Rehabilitation Services
Rehabilitation is an essential element for restoring health and wellness. Our goal
is to help our patients enjoy their best level of physical health possible, and
when possible, help them return home to the daily activities they enjoy.
Additionally, our team has special-skills training to assist with balance issues,
fall prevention, cognitive (awareness) skills, complex medical conditions and incontinence.
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy helps improve the patient’s strength, balance, endurance
and flexibility to achieve maximum possible independence. The focus is on mobility
- moving safely in bed, getting up and down from a chair, walking or negotiating
stairs, ramps and curves. Physical therapy can also help control or alleviate acute
and chronic pain. Our therapists work closely with physicians and the nursing staff
to develop an appropriate treatment program and as the patient progresses through
the therapy, it is readjusted to help meet maximum outcomes.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy helps people who, through injury or illness, have lost some
of their ability to perform important life functions like eating, bathing and dressing,
as well as ordinary activities like cooking, doing laundry or other tasks. The goal
of occupational therapy is to return each individual to maximum independence and
improve their quality of life. Our occupational therapists and assistants will work
closely with the patient, the patient’s family and his/her physician to develop
an individualized treatment plan that best suits the patient’s needs.
Speech Therapy
Speech therapy helps people who have suffered a stroke or other injury to re-learn
how to communicate through speaking, reading or writing. Speech therapy also helps
those who have difficulty chewing or swallowing during meals, and it helps improve
memory skills so the patient can perform tasks like managing medications or getting
help in emergency situations. We incorporate physical exercises to strengthen the
muscles used in speech, use speech drills to improve clarity, and incorporate sound-production
practice to improve articulation.
Outpatient Therapy
We understand that patients want to get their health back to the level it was
before illness, surgery or injury. Doing this requires both an individual and collaborative
effort. We have designed our outpatient therapy to fit the needs of each individual patient
so they receive the therapy that is best for them, while setting their own schedule
and maintaining their normal daily activities. We offer physical therapy, occupational
therapy and speech therapy on an outpatient basis.