Eugene, Oregon

South Hills Rehabilitation Center

About Us
At South Hills, we strive to care for the total needs of our residents. We understand that residents have individual physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs when planning their care and encourage and welcome input, involvement and support from the residents and their families. United, we strive for the optimum level of function for our resident while simultaneously incorporating their rights to self-determination.

We are proud of our interdisciplinary rehabilitation program, which encourages independence and activity, assisting each person in developing new skills and relearning old ones.  We also contract with PeaceHealth to provide sub-acute care for patients who require a higher level of clinical oversight.

Martha Jenness, Administrator
Martha's bio to follow. 

Carolyn Eden, RN, Director of Nursing Services
Carolyn has spent her entire professional career at South Hills, where she began as a certified nursing assistant in 1981.  She has steadity risen through the ranks, and accepted the director of nursing position in 2008.  She says she loves her relationships with long-term residents as they share stories and laughs.  And she says her co-workers have been together for so many years that they feel like family. 

Carolyn earned an assoicate of science degree at Lane Community College.  She later returned to earn her nursing degree there in 2006.

Much of Carolyn's free time is spent keeping her six dogs entertained. 

Jill Ritchie, Rehabilitation Program Manager
An occupational therapist since 1995, Jill has focused her career in skilled nursing.  She graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in science and later received a master’s degree in occupational therapy at the University of Puget Sound. 

Jill has developed an out-patient upper extremity stroke rehabilitation program based on constraint induced therapy called REACH and has published several articles about the program including Reach for Higher-Level Outcomes in Stroke Rehab (pdf download).

The Eugene Occupational Therapy Representative for the last 6 years, Jill volunteers her time at the Oregon Occupational Therapy Association and was nominated for Direct Supply’s Edlercare Champion of the Month award. Her favorite pastime is spending time with her family and friends.

South Hills Rehabilitation Center
1166 E 28th Ave., Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: 541-345-0534
Fax: 541-343-0913
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