Rehabilitation and Therapy Objectives

The rehabilitation therapy team at CMH realizes that every patient has unique needs when it comes to therapy services and creates programs tailored to each person’s condition.

Our focus is on what patients can do — identifying their strengths and maximizing independence — and providing appropriate therapeutic programming. We help patients with a variety of cognitive, perceptual, communication and physical limitations:

• Adapt to life with disability beyond the rehab process
• Address swallowing, feeding and nutritional needs
• Care for themselves with tasks such as feeding, bathing and dressing
• Improve mobility (e.g., the ability to get out of bed and walk)
• Overcome balance and coordination impairments
• Overcome communication deficits
• Regain movement, strength and endurance
• Regain strength and range of motion in arms, legs and trunk
• Teach family members to provide assistance once they return home
• Use specialized equipment, when necessary, and adapt to architectural barriers outside of the hospital