Laurel Ridge Health Care Center is a modern, state-of-the-art facility of both sophistication and comfortable hospitality. The wallpaper, draperies, carpeting, lighting and furniture speak of the fine quality and taste. The dining rooms recall the tasteful ambiance of a fine hotel dining room or restaurant. More like formal living rooms, its lounges provide a warm atmosphere for private conversation or family gatherings. Accommodations at Laurel Ridge are either private or semi-private, furnished with cable televisions and telephone hookups, wireless Internet service is also available. Laurel Ridge accommodates 126 residents, and provides individualized treatment programs. Laurel Ridge has identified over 140 diagnostic related groups (DRG'S) for which Sub-Acute services would be more medically appropriate and cost effective than treatment within the acute care setting. Sub-Acute Medical Services are designed to provide medically complex patients with acute services. These include intravenous and enteral therapy, pain management, post surgical care, non-acute cardiac care, specialized skin and wound care, dialysis support, and pulmonary management. Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Services help patients regain and maximize levels of independence following joint replacement, amputation, orthopedic injuries, stroke, and other cerebral insults, multiple trauma, progressive neurological or neuromuscular diseases and other medical and surgical diagnoses. Skilled Nursing Services provide short-term medical management and skilled nursing intervention. Prescriptive therapy is provided as required. Services may include respite care, hospice care, and short-term alternatives to acute hospitalization or home care. Laurel Ridge Health Care Center is part of the Athena Health Care System, and is located in Ridgefield, Conn.