For those persons who reside with us long-term, the primary focus of our team is to optimize independence while maintaining dignity and quality of life for the duration of their stay. Our individualized care planning allows us to maximize the care your loved-one receives given our ability to anticipate his or her every need through:
Physician Directed Care Plans
Hair Salon
Pet Therapy to Include Visits From Our "Best Friend Bailey"
Delicious Meals Prepared by our Dedicated Chefs
Full Calendar of Social Programs to Include Weekly Outings
Beautifully Landscaped Enclosed Courtyard with Gazebo
Personal Laundry Services
Free Wireless Internet
Specialized Activities Program for the Memory Impaired
Café Dining
MEDICAL & PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center offers an interdisciplinary team approach to medical and physical rehabilitation following illness or injury. Our individualized treatment plans are physician-guided, and holistically sensitive to the cultural/spiritual/social aspects that make dysfunction and disability such a personal experience. Our short-term rehabilitation program is geared toward those person's that are not able to return to complete independent living following :
Pulmonary Care (congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia)
Cardiac Care (after care for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, after care for mitral valve replacement surgery)
Specializing in Geriatric Rehabilitation for three decades
Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy 7 Days a Week
Fully Equipped Therapy Gym
"Dedicated In-House Therapists With Over 100 Years Combined Experience"
Community Reintegration Home Assessment Program
Personal Follow Up by a Nurse Upon Return Home
Pet Therapy to Include Visits From Our "Best Friend Bailey"
Infection Resolution Management
Our skilled, sub-acute care services feature:
LiteGate®
LiteGate® - the original Partial Weight Bearing Gait Therapy Device. LiteGait® provides a comfortable environment which facilitates effective and efficient training of posture, balance and locomotion, while keeping the patient safely supported. As a gait therapy device which promotes the generation of normal walking patterns, LiteGate® represents a major advancement in clinical gait therapy.
Vitalstim
VitalStim® Therapy is a special form of neuromuscular electrical
stimulation (NMES) that re-educate the throat muscles needed for
swallowing. Cleared by the FDA in June of 2001, this non-invasive
therapy has been used successfully for the past two-and-a-half years and
has helped thousands regain the pleasures of an oral diet and a more
independent lifestyle.
Consulting Physiatrist on Staff to Direct Short-Term Rehabilitation Plans of Care
IV Infusion Therapy
Tracheotomy Care
Oncology Care
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
Rehabilitative Nursing
Wound Care Management
Specialized Alzheimer's Care
Therapy dogs
Pet Therapy is the informal meeting and visiting between pets and
people.
RESPITE CARE
Our respite care services nurture the whole person through clinical, emotional and psychological support aiding the caregiver when he or she needs additional assistance. Respite care is ideal for a caregiver who is planning a vacation, a business trip, or just needs a temporary break from caregiving. Respite services include:
