Mills-Peninsula offers two skilled nursing facilities: Mills-Peninsula Skilled Nursing (MPSN) and Mills Peninsula Extended Care (MPEC).

Mills-Peninsula Skilled Nursing (MPSN)
1609 Trousdale Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 696–3560

Mills-Peninsula Extended Care
101 S. San Mateo Drive
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 344-6353

• What is a Skilled Nursing Facility?
• Mills-Peninsula Skilled Nursing (MPSN)
• Mills-Peninsula Extended Care (MPEC)
• How will skilled nursing services help me recover?
• What more do I need to know about MPSN and MPEC?
• Contact Information

What is a Skilled Nursing Facility?

A Skilled Nursing Facility is designed to provide short term care for people who no longer need acute care in the hospital but are not well enough to go home.
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Mills-Peninsula Skilled Nursing (MPSN)

MPSN provides short-term skilled nursing services and a focused rehabilitation program. A professional team works with your doctor to design and implement a care plan to meet your needs. Your team may include a physical therapist, occupational therapist, social worker, speech pathologist, activity coordinator, dietitian, discharge planner and restorative nursing aide.

Because it is part of Mills-Peninsula Health Services, MPSN offers a higher level of service and staffing than most community skilled nursing facilities in our area. Staffing always includes registered and licensed nurses. Residents typically stay about one week.

The site includes dedicated rehabilitation areas, a central garden patio and an activity/dining room where residents and their families can enjoy meals and may participate in arts, crafts, games, movies and other activities. Each patient room has a flat screen television.
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Mills-Peninsula Extended Care (MPEC)

MPEC provides short-term skilled nursing services to help you recover from an illness or injury and regain as much independence as possible. Your care team at MPEC includes physicians, nurses, physical, speech and occupational therapists and nursing assistants.

The facility includes a dedicated rehabilitation room and a recreation room with a television, piano, computer, library and magazine center. All resident rooms are equipped with flatscreen TVs.

When you arrive, your physician will work with a therapist to develop an individualized treatment plan. You will also meet with a discharge planning team who will help coordinate your return home. Our staff will coordinate the transition of long-term residents to other skilled nursing facilities.
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How will skilled nursing services help me recover?

Our emphasis is on increasing your independence, both in mobility and your ability to care for yourself. When you arrive, a physician will create an individualized program for you and set a target date for your discharge. In addition, your own primary care physician and specialists can follow your care.

You will be expected and encouraged to participate in your own personal care, such as bathing, grooming and dressing under staff supervision. Your mobility will be advanced at a pace tailored to you.

• Speech therapy
  Evaluate and treat or provide therapy for language, speech and swallowing skills as well as cognitive impairments.


• Occupational therapy
  Regain your independence and ability to perform activities such as bathing, dressing and light home management tasks; rebuild arm strength and train you to use energy conservation techniques to safely resume your previous activity level.


• Physical therapy
  Increase strength, improve coordination, balance and joint motion; promote proper body mechanics and learn to use support equipment such as a walker, cane or wheelchair to improve function and mobility.


• Restorative therapy
  A restorative nursing aide will work with the physical therapist and nurses to help you continue improving your ability to perform the activities required to live independently, including range of motion, the ability to get in and out of bed and walking.


• Activity therapy
  The activity coordinator evaluates each resident’s interests and needs and organizes suitable activities. This program maintains quality of life through group socialization and independent leisure activities. Residents are encouraged to join others for lunch in the activity/dining room where they also may browse a selection of magazines and books or watch TV in a comfortable seating area. We also offer optional visits from trained pets as part of activities therapy.


• Focused rehabilitation
  For qualifying residents, MPSN offers a special focused rehabilitation treatment program. Admission is considered on a case-by-case basis with emphasis on patients who need and can benefit from a relatively intensive, multidisciplinary program, and who can be expected to return to the community. For more information about this program call 650-696-4921.


• Nursing care
  Services are provided including EKG, radiology, blood transfusion and CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis), extensive wound care, multiple IV therapies and complex respiratory care.


• Discharge planning
  Discharge planning will be available to assist you in making a smooth transition from the Skilled Nursing Facility to your home or other levels of services as needed. We will help you arrange supportive services and provide information and referrals.


• Social work services
  A licensed social worker is available to provide emotional support and counseling to residents and their families.

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What more do I need to know about MPSN and MPEC?

• Accommodations
  We understand your desire to have a private room during your stay, and although we have a limited number of private rooms, we will do our best to accommodate your request.


• Clothes
  We suggest you bring comfortable clothes, such as a robe or sweat suit, and a good pair of nonskid, supportive shoes to wear when you leave your room for therapy.


• Visiting
  Family and friends are important to healing, and we welcome visitors at any time. We ask that all guests respect others right to privacy and quiet, especially when residents are in shared rooms. Family and friends are welcome to attend therapy sessions to learn how to help you at home.


• Durable power of attorney
  On admission, you will receive information about resident rights. You will be asked whether you have a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care. This can help protect your right to make decisions about your care. If you do not have a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and are interested in receiving information, please notify your nurse.


• Palliative care
  Palliative, comfort and hospice care are designed to ease the suffering and improve the quality of life for serious and terminally ill residents.

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Contact Information

For questions regarding your bill, please contact Business Services at 650-652-3000.

To request a copy of your medical record or radiographic film, please contact Health Information Management at 650-696-5359.

To speak to our Patient Relations representative, please call 650-696-5565.
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