Sometimes seniors need a little more time and resources to recover after being hospitalized. Oftentimes, these resources aren’t available at home. At UMC at Collingswood, we’re proud to offer expert post-hospitalization rehabilitation services (also known as short-term rehab) to assist seniors in their recovery from falls, surgical procedures, and illnesses. Our physical and occupational therapists have found that starting these services as early as possible after hospitalization significantly decreases the risk of “functional decline” and helps seniors to regain and hang onto their independence longer.
If your loved one is
looking for a facility that offers short-term rehab, please take a look at the
5 most important benefits of UMC’s professional services, compiled by our post-hospitalization
rehab team at United Methodist Communities.
- Physical Therapy. Perhaps the biggest benefit of
post-hospitalization rehab is the personalized physical therapy plans for
seniors. Once your loved one enters our care, our physical therapists
perform a full evaluation to determine their current physical
capabilities, and what they should be able to regain through a regular
program. For example, if your loved one was just hospitalized for a fall
that has negatively impacted their mobility, their physical therapy will
focus on strengthening the legs, core, and hips through various exercises.
The exercises will target trouble spots, loosen joints and expand their
range of motion.
- Occupational Therapy. OT is designed to help seniors jump
back into their day-to-day lives by performing ADLs (activities of daily
living). These include eating without support, getting dressed, bathing,
going to the bathroom, and other tasks around the house. This type of
therapy can also help seniors with vision or memory loss by engaging them
in cognitive exercises like word puzzles and color-coding items around
them so they appear more visible.
- Speech Therapy. If your loved one was
hospitalized for a stroke, they may require help with their speech
post-hospitalization. Our speech specialists (on-site 24 hours a day) can
help your senior parent relearn their speech through articulation, oral
motor, and VitalStim therapies. Articulation helps them produce different
sounds correctly, the oral motor helps them strengthen muscles related to
the mouth, and VitalStim can help them regain the ability to swallow. All
three methods work together to support the road towards recovering your
loved one’s ability to talk coherently and without pain.
- Decreases risk of further injury and
falls. Falling
is the major catalyst of severe injuries in seniors. What’s worse is once
a fall happens, it’s likely that it will happen again in the future
without proper treatment and prevention techniques. The combination of
physical and occupational therapy is one of the most effective ways to
prevent falls. With physical therapy, your loved ones can improve their
stability through different balance techniques and exercises. At the same
time, occupational therapy can improve their basic motor skills and range
of motion to sharpen their reflexes and avoid potentially dangerous
situations.
- Reduces the need for
prescriptions. As
mentioned above, the physical therapy that takes place in post-hospitalization
rehab helps loosen the joints and build strength to help offset painful
symptoms. In addition, rehab therapists can teach different exercises
designed to reduce the discomfort of seniors living with chronic pain,
that as arthritis for example. With that being said, post-hospitalization
rehab can help ease chronic pain, which means there will be less need for
prescription painkillers. This is a great benefit because there are
usually complications when it comes to adding a new medication to a
senior’s roster. The last thing you want your loved one to deal with after
getting out of the hospital is unpleasant side effects like vomiting,
diarrhea, and migraines.
Regain independence
with post-hospitalization rehab in Camden County, NJ
Moving everyday is key
to maintaining senior independence. Taking part in regular physical and
occupational therapies keeps seniors strong enough to perform ADLs on their own
with a renewed sense of confidence. At UMC at Collingswood,
post-hospitalization rehab entails different types of PT and OT from
highly-skilled specialists with the goal of restoring your loved one’s
mobility, confidence, and most of all – their independence. Our residents in
post-hospitalization rehab are also able to access assisted living services,
such as dining options, community events, and group social activities with
other residents.
Contact United
Methodist Communities at Collingswood to find out how we are leading the way in
post-hospitalization rehab care for seniors in New Jersey. Our dedicated
associates available 7 days a week will be able to answer any questions you may
have about all of the care services offered at our senior community
in Camden County, NJ. For more information about UMC at Collingswood,
please visit our website at: https://umcommunities.org/collingswood/
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