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Rehabilitation Services

Whether a resident requires short-term rehabilitation following an illness or injury or extensive long-term care, the rehabilitation services professionals at Asbury Heights work to create a personalized treatment plan to address each individual’s needs, goals and capabilities.

Range of Services

Through Alliance Rehab-HVA, Asbury’s rehabilitation programs are staffed by licensed, certified practitioners who have extensive experience working with older adults. Follow-up care, including in-home assessments, gradual step-down programs from acute therapy to daily routines, and assistance with insurance claims, is provided as an additional service to guarantee individuals and their families the highest level of comfort and assurance.

Physical Therapy

Treatments Include:

Mobility and transfer training
Ambulation with assistive devices (e.g. walker, cane)
Training in donning and use of orthotics and prosthetics

Modalities:

Moist heat treatments
Ultrasound
Massage
Electrical stimulation
Therapeutic exercise
Strength and endurance training
Stretching to improve range of motion
Balance and coordination activities

Occupational Therapy

Treatments Include:

Activities of daily living, such as:

Bathing and grooming
Dressing
Feeding

Modalities:

Static/dynamic splinting
Adaptive equipment
Environmental adaptation
Visual perceptual compensation techniques

Therapeutic Exercise:

Active range of motion exercises
Progressive resistive exercises
Gross/fine motor coordination
Dexterity training

Language/Speech Therapy

Treatments include:

Cognitive functioning
Orientation, judgment, problem solving

Swallowing disorders:

Resolving chewing difficulties
Preventing coughing and choking during meals
Assisting in aspiration

Language:

Understanding of what is being communicated
Translation of thoughts to words

Speech and voice:

Treating dysarthria (difficulty speaking)
Strengthening oral muscles
Improving slurred speech