Services
Therapy and Rehabilitation
Our expert therapy staff is trained in the latest advances in rehabilitative medicine and equipment in order to support a full breadth of care needs. We offer physical, occupational, and speech therapy on-site for all Willow Point residents. Our objective is to support and assist each resident to reach his or her highest level of functionality, with care guided by appreciation and respect for the dignity and worth of each individual. Our complete therapy program is managed by HealthPRO® Heritage.
Our Rehab Capabilities
We base our therapies on the individual’s needs and potential, not strictly on their symptoms or diagnosis. Our dedicated, skilled therapists help those we serve restore confidence, dignity, and a sense of self-worth by using state-of-the art modalities and advanced therapy techniques, including:
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy helps restore and maintain maximum movement and functional ability. For seniors, therapy can help improve mobility, balance, range of motion and physical strength.
Physical therapy helps improve function, musculoskeletal health, and mobility. Individuals with joint or muscle pain or those who have balance problems or difficulty walking can benefit from physical therapy. Following surgery, physical therapy can be effective in reducing pain, swelling and joint stiffness, and helping you re-gain lost muscle strength and endurance. Typical programs may include:
Therapeutic exercise
Gait and balance training
Muscle re-education
Innovative treatment modalities such as heat, cold, & electrical stimulation
Physical therapy is a covered benefit by most insurances when ordered by your health care provider or with an initial evaluation by a physical therapist and a follow up order from your doctor.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists can be instrumental in helping seniors to regain or maintain their independence. Trained therapists work with a variety of diagnoses to educate, alleviate pain, improve safety, and enhance functional performance.
Occupational therapy is concerned with quality of life, and can help people improve their functional abilities and adapt to life changes. By taking the full picture into account—a person’s psychological, physical, emotional, and social makeup, as well as their environment—occupational therapy assists clients to:
Achieve goals
Function at the highest possible level
Concentrate on what matters most to them
Maintain or rebuild their independence
Participate in daily activities that they need or want to do
Education & training in daily living skills (e.g., bathing, dressing, eating, grooming, using the bathroom, meal preparation, home management)
Sensory-motor skills re-training
Strength & range of motion training
Cognitive integration techniques
Selection & use of adaptive equipment
Design, fabrication, & application of orthoses (splints)
Speech-Language Pathology
Speech therapy helps improve neurologically impaired abilities to communicate, chewing and swallowing disorders, memory, and/or communication difficulties.
Speech-language pathologists help with all aspects of communication, including speech, voice, language, reading, and writing. Our highly trained therapists use treatment modalities, specialized equipment, and leading-edge therapies to maintain the ability to communicate. Speech therapy also strives to restore and maintain cognition.
To help restore normal function for residents who have difficulty swallowing, we have specialized dysphagia therapies. Speech therapies and procedures include:
Exercises to stimulate receptive, integrative, & expressive processes
Sensory-motor activities to stimulate chewing, swallowing, articulatory, & voice processes
Selection & training in the use of no-oral communications aids, including augmentative systems
Specialized swallowing therapy
Cognitive skills training
Compensatory swallowing techniques
Our in-house therapy team provides a stable, day to day therapist to patient relationship for occupational, speech and physical therapy.
Memory Care
Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Having a loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia is difficult. Fortunately research is being conducted to understand more about Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia.
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is not part of the normal aging process. A vast majority of people with Alzheimer’s are 65 and over. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that gradually worsens over time. Memory loss and disturbances in everyday reasoning are associated with the disease. Unfortunately there is not a current cure, but there is more and more research and attention being brought to the subject.
What is Dementia?
Dementia is a general term used when the severity of mental ability lost affects your daily life. Memory loss is an example of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of Dementia.
How do we treat Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?
Our facility has secure units with skilled and supportive staff who assist residents with all aspects of living. We keep the environment safe and comfortable so residents feel at home. The extra support is provided to help residents and families feel more at ease with the given care.
The Memory Maker Project
This is an arts and cultural based program specifically designed to meet the needs of residents who have dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. This program provides resident stimulation as well as facility exposure to the people and organizations affiliated with the program in the outside community.
Other
IV Therapy
Trained nurses to administer IV therapy medication. IV therapy is used to treat a range of conditions, from dehydration to nutrient-absorption disorders.
Wound Care Program
Dedicated and trained team of wound care nurses. The wound care program is a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of wounds. Therapeutic treatment plans are tailored to the individual needs of each patient. The Wound Care Program has been successful in promoting the healing of wounds that previously resisted healing.
Skilled Nursing
Willow Point provides skilled nursing care which, is a high level of medical care that must be provided by trained individuals, such as registered nurses (RNs) and physical, speech, and occupational therapists.
Diagnostic Laboratories & Radiology
Lab services are performed by Lourdes labs and are available on a daily and emergency basis.
Provided by K & A services and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for Digital X-Ray Imaging, EKG, & Holter Monitoring. Ultrasounds are also available within work hours.