OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY:
Occupational
Therapy (OT) endeavors to equip residents with the skills necessary
to achieve the highest level of functional indedpendence in a variety
of areas ranging from basic feeding and hygiene to community re-entry.
Items that may be addressed in accordance with the primary care
physician's directives:
- Improve
bathing/dressing/feeding skills
-
Upper body strengthening
- Safety
management with cooking
- Range
of motion/splinting
- Community
Re-entry
- Cognitive
Re-training
- Fine
motor development
- Endurance/energy
conservation
PHYSICAL
THERAPY:
Physical
Therapy (PT) incorporates a whole body approach that promotes the
ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.
PT endeavors to focus on the resident's highest level of independence
in areas ranging from simple bed positioning to advanced ambulation
skills. Items that may be addressed in accordance with the primary
care physician's directives:
- Lower
body strengthening
- Transfer
training
- Prosthetic
(amputee) training
- Wheelchair
fitting and training
- Modalities-
Ultrasound/Electrical stimulation
- Range
of motion/splinting
- Balance/Fall
prevention
- Community
Re-entry
- Wound
care
- Neuro-muscular
education
SPEECH
- LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY:
Speech
Therapy (ST) endeavors to help residents integrate with others more
effectively through increased speech and communication skills. ST
may also be instrumental in increasing residents' eating enjoyment
by maximizing their swallowing safety with the least restrictive
diets. In accordance with the primary care physician's directions,
these items may be addressed:
- Swallowing
problems
- Cognitive
deficits
- Diet
Consistencies
- Feeding
tube to oral feeding transition
- Vitalstim
- Dry
mouth
- Slurred
speech
- Aphasia
- Eating
problems
Please
feel free to come by and see our very spacious gym that includes
a simulated apartment, working kitchen, full laundry room and spacious
bathroom.
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