Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care
Our Alzheimer’s and related dementia program is designed to meet the needs of this special population. The recreation and nursing staff design and implement therapeutic activities that serve to maximize the resident’s cognitive and functional abilities. The emphasis is on enhancing the resident’s quality of life in an environment that promotes individuality, respect and dignity.
Our Dementia Programs integrate enrichment and support in wonderful homelike surroundings by staff who have been trained by the Alzheimer’s Association. Programs include sensory stimulation, reality orientation, modified crafts, music, games and exercise. These nurturing settings provide increased socialization, diminished agitation, social and cognitive stimulation.
Stroke Recovery
Strikes strike more than 700,000 people annually and its effects can diminish the quality of life for many of its victims. Common effects of strokes include:
* Paralysis or problems controlling movement, such as walking, balance and/or swallowing
* Sensory disturbances (such as the ability to feel, touch, pain, temperature, or position)
* Difficulty using or understanding language
* Thinking and memory problems
* Emotional disturbances
If your loved one has suffered a stroke, it is critical to get them into a rehabilitation program early on.
Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation’s Stroke Recovery Program helps patients recover from stroke and regain their quality of life. Crown Heights’ utilizes the latest research and technology methods to assist patients recovering from the physical, visual, cognitive and psychological impairments caused by a stroke.
Stroke patients and their families benefit from the support, advice and close supervision of a skilled team of physicians, nurses, dieticians and rehabilitation professionals. Crown Heights’ Stroke Recovery Program is a comprehensive program that includes:
* Nursing: Comprehensive care from specially trained RNs.
* Speech Therapy: Restore critical communication skills such as the ability to understand others, use judgment, reasoning and problem solving. Therapy also includes treatment of swallowing, drinking and eating difficulties.
* Physical Therapy: Increase strength, improve endurance and restore mobility.
* Occupational Therapy: Enable patients to achieve maximum independence.
* Therapeutic Recreation: Provide further rehabilitation through participation in physical and cognitive activities.
* Nutrition: Strategies for healthy eating and cooking facilitated by Crown Heights’ registered dietician.
* Social Worker/Discharge Planning: Prepare the individual, family and/or caregiver for transition to home – including connections to community support groups and organizations that can assist with dealing with the effects of stroke after discharge.
Since each person’s recovery after stroke is unique, our Stroke Recovery Program helps them re-learn skills, develop new ways to perform tasks, and prepare them to return to the recreational activities they enjoyed previously.
