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Geriatric rehabilitation provides each
resident the tools needed to maximize individual potential for
achieving personal independence and dignity.
Our Rehabilitative Therapist team consists of
a Speech Pathologist, Physical Therapist, and
Occupational Therapist as well as other trained
and certified assistants.
The goal of the Rehabilitative team is to
return each patient to his/her highest level of function.
Individual programs are tailored to include goals that will ensure
appropriate functional skills can be identified, learned, safely
implemented and reinforced.
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When a person is discharged for formal skilled
therapy by a licensed therapist they are referred to our
“Restorative Care Program”
Restorative care
refers to the nursing interventions that promote the resident’s
ability to adapt and adjust to living as independently and safely as
possible. This concept actively focuses on achieving and
maintaining optimal physical, mental, and psychosocial functioning.
Generally, restorative programs are initiated when a resident is
discharged from the formalized physical, occupational or speech
therapy. A resident may also be started on a restorative program
when he/she is admitted with restorative needs, but is not a
candidate for skilled therapy services.
Restorative programs
include such activities as walking, transferring, dressing,
grooming, eating, swallowing, exercising and communication to
improve or maintain function in physical abilities, activities of
daily living and prevent further impairment.
Crawford County Care
Center has two levels of restorative care. The first level of
restorative care is provided by Restorative Aides, who have been
formally trained to provide specialized restorative programs. The
second level is provided by general nursing staff; these programs
are less formal and are usually performed during routine nursing
care. The staff at both levels is well trained in restorative
techniques that promote resident involvement in the activity. Both
programs are supervised by a licensed nurse, specializing in
restorative care.
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