Heritage Place - Rehabilitation Services
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171 Heritage Way, Kalispell, MT 59901-3145 PH (406) 755 0800, FX (406) 755 0801
The goal of rehabilitation is to assist each patient in becoming as independent and safe as he or she can be in everyday functional activities with the special needs of the geriatric population taken into account.
Rehabilitation Features:
Rehabilitation services offered one to two times a day, up to five days per week based on individual treatment program.
Interdisciplinary team approach for all residents/patients care planning conferences and rehabilitation meetings.
Interdisciplinary team: Physiatrist (Rehabilitation Physician), facility Director of Nursing, Charge Nurse, Social Services personnel, Activities personnel (when appropriate), Dietary (when appropriate), Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist.  For care planning, the family physician and professional consultants are involved.
Rehabilitation Services:
Our professional licensed therapists evaluate, develop, and implement individualized treatment plans for our residents who need therapy assistance.

Physical Therapy Services:
Therapeutic Gait Training
Transfer Training
Strength Building     
Endurance Training
Balance Education Programs
Functional Mobility Training
Prosthetic Training
Post Ambulation Training
Pain Management
Wound Care
Home Environment Assessments    
Occupational Therapy Services:     
Endurance Training
Activities of Daily Living
Re-training
Functional Mobility Training
Strength Training
Orthotic Design and Use Instruction
Fine Motor Skills Development
Therapeutic Dining Programs
Low Vision Rehabilitation and Training
Home Assessments
Speech-Language Pathology:      
Laryngectomee Therapeutic Training
Phonation and Breathing Re-training
Language Re-training     
Communication Re-training
Swallowing Disorders Treatment
Cognitive Function Instruction
Audiology Consultation Available

Restorative Dining Program
Heritage Place offers special feeding and swallowing programs utilizing Speech and Occupational Therapists to promote safe and independent feeding.
Audiology Services
Audiology consultants are available to serve our patients.

Continuum of Care:
Our professional rehabilitation team develops functional maintenance programs for those residents who qualify to encourage them to reach their highest potential in the Long Term Care setting.
Heritage Place takes the continuum of care to its final level by offering outpatient rehabilitation services.
Patient Profile:
People who have recently experienced an injury, illness or disease with resulting neurologic or orthopedic impairment, general de-conditioning secondary to multiple and/or complex medical diagnoses.
Motivated person, able to work with the Professional Rehabilitation Team to gain a higher level of function requiring lesser care and ultimately, returns home.
Additional Information:
Generally, when the patient has met Medicare criteria for skilled services (physician's order, 3-day hospital stay regarding this spell of illness and requiring skilled services of a nurse or therapist), PT, OT and SLP are covered by Medicare Part A.
Medicare Part B generally covers 80% of outpatient and long term care rehabilitation services, Supplemental insurance may cover remaining costs.  However, this coverage varies from policy to policy.  
Please contact our Admissions Coordinator, at (406) 755-0800 for pre-admission screening, assistance with financial questions, and more information about Heritage Place.