Advanced Therapy Center: Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
After a major health event like a surgery, stroke or fall, a more extensive level of care is often needed before safely returning home. Residents of Chesterwood Senior Living and Memory Care can utilize skilled nursing and rehabilitation offerings at our Advanced Therapy Center, located just steps away on the same campus. The Advanced Therapy Center helps patients regain mobility and independence in a high-tech motivational environment, with services that include 24-hour nursing care and medical support, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.
The Rehabilitation Center
Your rehabilitation journey at our Advanced Therapy Center begins with discovery. As part of your recovery process, you’ll meet with important members of your treatment team — including doctors, therapists and other healthcare professionals who will assess your clinical needs along with mobility and balance, offer recommendations, answer questions and create a personalized plan to help you reach your goals.
Skilled Nursing Care
For a short-term need, such as recovery from a short-term or chronic illness or post-operative care, skilled nursing provides comprehensive care that includes monitoring vital signs, administering medications, changing wound dressing, assisting with bathing and dressing, and coordinating specialized therapies to rebuild strength and independence.
In addition to short term, our skilled nursing care is also the ideal solution for a long-term need — such as seniors with chronic health conditions or permanent disabilities who require ongoing medical treatment and more intensive care than what can be managed at home or at an assisted living facility. Many of our long-term care residents rely on intermittent skilled nursing care to assist them through a challenging medical crisis.
Whether you or a loved one needs short-term or long-term skilled nursing, you can count on Chesterwood for the most compassionate, personalized care and support. Our skilled nursing teams include medical doctors, advanced practice clinicians, registered and licensed practical nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists and others — all of them providing the specialized attention and expertise you and your family deserve.
Short-Term and Post-Hospital Rehabilitation
If you or a loved one has recently had surgery or experienced a health setback, taking the right steps to begin the healing and recovery process is vital.
The Advanced Therapy Center at Chesterwood bridges the gap between hospital and home, helping you regain strength, mobility and independence and get back on your feet. We provide personalized care plans and a multi-disciplinary approach that includes a team of physicians, nurses, therapists, dietitians, and social workers. It’s everything you need to focus on getting better faster and getting home sooner — so you can return to the life you love.
Treatment plans typically include:
- Physical therapy to increase strength, mobility, and range of motion
- Occupational therapy to help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, and cooking
- Speech therapy to help improve speech, comprehension, and swallowing after a health event like a stroke
- Cognitive rehabilitation to help improve memory, planning, and other mental functions
- Tools and equipment assistance to help with movement and functional tasks, such as learning to use mobility aids and bathroom safety products
- And more
Advanced Therapy Center Features and Amenities
Our modern facility offers a wide range of features and amenities that include:
- The latest therapy equipment to capture valuable data and facilitate your recovery — including training treadmills, recumbent bikes, strength and motion trainers, a therapy pool and more.
- An outdoor courtyard. Featuring steps, hills and other obstacles, this provides the perfect opportunity to accomplish tasks on surfaces like concrete, grass and decking.
- A choice of restaurant-style dining. Both Paxton’s Grill and The Birch offer delicious comfort food ranging from hearty classics to gourmet specialties, as well as a rotating list of daily specials. You can also head to Java Jim’s for a light snack or freshly brewed cup of coffee.
- All the comforts of home. Our private suites include amenities like 50” flat-screen TVs, fully electric hospital beds with therapeutic mattresses, spacious walk-in showers, beautiful oversized windows and more. And in addition to resting in your room, you can also visit with friends and family in The Hub — our comfortable communal gathering place.
Respite Care
If you’re the primary caregiver for a loved one, you know how important it is to reduce stress and avoid burnout by giving yourself a break. Let our short-term respite caregivers take care of your loved one while you reset, recharge and rest easy knowing that they’re comfortable and cared for.
Our caregivers, including nurses and state-tested nursing assistants, can provide medical and medication oversight while ensuring that your loved one gets all the care they need.
Advanced Therapy Center FAQs
Skilled nursing within a senior living community provides 24-hour licensed nursing care. This area within a community primarily provides long-term care or rehabilitative therapies for patients and residents who need medical or nursing care and is ideal for those with chronic medical conditions or disabilities, those in chronic pain, or those who require round-the-clock care and supervision by licensed skilled nursing professionals.
If you have experienced neuromuscular or skeletal injury or dysfunction, you want the best physical therapy available. Our program focuses on individualized therapeutic treatment to help restore function, and may include:
- Training in mobility, gait stability, posture and positioning
- Exercise programs to increase muscle function, coordination and endurance
- Joint and soft tissue mobilization to increase range of motion
- Wound care
- Pain management
They’re similar in that both help to restore strength and mobility; occupational therapy helps people adapt to their social and physical environment through:
- Education and training in areas such as dressing, bathing, eating and grooming
- Activities for memory, orientation and cognitive integration
- Adaptive techniques or equipment to overcome physical disabilities
- Strengthening and coordination exercises
- Exercises to maintain normal joint movement to reduce the effects of arthritis or other conditions
Speech and language pathologists address general communication issues and swallowing dysfunction. Treatment plans are designed for such individual needs as:
- Recovery of speech, language and memory skills
- Verbal and nonverbal communication, including programs for the hearing-impaired
- Oral muscle strength and functioning required for speaking and swallowing
- Appropriate dietary recommendations
A typical session last 60-90 minutes; but time can vary based on the individual’s therapy plan.
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