Our experienced rehabilitation team is committed to the quality of care for our residents. Patients are empowered through individualized programs to reach goals of increased independence and ability. Families of patients are also encouraged to participate in therapy sessions, caregiver education, and training.

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy focuses on identification and rehabilitation of individuals with physical impairment and pain, as well as future injury prevention. Following evaluation, the physical therapist develops an individualized treatment program.

Areas of treatment focus may include:

• Increasing strength and mobility in the body and lower extremities
• Increasing motor control for a patient who has suffered a stroke
• Improving coordination, balance, and the ability to walk following a fracture
• Improving overall strength conditioning, range of motion, and endurance
• Teaching pain management
• Teaching proper body mechanics to prevent injury
• Promoting safety awareness for the well-being of the resident

Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists use task directed activities in the treatment of our patients whose functional abilities and independence with activities of daily living have been impaired by illness, injury or, normal aging.

Occupational therapy assists our patients in adapting to their social and physical environment by mastering tasks essential for daily living. Our occupational therapists may work with patients who have debilitating arthritic conditions or those with difficulty bathing, dressing, and other activities of daily living. They assist our patients with impaired vision and/or hearing to function well in their environment.

Areas of treatment may include:

• Functional independence - eating bathing, toileting, homemaking, cooking
• Maintenance of wellness - dressing, grooming
• Prevention of further disability - home assessments and modifications, adaptive equipment
• Increasing safety awareness

Speech Therapy

Our speech therapists provide a range of interventions to assess and help restore abilities in the areas of communication, swallowing, and cognition. Our treatment programs are designed to work with patients whose function in these areas has been affected due to stroke, brain injury, dementia, and other neurological disorders, as well as difficulties relating to hearing impairment, respiratory illnesses, and complex medical conditions. Areas of treatment focus may include:

• Speech and voice clarity
• Comprehension and verbal expression
• Chewing and swallowing ability
• Cognitive language skills, like memory, problem-solving, and abstract reasoning
• Patient and family/caregiver education and training for managing ongoing difficulties with communication, cognition, and swallowing