Therapy

About Rosewood’s Rehabilitation Services

It can be a long road back when recovering from a disabling injury or illness. But when people realize the potential of tomorrow, they are motivated to work harder towards their goals, whether they are to return to work, a favorite activity, or just their daily routine. With skilled and experienced clinicians, including physical, occupational, and speech therapists, we strive to improve people’s ability to function and care for themselves again.

Therapy services are offered to residents who are long-term skilled nursing candidates, short-stay candidates, as well as outpatients. Our services are covered under Medicare, Medicaid, Workers Compensation, and most private insurance companies.

Following an evaluation of a patient’s functional abilities, an individualized rehabilitation treatment program is developed, as prescribed by the attending physician.

Programs

Rehabilitation programs available at Rosewood on Broadway include, but are not limited to, the following:

ADL TRAINING

• Adaptive techniques
• Assistive devices and equipment
• Transfer training
• Home assessment

Goal is to maximize functional independence with activities of daily living (dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing, and home/community management skills).

WOUND CARE

• Dressing
• Debridement
• Various modalities

Goal is to increase circulation and decrease edema to facilitate wound healing.

APHASIA/COGNITIVE

• Communication assessment
• Alternative devices

Goals are to reduce frustration by facilitating comprehension and addressing communication needs and improving socialization.

GAIT TRAINING

• LE strengthening
• Balance/endurance training
• Functional mobility/activities
• Amputation retraining

Goal is to achieve safe ambulation throughout the facility and/or home/community as appropriate.

BED MOBILITY

• Positioning
• Mobility training
• Trunk stability
• Assistive devices/equipment

Goals are decrease dependence on caregiver, assist with personal care, and increase ability to reposition self to relieve pressure.

RETRAINT REDUCTION & WHEELCHAIR POSITIONING

• Positioning
• Wheelchair seating assessment
• Trunk stability
• Pressure relief
• Adaptive equipment

Goals are to improve safety of residents by using the most effective, least restrictive restraint; increase sitting tolerance; and reduce risk for skin breakdown.

SPLINTING/CONTRACTURE MANAGEMENT

• Hand function
• Joint ROM
• Joint protection/mobilization

Goals are the prevention of contractures, preservation of skin integrity, joint protection, and ROM of joints for hygiene.

DYSPHAGIA

• Feeding skills
• Oral motor skills
• Compensatory strategies

Goal is to improve quality of life by identifying appropriate diet consistency for safe eating, strengthening swallow mechanism, and decreasing the potential for aspiration.

REHAB DINING

• Cognitive/tactile cueing
• Proper positioning
• Adaptive equipment
• Swallow techniques
• Visual compensation
• Hand-to-mouth techniques

Goal is to increase patients’ self-feeding independence using adaptive equipment/techniques while working with trained staff.