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Acute
Rehabilitation Unit: 
Mission and
Goals:
The Acute Rehabilitation Unit at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, the only rehabilitation unit in Passaic County, offers comprehensive
rehabilitation services for people who need between two and three weeks of
intensive rehabilitation in a hospital setting. An interdisciplinary team of
health care professionals, experienced in caring for patients who need
rehabilitation, works with both the patient and family to develop a plan of
care that meets each individual’s needs. Our goal is to enable individuals
to return to an active and functional lifestyle and to ease the individual’s
transition from an acute hospital to outpatient therapy.
Patients:
The St. Joseph’s
Wayne Hospital Acute Rehabilitation Unit serves adults with the
following conditions:
- Spinal Cord
Injury
- Congenital
Deformity
- Amputation
- Major Multiple
Trauma
- Fractures Of
Femur
- Brain Injury
- Burns
- Polyarthritis,
including rheumatoid arthritis
- Neurological
Disorders, including multiple sclerosis, motor neuron diseases,
polyneuropathy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson’s disease.
Environment of Care:
The 20-bed Acute
Rehabilitation Unit consists of four private and eight semi-private rooms,
beautifully decorated and specifically designed to accommodate the needs of
our patients. In addition to patient rooms, the 14,000 square foot facility
includes a consultation and evaluation room, dining and patient activities
rooms, a gym, as well as space designated for family meetings and
conferences.
The
Consultation and Evaluation Room provides a quiet, private area for
staff to fully evaluate patients’ level of functioning and their needs.
Patients’ physical and cognitive functioning, speech and ability to swallow
are assessed in a supportive environment.
Patient
Activities Rooms: In one room, patients enjoy videos, participate in
recreational activities or engage in crafts. The second activities room,
designed to resemble a living room, includes comfortable sofa, chairs and
television. Patients can visit with family members in this room. In an
atmosphere that promotes healing, staff encourages patients to interact and
socialize with one another, dine together and redevelop social skills. . A
calendar of events that provides up-to-date information on weekly social and
other activities is posted in this room.
 A Physical Therapy/Activities Gym,
located on the Acute Rehabilitation Unit, is equipped with kitchen
and bedroom facilities.
Patients can perform activities of daily living here
and participate in individualized exercise programs. Bathing and showering
routines are performed in a private tub room equipped with a home-style tub.
A Conference
Room is designated for family meetings. Family members meet with
staff in a comfortable and private environment.
Services
Provided:
A
multi-disciplinary team develops a plan of care that is specifically
tailored to the individual needs of each patient. The Unit is directed by a
physiatrist, a physician who is board-certified in Rehabilitation Medicine.
Staff on the Acute Rehabilitation Unit include registered nurses,
physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists,
respiratory therapists, recreation and activity specialists, rehabilitation
technicians and case managers/social workers.
Services provided
on the Unit include:
- Nursing----Nurses
assess and evaluate each patient admitted to the unit and participate in
developing the overall plan of care. Nursing staff work closely with the
patient, physician and family to assure that the patient’s needs and the
family’s concerns are fully addressed.
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Occupational Therapy— Occupational Therapists help patients regain
independence with self care and daily tasks and motivate people to
effectively cope with the limitations imposed by their illness. Based on
the patient’s needs, activities may focus on dressing, grooming and
hygiene tasks, strengthening the upper body, developing fine motor skills,
compensating for visual impairments or memory loss as well as sensory and
problem solving.
- Physical
Therapy--- The physical therapist facilitates the patient’s recovery
by helping the patient to improve strength, relieve pain and re-learn
activities such as standing, walking or stair climbing. Patients
participate in therapeutic exercises to strengthen muscles, provide
balance training or movement re-education or functional training to enable
the patient to stand or walk.
- Speech and
Language Therapy—In addition to evaluating patients with swallowing or
communication disorders, the speech pathologist works with patients who
have difficulty understanding or producing language, or who need
assistance in producing proper speech sounds.
- Case
Manager--- The case manager works closely with the treatment team, the
patient and family to develop an appropriate plan for the patient after
discharge. The case manager assists patients who are discharged to their
homes with referrals to outpatient rehabilitation facilities, home care,
etc. For patients who require alternative discharge plans, the case
manager coordinates referrals to long term rehabilitation facilities,
skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, etc
- Respiratory
Therapy---The Respiratory Therapist assists patients with respiratory
muscle weakness or other respiratory problems and provides appropriate
treatment as prescribed by the patient’s physician. The respiratory
therapist provides telemetry monitoring to cardiac patients during
exercise and activities.
- Recreation
Therapy---The Recreation Therapist develops activities and programs to
encourage patients to broaden their recreational interests, pursue former
hobbies or engage in enjoyable leisure activities with other patients.
Recreation activities can be designed to reinforce the rehabilitation
goals.
- Other
Services Provided --- Audiology, dental, psychiatric, prosthetic and
orthotic services are provided on a consultative basis as needed.
Services are provided 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Referral to
the unit:
Patients may be
referred to the Acute Rehabilitation Unit from hospitals, nursing
homes or skilled nursing facilities or directly from a physician’s office.
Patients are admitted to the Unit seven days a week.
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For further
information or to refer a patient to the Acute Rehabilitation Unit at
St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, please contact the Admissions Specialist at
(973) 956-6717.
Email:
Diane Friswell,
RN, Nurse Manager
Linda Cronk,
Director of Rehabilitation Medicine
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