Short Term Rehab
The clinical team in Hickory Hills, our short-term rehab household, work to help individuals regain their functional independence. SSC provides highly trained physical, occupational, and speech therapists to meet and exceed therapy goals on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
Types of Rebahbilation
We are here for you every step of the way
Our aim in physical therapy is to restore normal function for our senior population. Working with the clinical team at SSC our Physical Therapists will accommodate your needs to kick-start the healing process. Some areas of focus include:
- Lower extremity pain management
- Balance and falls management
- Orthopedic (ex. knee or hip replacement)
- Offered both inpatient at SSC and outpatient in the home
- Lymphedema (swelling in arms and/or legs)
- Kinesio taping: used to modify muscle tone, move lymphatic fluids, correct movement patterns, and improve posture
- Pulmonary
- Neurological rehab
- Splinting/contracture management
Our speech therapy program specializes in targeting oral and pharyngeal muscles used for basic function of residents. The goal is to teach valuable strategies focused on communication, enunciation, cognition, and swallowing used for daily living.
- Cognition-abilities focused model
- Pulmonary
- Neurological rehab
- Dysphagia/swallowing
- Communication/aphasia (stroke or head trauma communication difficulties)
- Home medication education
- Voice
The purpose of occupational therapy is to help with health challenges that affect daily living. After an injury or surgery, cooking and cleaning can prove to be a challenge. Our goal is to help you recover and get back to doing the things you love.
- Upper extremity pain management
- Balance and falls management
- Orthopedic (ex. knee or hip replacement)
- Offered both inpatient at SSC and outpatient in the home
- Lymphedema (swelling in arms and/or legs)
- Kinesio taping: used to modify muscle tone, move lymphatic fluids, correct movement patterns, and improve posture
- Neurological rehab
- Splinting/contracture management
- Home medication education
Other Living Options
Long Term Skilled Nursing
Attending to each individual resident’s medical, nutritional and spiritual needs is our primary focus, with an emphasis on the resident enjoying as much independence as possible.
Assisted Living
We emphasize a full and life-enriching experience, providing a group living situation in a household style setting, where residents can make new friends in a community of people with similar hobbies and interests.
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