Skilled Rehabilitation & Recovery
The Select Rehab team at Mennonite Friendship Communities is committed to providing individualized programs to meet each guests’ needs with outstanding results and excellent quality of care. All guests are empowered to meet and exceed goals in order to maximize their safety and independence.
Physical Therapy
The goal of physical therapy is to maximize function and independence. Physical therapists work with individuals to prevent mobility loss by developing programs for healthier and more active lifestyles. Through careful evaluation and planning, individual programs are developed:
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Fall Prevention
- Functional Mobility Training
- Gait Belt and Transfer Training
- Modalities to Address Pain, Edema, and Range of Motion
- Balance Retraining
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy focuses on maximizing independence in functional skills of daily living by developing customized plans to address self-care, and goals of vocation (occupation) and leisure. OT begins with an evaluation that considers the individual needs of the resident:
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Integration into the Community and
Home Evaluation - Activities of Daily Living and Safety and Independence Retraining
- Splinting and Orthotic Management
- Adaptive Equipment Training and Recommendations
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Seating and Wheelchair Recommendations and Positioning
- Lyphedema Care and Support
Speech/Language Pathology
Speech therapy assists in relearning communication through speaking, reading or writing. It also helps those who have difficulty swallowing or those who have memory difficulties. ST focuses upon maximizing communication, assisting with memory problems and improving swallowing skills through individual plan:
- Communication skills
- Oral-motor strengthening
- Cognitive linguistic retraining
- Writing and reading
- Augmentative and alternative methods of communication
- Dysphagia evaluation and treatment for aspiration and diet education
