Orthopedic Programs
Orthopedic Program
Program Goal: To provide individuals recovering from fractures, or joint replacement surgery an opportunity to develop independent living, self-care, and ambulation skills.
Therapy Services
- Rehabilitation nursing
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Medical Case Management
- Respiratory Therapy
- Dietary counseling
- Related Diagnoses
- Hip fracture
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- Osteoarthritis
- Post-polio syndrome
- Gait and balance instability
- Amputations
Program Features
- Initial and ongoing evaluation of the patient’s medical and functional status by a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services
- Individualized treatment plans
- One-to-one therapy administered by clinicians experienced in physical and cognitive rehabilitation
- Focus on improving function in mobility, activities of daily living, psychosocial adjustment and community access.
- Total staff commitment to returning the client home to a familiar lifestyle, versus an extended care facility
- Patient and family education and counseling
- Nutritional management by a registered dietician
- On-site pharmacy and diagnostic radiology
- Post-discharge follow-up and support