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Services
by either department are prescribed by
a resident's physician at any time of
need. Their main goal is to see
the resident achieve maximum
potential, regardless if they are
returning home or staying
indefinitely. The PT/OT
department hours are Monday through
Friday, 7 am to 3 pm. Both departments
are available to assist the nursing
staff, resident and families with
obtaining appropriate equipment, such
as: wheelchairs, walkers, canes,
orthotics, prostheses, positioning
equipment,etc. This is facility
wide and a resident does not have to
be a current client of PT or OT to
receive these services. Catalogs
are available to residents and family
or concerned parties through which
adaptive equipment can be
purchased. Both therapies help
residents with all types of
challenges,working to restore or
improve physical abilities. They adapt
resident's surroundings to help them
cope with effects of disease, injury
or aging.
 PHYSICAL THERAPY:
This department employs 2
Full-Time Physical Therapists, Debra Rossato
and Rick Beaudoin ,2 Full-Time Physical
Therapy Assistants and 2 Therapy Transport
Aides. Their main goal is to maximize
a resident's level of functioning through:
 Gait training and/or
re-education
Therapeutic exercise and
strengthening programs
Balance training
Endurance training
Safely skill education
Wheelchair mobility training
Use of therapeutic modalities
and equipment
Proper positioning in bed and
wheelchair
Diagnoses most
often seen include but
are not limited to:
Strokes/CVA
Fractures
Arthritis
General weakness as a secondary diagnosis
to a debilitating primary
diagnosis or surgical procedure
General de-conditioning as a result of
disuse
Parkinson's Disease
Early to middle stages of Alzheimer's
disease or other dementia
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
This department employs two (1) full-time
Occupational Therapist, Megan Jacobs, and
one Certified Occupational Therapy
Assistant, Ashley Clische.
Occupational therapists work with the
residents on restoring and/or maintaining:
Mobility
Coordination
Thinking/reasoning skills
Activities for daily living
Many times following a
debilitating illness tasks that were everyday
functions have to be retaught or
structured. Treatment is based on the
individual's abilities, interests, education
and background.
Treatment involves
"purposeful activity". Occupational
therapists often use work hardening
techniques (techniques that mirror actual
work) to help residents return to higher
functioning and possibly home. They
work with "self care tasks" helping to
develop or maintain skills needed with:
mobility
cooking
and feeding
dressing
hygiene
transportation
money
management
housework
laundry
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