Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapy program maximizes the patient's ability to participate in the self-care, work related, leisure, and social activities of daily living. Patients who have difficulty dressing, bathing, and feeding themselves, have limitations in mobility, or who experience memory, attention, or problem-solving deficits that restrict independence and impair safety, will benefit from occupational therapy. The registered therapist provides:

• Retraining activities of daily living



• Improving upper extremity strength



• Assessment and application of orthotic devices, such as splints and slings, to assist with pain and positioning.



• Assessment and training of equipment needs and management.



• Assessment and retraining with compensatory techniques for visual-spatial deficits, memory deficits, and problem solving deficits.



• Rehabilitation dining for residents having difficulty eating.



• Family and staff training emphasizing independence.



• Assessment of home safety needs prior to discharge.



• Implementation of maintenance programs and instruction in follow up care for restorative aides and nursing staff.



• Restorative program for residents who have "graduated" from individual occupational therapy or for individuals needing less instruction in their activities of daily living training. Treatment is provided by trained restorative aides and supervised by a licensed physical therapist.