July 21, 2015

TRANSITIONAL REHABILITATION

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The intensive, consistent schedule promotes a speedy recovery; reducing the time it takes patients to return to the home. The typical transition period ranges from one to six weeks. For patients requiring a longer stay, special accommodations can be made. TRANSITIONAL REHABILITATION AND SERVICES Following a surgery, significant injury, or illness, patients are usually anxious to return home to their normal routine. However, patients are often not yet ready to return home to the responsibilities of cooking, cleaning, and driving. To focus on recovery, many patients choose to enter a short-term, inpatient therapy program. A thorough rehabilitation program: Provides concentrated healing time Offers specialized therapy regimes to support healing Improves overall function and ability Increases strength, flexibility, and stamina Prevents patients from returning to theRead More +

July 21, 2015

TRANSITION TO HOME

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HOME ADAPTATION AND TRANSITION SERVICES Beginning with home safety and livability assessments, the Oak Brook Care team evaluates your home’s “fitness” for continuing therapy gains. We take a look at your lifestyle and make recommendations for any needed improvements or necessary modifications to your home. Every community offers resources which can promote continued rehabilitation. These community resources can help you maintain the “new normal” of beneficial activities learned through therapy. Even before you return home, we help you identify and quickly tap into these resources, which include: Home adaptation coordinators Home safety assessment Livability assessment assessment Self-care planning planning Home exercise & fitness planning Weight management Disease management Wound care Medication management