The occupational therapy staff at Community Rehab Care treat a wide variety of functional
impairments and disabilities that result from neurologic disease (such as stroke, brain injury,
multiple sclerosis, vestibular disease, anoxic brain injury), as well as post operational
orthopedic and musculoskeletal disorders.
At Community Rehab Care licensed occupational therapists work directly with patients to provide skilled assessments, with an emphasis on restoring and enhancing performance and active healthy lifestyles. The occupational therapy programs place a strong emphasis on patient education to insure a proper understanding of his/her condition and the rationale for the recommended treatment plan. The patients receive customized occupational therapy services.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training
Adaptive
Equipment Use and Training
Household Management Skills
Community Safety
Money Management Skills
Planning / Time Management
Use of Compensatory Aids /
Techniques
Client / Family Education
Independence in Avocational
Activities
Behavior Management
Functional
Problem Solving
Hand Program
Community Access
Virginia Mills, MS, PT, CCM, who leads our Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy programs, is also the President of
CRC. Ms. Mills is a well respected and nationally known expert in her field. She has authored and published a number of articles in rehabilitation, and continues to present regionally and nationally to professional groups, particularly in the area of acquired brain injury.
Ms. Mills co-edited and authored a book titled "Neurologic Rehabilitation:
A Guide to Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment Planning", published by
Blackewell Science in 1997.
