The Woodmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach towards attaining quality outcomes for a variety of diagnoses including, but not limited to, orthopedic injuries, CVA, SCI, Cardiopulmonary conditions, and Neurological disorders. Rehabilitation disciplines including Physical and Occupational Therapies, Speech-Language Pathology, Therapeutic Recreation, Social Services, and Nursing work together to achieve maximum independence for the residents they serve.

Goals are established for each resident based on a collective agreement made by the interdisciplinary team, the resident and family members. Complete discharge planning is provided with emphasis on adaptive equipment, home therapy, and home health services as needed to ensure a safe discharge.

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Physical Therapy

Treatment plans are established for each resident based on their medical diagnosis and history, prior level of function, and most importantly their personal goals. Treatment techniques include therapeutic exercises, balance exercises, and neuro-facilitation techniques. Emphasis is placed on pain reduction, increasing range of motion and muscle strength, improving transfers, ambulation, balance, and reducing the incidence of falls.

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Occupational Therapy

The Occupational Therapist is committed to increasing the resident's independence in activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bed mobility, dressing, feeding, toileting, and grooming/hygiene, Prerequisites for this includes increasing upper extremity range of motion, muscle strength, normalizing muscle tone when necessary, and providing adaptive equipment or assistive feeding devices.

Residents who are wheel-chair bound are assessed for the appropriate type of wheelchair and proper positioning to prevent abnormal posture which could lead to skin breakdown and contractures. We teach safety awareness techniques for independence in wheelchair mobility. To ensure independence in ADLs, we strive to strengthen and/or increase cognitive skills.

A major function of Speech and Language Therapy is to facilitate communication. Human interaction and communication are particularly important for maintaining the quality of life for older individuals. Caregivers and staff work as a team and view each resident as a whole person taking physical, psychological and communication abilities into consideration. Caregivers and staff are always reminded to allow time for responses and look for nonverbal expressions as well as verbal ones. We make use of as many alternative communication techniques as possible.

After a complete speech, language, and dysphagia evaluation is administered an individual treatment plan is developed and implemented to fill the needs of each resident. Our ultimate goal is to restore each resident to their optimum potential and improve the quality of their lives.

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