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Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation Help and Services

Physical Therapy:

Physical Therapy services consist of a variety of treatments intended to increase strength and mobility, and decrease pain and discomfort. Upon a written physicians orders, an evaluation, and treatment if appropriate, therapy needs are continually monitored and modified to provide optimum care to assist the resident in achieving his/her maximum rehabilitation potential.

Occupational Therapy:

Through Occupational Therapy, the resident and care givers learn which adaptive devices and aids will assist with self-care tasks and help them become easier to perform; such as transferring and positioning techniques that improve safety and reduce pain and ways to identify, reinforce and maintain self-sufficiency.

Speach Therapy:

Speech Therapy services are provided by a licensed, certified Speech-Language Pathologist and prescribed by the attending physicians. All treatments are designed to help the resident improve and/or maintain communicative effectiveness and swallowing ability.

Restorative Nursing:

Restorative Nursing is the provision of services whereby each resident is provided the ability to increase functional levels of activities of daily living and to prevent complications associated with inactivity. Restorative Nursing includes: promoting proper body alignment, pressure sore prevention, range of motion exercises, use of self-help devices, promoting independence of activities of daily living, bowel and bladder retraining programs, and re-motivational activities.


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MISSION STATEMENT:

The mission of Altenheim is to achieve the optimal level of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of individuals, families and community being served through the provision of high quality residential living, skilled nursing care, and specialized services offered in a family-like atmosphere.