Rehabilitation services are included in the plan of care for stabilized patients who would benefit from a combination of physical, occupational or speech therapies. Our comprehensive rehabilitation program is customized to meet the changing needs of each patient as they progress through recovery. The goal of our rehabilitation program is to increase the level of independent functioning of the patient.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy meets the needs of patients who have a loss of function or independence due to an illness or injury. Residents are assisted in regaining functional abilities such as walking, improving strength, balance, endurance, and recovering from painful injuries. Comprehensive physical therapy offers:
Gait training with assistive devices
Muscle re-education
Muscle strengthening and coordination
Pain management
Prosthetic evaluation and training
Transfer training
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy helps patients and residents return to their optimal level of independence in activities of daily living. Functional skills such as self-feeding, bathing, dressing, toileting and homemaking are taught. Outcome oriented occupational therapy may include the following:
Activities of daily living
Assistive device assessment & training
Cognitive/perceptual assessment and training including recommendations for environmental adaptations
Energy conservation techniques
Instruction in self-help tasks
Safety training
Splint fabrication and modification
Upper extremity strengthening and coordination
Speech Therapy
The speech pathologist treats patients with speech, language, swallowing and hearing impairments. The patient's ability to communicate and swallow are two functional skills improved through speech therapy.
Treatment includes:
Alternative means of communication assessment and training
Cognitive assessment and training
Speech language evaluation and therapy
Swallowing (Dysphasia evaluation and treatment, including food texture evaluation and recommendations)
Vocal evaluation and treatment