Rehabilitation

THERAPY SERVICES ARE COVERED BY CERTAIN INSURANCE PAYORS ONLY AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ROOM AND BOARD DAILY RATE FOR CUSTODIAL CARE.

Physical Therapy

Our physical therapy team works toward specific goals of achieving the resident’s highest functional level of independence. Physical therapy focuses on the identification and rehabilitation of individuals with physical impairment and pain, as well as future injury prevention. Following an evaluation, our experienced physical therapists develop an individualized treatment program. Our goal is to achieve safety in a variety of areas.

Areas of treatment focus may include:

• Increase strength and mobility in the body and lower extremities
• Increase motor control for a resident who has suffered a stroke
• Improve coordination, balance and the ability to walk following a fracture
• Improve overall strength conditioning, range of motion and endurance
• Pain management
• Teaching proper body mechanics to prevent injury
• Promoting safety awareness for the well-being of the resident

Sherwood Healthcare boasts one of the best therapy teams in Sacramento, CA. Our experienced in-house therapy staff will guide you through the rehabilitation process with high-performance goals, efficiency, and kindness. A therapist, with proven results, will work with you from admission to discharge, providing unmatched continuity of care using specialty equipment.

Our professional occupational therapists use task-directed activities in the treatment of our residents whose functional abilities, daily activities, and independence have been impaired by illness, injury, or aging.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy assists our residents in adapting to their social and physical environment by mastering tasks essential for daily living. 

Areas of treatment may include:

• Functional independence: eating, bathing, toileting, homemaking, cooking, etc.
• Maintenance of wellness: dressing and grooming
• Prevention of further disability: home assessments and modifications, adaptive equipment
• Increasing safety awareness

Speech Therapy

Our speech therapists provide a range of interventions to assess and help restore abilities in the areas of communication, swallowing, and cognition. Treatment programs are designed to help residents affected by stroke, brain injury, dementia, and other neurological disorders. 

Areas of treatment focus may include:

• Improving speech and voice clarity
• Increasing comprehension and verbal expression
• Improving chewing and swallowing ability
• Maximizing cognitive language skills: memory, problem-solving, and abstract reasoning
• Resident and family/caregiver education and training for managing ongoing difficulties with communication, cognition, and swallowing