Profile: Chapman Convalescent Hospital/Chapman Hospice

Opening Doors to Rehabilitation...

For many of us, opening a door is a simple task we take for granted, but for the person whose abilities have been compromised by an illness, or traumatic injury, simple tasks can become monumental challenges.  Just as the mountain climber climbs a mountain one step at a time, so too does the person start on the road to recovery one step at a time.  Our professional interdisciplinary rehab team understands how difficult it is to take that necessary first step and focuses on individual windows of opportunity which can return one to independence. 

Services and Amenities

Physical Therapy

The Registered Physical Therapist evaluates and assesses the potential for physical rehabilitation.  Our methods combine state of the art therapeutic equipment and individualized programs designed to enhance strength and endurance.  The goal of the Physical Therapy Team is to reduce or eliminate the effects of:

§         CVA's (Strokes)

§         Neurological Diseases

§         Arthritis

§         Strains/Sprains

§         Amputees/Prosthetics

§         Traumatic Injuries

§         General Medical/Surgical Problems

§         Orthopedic Surgeries/Fractures

Occupational Therapy

Our Occupational Therapy Team is led by a registered professional and supported by a certified occupational therapy assistant, to achieve the following:

§         Retraining in activities of daily living skills

§         Enjoyable instruction in the use of adaptive feeding and dressing equipment

§         Therapeutic activities for improving memory and orientation

§         Preparation for successful transition to home

Speech Pathology

When someone is recovering from an injury, suffering from a chronic illness, or has become debilitated by an age related deficit such as a hearing or memory loss, the Speech-Language Pathologist focuses on the ability to regain effective communication skills.  The Speech-Language Pathologist provides:

§         Speech-language evaluation

§         Skilled therapy to improve language skills and speech intelligibility

§         Evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders

§         Identification of those individuals with hearing loss and makes appropriate referrals to an audiologist

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