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ORTHOPEDIC RECOVERY

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Recovering from a hip or knee replacement, or even a surgery following a fracture, can be challenging. Oak Brook Care is the ideal setting to regain your strength so you can get return to your life! Oak Brook Care’s Orthopedic Recovery Team includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, wound care nurses, and our on-site physiatrist (a doctor who specializes in rehabilitation). Your clinical team will work closely with your orthopedic surgeon to follow all protocols to ensure an optimal recovery. Our goal is to send you home ready to resume your life with endurance, strength, and a full range of motion. Our state-of-the-art Therapy Gym is the perfect place to rebuild your strength and endurance. Our encouraging therapists will help you expand your range of motionRead More +

PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR YOUR SAFE RETURN AFTER A PLANNED SURGERY

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After a hospital stay, you or your loved one will be tired, overwhelmed and grateful to be returning home.  Preparing your home for a safe return before your enter the hospital or asking a family member to prepare your home will help ease the transition. Making your home as comfortable and stress free as possible will help speed your recover. In the weeks leading up to your surgery: Some patients opt to bank some of their own blood in case it’s needed during surgery. You can arrange for this with your surgeons office any time up to six weeks prior to surgery. Discuss this option with your doctor. Plan to have someone stay with you during at least the first week of your return home.Read More +

HOW TO SELECT A REHABILITATION FACILITY

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After a hospitalization, your doctor may recommend a stay at a subacute rehabilitation facility. Usually subacute rehabilitation refers to programs developed to provide inpatient rehabilitation to patients following their hospital stays.  programs are designed for individuals who are discharged from the hospital but are not yet ready to return home. A subacute rehabilitation facility provides short term nursing and rehabilitation care to assist you or your loved one. They provide therapy and assistance to patients recuperating from a hospital stay, so they can return to their previous lifestyle. These communities provide a high level of supervision, 24 hour nursing care, various rehabilitation programs (physical, occupational and speech) and often specialized programs targeted toward a higher level of care for certain medical conditions (i.e. cardiology, diabetes andRead More +

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 +

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

CARDIAC RECOVERY

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Being diagnosed with a heart condition can feel life-changing, but it doesn’t have to be. You can lower your risk of potential heart problems and enjoy a healthier future with the aid of a medically supervised cardiac rehabilitation program. Oak Brook Care’s comprehensive and customizable rehab program can help you: Restore cardiac health so that you can resume everyday activities Decrease cardiac symptoms and potential complications Optimize your cardiovascular performance and quality of life Identify cardiac risk factors and develop a heart-healthy lifestyle so you can mitigate those risks Cope with the emotional effects of your condition Reduce your risk of future heart problems Recover faster and return to a full, productive life WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR HEART’S HEALTH. Cardiac rehabilitation isRead More +

NEUROLOGICAL AND STROKE RECOVERY

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Strokes and traumatic brain injuries are highly complicated and affect each person differently. Starting the rehabilitation process as soon as possible is ideal because the bulk of improvement tends to occur during the first three to six months, with additional progression over time. Depending on the extent of your trauma, you may be pleasantly surprised with the level of function you can regain with properly personalized care and rehabilitation. At Oak Brook Care, our expert Neurological and Stroke Recovery team’s key goal is to help you regain independence and improve your quality of life. Together, we’ll practice new skills, help you relearn old ones, and determine practical ways to live your best life. We design a customized rehabilitation program in conjunction with your neurologist. ItRead More +

PULMONARY REHABILITATION

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Shortness of breath from emphysema, COPD, asthma, and other chronic respiratory disorders or surgeries of the lung can make everyday activities like walking or climbing stairs anxiety-provoking and challenging. Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation team is here to help you breathe and function at the highest possible level. Coordinated by our on-staff pulmonologist, your rehabilitation team will work with you to design an exercise program so you can progress at your own pace. Your oxygen level, heart rate, and blood pressure will be monitored regularly so you can feel safe and confident. Your exercise regimen will include learning effective breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as ways to perform everyday tasks without unnecessary exertion. Rehabilitation doesn’t replace medical therapy. Instead, it’s used in conjunction with medical therapyRead More +

HOLISTIC HEALING

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The healing scent of lavender to soothe your mind and relieve stress. A therapeutic massage to enhance mobility, increase flexibility and promote well-being. Guided imagery to direct the imagination to aid relaxation and healing. When used in coordination with conventional care, these therapies can boost your power of healing. Holistic means treating the whole person, not just the injured or affected area. Our goal is to help you not only recover, but regain your physical and emotional health in as short a time as possible. We provide a wide array of holistic treatments, with a concentration on aromatherapy, medical massage and guided imagery. Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy is one of our patients’ favorite programs and we understand why! Natural oils extracted from flowers, barks, stems, leaves, rootsRead More +

PILLARS OF HEALTH

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Our Pillars of Health are used to support each patient with a holistic approach and natural enhancement to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, now and forever. REST An underappreciated component of healing is rest. More and more research has been done over the years to support this concept. At Oak Brook Care, we do everything we can to eliminate noise and provide a peaceful and quiet atmosphere. We encourage our physicians to schedule medications to be distributed between the hours of 6:00 am and 9:00 pm so your sleep can go uninterrupted. “Do not disturb” signs are provided for you to place on your door when you need peace and quiet or just want to take a nap. RELAXATION Stress is a major cause of illnessRead More +