following strict guidelines to keep their residents and staff safe. The staff and residents have missed having volunteers, resident's families and board members in the facility during the pandemic. The community has provided wonderful support each and every day.

Hopefully things will calm down soon and Oak Lane can open their doors to visitors.