ORTHOPEDIC REHAB THE LAKESHORE DIFFERENCE Orthopedic rehabilitation plays a critical role for patients after joint replacement surgery in helping patients regain strength, ability and function. However, it is just as important for patients recovering from illness, surgery or a hospital stay or in the treatment of significant arthritis or acute orthopedic conditions such as low back pain, or hip or wrist fractures. Our expert and dedicated interdisciplinary rehab teams are educated and trained on the latest technology, surgical approaches, protocols and precautions and will develop, follow and modify a rehabilitation plan that is unique to each patient’s needs, goals and progress toward the goal of functional independence for a safe return home. Lakeshore Senior Communities, a non-profit locally owned organization, have been caring for and serving seniors in the Nashville area since 1952. They were founded on a vision to provide loving, senior care in a warm Christian environment. Today, Lakeshore Senior Communities consist of two facilities. The Meadows, located in Bellevue and Heartland in Donelson, offer independent living, residential housing for the aged (RHA), intermediate nursing care, memory care, and skilled rehabilitative services to seniors. Our passionate and skilled team members continue to provide personalized care to all of our residents, filling our communities with all of the special touches of family and home. 8044 Coley Davis Road Nashville, TN 37221 For additional information, please call or visit us online at: (615) 646-4466 www.MeadowsSeniorLiving.org SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDIC REHAB PROGRAMS Getting back on your feet We follow and modify the patient’s treatment plan throughout his or her stay after a total hip or total knee replacement with the goal of attaining functional independence and a safe return home. PROGRAM OVERVIEW MEDICAL MANAGEMENT Our physical and occupational clinicians and speech-language pathologists complete an initial evaluation and develop and individualized rehabilitation plan in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team that will guide their patient through his/her recovery process. Our therapists work closely with the entire medical team including the orthopedic surgeon, the attending physician and nursing with the common goal of recovery and independence. PAIN MANAGEMENT Most patients undergoing orthopedic rehabilitation understandably experience pain during their recovery and benefit from our pain management program. During this time, the physician and nursing work closely to manage the patient’s pain with medication given prior to therapy sessions to enable the patient to participate to the fullest extent. Therapy can also help manage pain symptoms through other approaches including: •acupressure •the use of electrical stimulation •manual therapy techniques •joint range of motion and strengthening exercises •functional mobility •the use of heat and cold on affected areas EDUCATION Our clinicians educate and train patients, families and caregivers about the patient’s specific condition and its management to ensure an understanding of the need to comply with postoperative care including positioning, medication, precautions and treatments to enhance functional mobility, ambulation, self-care management, adaptive equipment and exercises. PHYSICAL CONDITIONING This includes exercises, therapeutic activities and gait training to increase muscle strength and stability, joint range of motion and the mobility that has been compromised by the patient’s orthopedic condition. DISCHARGE PREPARATIONS In order to ease each patient’s transition from facility to home, and create an environment that promotes safety and healing, we offer: •An individualized home exercise program to further increase the gains the patient has made in therapy •Education on home safety to reduce any fall hazards in the home and when to notify the physician about possible blood clots or joint replacement infection as well as prevention of infection •Recommendations for home equipment needs •Instructions and training for shower and car transfers •Recommendations for follow-up care either in the home or as an outpatient as well as other services that may be required PREVENTION OF INFECTION It is important for joint replacement patients to remember that prior to any dental, urological, gastrointestinal or surgical procedure, they must notify their dentist or doctor of their impending joint replacement. Antibiotics may be prescribed to protect the joint replacement from infection. WORKING TOGETHER — MAKING A DIFFERENCE The benefit of this program is the individualized care and team approach, with all members focusing on their area of clinical expertise. By working together they can develop and implement a comprehensive plan of care that addresses the entire patient’s unique needs, resulting in optimal patient outcomes. We pride ourselves on our clinicians’ expertise and understanding of the most appropriate and effective rehabilitative strategies supported by current research that enable our patients to regain function, strength and ability to achieve the independence to safely return home. Our rehabilitation teams coordinate the correct mix of physical and occupational therapies and speech-language pathology, along with physician and nursing care to meet each individual patient’s needs and provide recovery. We work to develop goals with input from each patient to help achieve the greatest possible success.