Because the brain is the body’s central control center, brain injuries and the subsequent recovery can be complicated. Our program is designed to address every critical component from preparation to continued treatment in our day hospital or community re-entry programs.

Patients initially focus on relearning daily living skills. The individualized treatment plan is adjusted according to the patient's lifestyle and personal goals. Daily living goals may include nutrition, dressing and personal care, mobility, communication, problem solving, vision, perception, leisure activities, and returning to work or school. A dietician develops a nutritional plan based on personal preference and medical, texture, and religious restrictions. A speech-language pathologist provides evaluation and treatment of chewing, swallowing and speech disorders. The treatment team also identifies adaptive devices that are needed.

Because brain injury can affect normal functioning of muscles, therapists provide intervention to prevent further muscle damage. Therapists move the patient's body in ways that provide therapeutic benefits working to restore posture, muscle function, coordination, and balance.

Every clinician integrates a number of techniques into therapy to improve the patient's thinking, reasoning, memory, communication, understanding and problem solving, but speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and psychologists are the clinicians most involved in this process.

An occupational therapist assesses the patient's visual skills and will teach ways to imrove this function. This can be accomplished with additional lighting, magnification, and practice.

Therapeutic recreation specialists use leisure activities to enhance the patient’s physical endurance and stamina while returning them to a familiar lifestyle.

To return to community living, patients participate in planned outings, using their newly aquired adaptive equipment, to confront obstacles in the community and learn strategies to overcome these barriers.