Therapy

Success & Vision

At Bivins Pointe we understand each patient has unique and special needs. Our therapy team works with each patient, their family, and their healthcare provider to determine the best care and treatment plan. When the goal is to return home, we explore every detail about our patient’s prior living arrangements. Family members are encouraged to participate in the care so that they can help their loved one prepare for discharge.

When the plan is to stay in our facility once the therapy program is complete, we work side-by- side with our nursing staff so that our patients can continue to function at their highest possible level to preserve their independence.

Physical Therapy

Areas of treatment focus may include:

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

Speech Therapy

Speech therapists work to restore the following abilities:

• Speech and voice clarity
• Comprehension and verbal expression
• Chewing and swallowing 
• Cognitive language skills, including memory, problem-solving, and abstract reasoning
• Patient and family/caregiver education and training for managing ongoing difficulties with communication, cognition, and swallowing
• VitalStim Therapy – uniting the power of electrical stimulation with the benefits of swallowing exercises

Occupational Therapy

Areas of treatment may include:

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