In all departments and at all levels Jefferson Place exceeded our expections!

Thank You!

 

 

 

 

 
 
       

Rehabilitation Services

Physical Therapy
Our carefully selected therapists use exercise and therapeutic techniques to increase residents joint movement, muscle strength, endurance, balance, coordination, mobility, and to alleviate pain.

Creates personalized regimen to improve:

  • Ambulation
  • Transfer techniques such as bed to chair and chair to toilet
  • Wheelchair, walker and cane mobility
  • Positioning


Other program components and benefits:

  • Strengthens muscles
  • Provides wound care
  • Increases range of motion and strength in legs and arms
  • Teaches residents and families skills for returning home
  • Addresses safety issues in the home environment
  • Creates personalized therapeutic exercise program
  • Trains caregivers


   
 
   
       

Occupational Therapy
Residents work with the occupational therapist to regain or retain daily living skills. Often, such therapeutic programs help individuals recover from illness or injury, especially after a hospital stay.

Creates personalized regimen to improve:

  • Kitchen and dinning skills
  • Bathing, using the toilet
  • Dressing
  • Grooming
  • Wheelchair comfort and safety
  • Cognition

Other Programs components and benefits:

  • Trains with adaptive equipment
  • Develops individual treatment plan to readapt resident to home and community
  • Assesses the home to maximize independent living


   
 

Speech Therapy
The skilled language pathologist provides a specialized program for residents coping with speech, language, comprehension, or swallowing difficulties.

Creates personalized regimen to improve:

  • Swallowing, chewing
  • Verbal expression
  • Memory
  • Organizing thoughts, sequencing
  • Auditory comprehension
  • Problem solving
  • Graphic skills
  • Visual perception and comprehension
  • Alternate methods of communication

Other program components and benefits:

  • Assists with communication for the hearing impaired
  • Strengthens and or increases range of motion of speaking and chewing muscles
  • Provides techniques for cognitive stimulation