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Stroke Rehabilitation

Shepherd Center’s rehabilitation program for people age 12 and above who have experienced a stroke focuses on helping people relearn skills that are lost when part of the brain is damaged.

The program also provides education and training for their families. Staff members develop individualized blueprints for each patient’s stroke rehabilitation program, tapping into state-of-the-art medical care and comprehensive educational services.

Person-Centered Care
Shepherd takes a team approach to rehabilitation. Staff members understand that after a stroke, people are going through more than just recovery; they are learning a new way of life. Rehabilitation at Shepherd is designed to meet the physical, cognitive, medical and emotional needs of each individual, while working toward independence with activities such as school, work, driving, parenting and community involvement.

People who enter the program may be admitted to Inpatient Rehabilitation, the Shepherd Pathways Day Program or Pathways Outpatient Program, depending on the severity of illness and medical needs. The following services may be provided:

Individualized Services
• Medical Management
• Rehabilitation Nursing
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech-Language-Cognitive Therapy
• Swallowing Therapy
• Nutritional Counseling
• Respiratory Therapy
• Recreational Therapy
• Neuropsychological Assessment & Counseling
• Vocational Services

Specialized Services
Shepherd also provides specialized services such as:
• Assistive Technology (computerized assistive devices)
• Specialized Seating Clinic (wheelchair adaptations)
• Adaptive Driving
• Upper Extremity Clinic
• Pain Management Clinic
• Aquatics
• Hippotherapy
• Transitional Living Apartment

Advanced Technologies
In addition, clients have access to the newest technology:
• Vital Stim
• sEMG biofeedback
• Bioness, Lokomat, Saeboflex, Lite Gait, and Balance
Master
• FES bike for arms and legs

• Zero G

• Armeo Spring

Our Goals For Each Person
• Provide intensive, individualized rehabilitation
• Maximize each person’s functional abilities and level of independence
• Provide extensive training and education for the person and their family
• Rebuild the person’s quality of life
• Organize activities that facilitate a smooth transition back to their home, community, school and/or work.

Rehabilitative therapy at Shepherd Center involves promoting independent movement because many patients are paralyzed or seriously weakened. Our team of nurses and therapists help patients perform progressively more complex and demanding tasks, such as bathing, dressing, and using a toilet, and they encourage patients to begin using their stroke-impaired limbs while engaging in those tasks. Beginning to reacquire the ability to carry out these basic activities of daily living represents the first stage in a stroke survivor's return to functional independence.

For some stroke survivors, rehabilitation will be an ongoing process to maintain and refine skills and could involve working with specialists for months or years after the stroke.

Outcomes

Shepherd Center has created an “outcomes scorecard” and posted it online so that you easily access our outcomes data.

Our hope is that this data will help families, referral sources and the medical community make more informed decisions about the care of their loved ones and patients. Click on the image below to view our outcomes scorecard, or simply click here >>