Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital's Brain Injury Program, established in 1981, serves clients of all ages who have experienced trauma, vascular injury or infectious disease of the brain, resulting in mild to severe cognitive and physical deficits.
The Brain Injury Team's goal is to help each client reach his/her highest potential.
The Brain Injury Program offers comprehensive services on a closed unit where clients can be closely monitored while being given as much freedom of movement as possible.
Therapy gyms, a lounge and a dining room are all located within the unit, and the nursing station is centrally located.
We are able to accommodate individuals from early childhood to late adulthood. Special arrangements can be made for parents to stay with their young children.
Cardinal Hill believes that family support is a key ingredient to a successful rehabilitation experience following brain injury. We encourage the family to be active participants in the client's program as he/she works to achieve functional goals.
Our staff helps the family and the client make realistic preparations for home and community reentry, incorporating family teaching, individual counseling and support groups into the program.
The Brain Injury Program is available to clients at any level of recovery after injury - from coma to milder deficits. In order to provide continuity of care for our clients, we continue to work with their team of physicians from acute care while still focusing on their rehabilitative needs.
Adjustment Counseling
Aquatic Therapy
Bladder & Bowel Retraining
Cognitive Retraining
Coma Stimulation
Community Reentry Activities
Diet & Medication Teaching
Discharge Planning
Early Childhood Educational Consultations
Equipment Evaluation
Evaluation of Home Environment
Neuropsychological Testing
Orientation Groups
Physical and Occupational Therapy
Speech - Language Pathology
Support & Education Groups
Swallowing Evaluation & Retraining
Tracheotomy & Respiratory Care
Tube Feeding
Vocational Evaluation
Wound Care
Our commitment to the client and their family extends beyond discharge from the inpatient program. The client's local and referring physicians receive copies of the Discharge Summary and Outpatient services may begin immediately after discharge.
These may include an intensive Day Program, selected therapy services or vocational evaluation. Referral to services closer to home may be made for the client's convenience.
Follow-up visits with the Cardinal Hill physician in the Outpatient Clinic are also scheduled. We also work with children, parents, and their local school for reentry into the school setting.