Home Short Term Services
For those recovering from heart disease and/or cardiac-related surgery, our cardiac rehabilitation program can help them achieve optimum recovery and health. Goals include limiting the physical effects of cardiac illness and improving overall cardiovascular fitness.
Our individualized programs are designed, supervised and executed by a team of specialists that may include:
Prior to a resident’s discharge from our facility, our rehabilitative professionals make sure they’re ready for the challenges involved with returning home or to an alternate level of care. In addition to outlining personalized exercise plans and guidelines for safely performing daily routines, our therapists will make sure each patient can manage stairs and other obstacles related to returning home. Our social workers may arrange for wheelchair assistance or other assistive devices, and our nutritionists may go over dietary issues that could impact a full recovery. If applicable, our nurses will provide information on wound care and medication management. All this will ensure that once they leave our facility, residents will be adequately prepared to resume optimal functionality and independence.
When the road to recovery calls for intravenous therapy, our experienced staff can ensure it’s done correctly and with compassion. From maintaining the right fluid balance, to monitoring drug effectiveness, to treating infection and relieving pain, our highly trained staff and dedicated nurses work closely with our patient’s personal physicians to maximize comfort and speed recovery.
For persons affected by neuro-muscular disorders, including Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Parkinson’s Disease, our facility provides comprehensive therapy designed to restore maximum functional performance and overall well-being.
Individualized care plans address each patient’s physical, cognitive, emotional and vocational needs and deliver a range of specialized treatments and services, including:
The Orchards’ orthopedic rehabilitation program offers the combined therapeutic, clinical and technical resources needed to address a wide range of orthopedic conditions, including:
More importantly, our comprehensive program is under the direction of West Virginia’s Rehabilitation Hospital experts. This unique relationship represents a distinct advantage for The Orchards residents and patients.
Using a multidisciplinary approach to care, individually designed treatment plans combine specialized therapies, pain management, strength, balance and mobility training, biomechanical re-education, joint protection and other techniques to help restore even frail and high risk patients to optimum levels of functional independence.
In order to get patients back on their feet and back home quicker than other facilities, The Orchards has the capability of providing physical, occupational and speech therapies as often as the patient’s physician recommends it – for up to three hours a day. Our advanced therapeutic modalities address a wide range of orthopedic, neurological and other disabilities, diseases and conditions, including:
Following a surgical procedure, our main goal is returning patients to their highest level of functionality, as quickly and safely as possible. Our multidisciplinary team of therapists and support staff specialize in creating personalized rehab programs that address a wide range of post-operative conditions and diagnoses following:
For patients with lung disease and chronic respiratory problems, our respiratory therapy program helps them recover and better cope with their conditions. Because breathing problems are often accompanied by a great deal of stress and apprehension, individualized physical and occupational therapies may be supplemented by breathing control techniques designed to promote relaxation and alleviate fear. The program may also include oxygen therapy, dietary counseling, and education in specific disease management/self care issues.
Our specialized stroke rehabilitation program is designed to help restore patients to optimum levels of functionality while helping them compensate for decreased capabilities. By regaining greater independence in accomplishing daily tasks, many go on to enjoy a quality of life beyond their expectations.
Our highly personalized, integrated programs include:
Transitional care is a temporary private pay option for patients who may benefit from an additional period of professional care following a prescribed course of rehabilitation. It combines skilled nursing, round-the-clock supervision and personal assistance in a familiar and restful environment. Each resident decides when the time is right to return home, making it a great way to sample full-time residency without a long-term commitment.
For patients with hard to heal wounds, our comprehensive wound care program includes a broad range of leading edge therapies and treatments, including:
Our full-time staff includes a physician wound care specialist and trained wound care nurses who play an active role in assessing, diagnosing, and overseeing all wound care procedures and protocols. To prevent recurrence, our unique whole person approach to care also stresses wound prevention and self-management.
The program is designed to treat a wide range of problems, including:
Also treated are complex wounds resulting from conditions that
compromise circulation, such as: diabetes, traumatic injury,
surgical breakdown, congestive heart failure, vascular disease,
incontinence, obesity, renal failure, lymphedema and others.