Spinal Cord Injury Day Program - Shepherd Center

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2020 Peachtree Rd. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30309 404-352-2020 shepherd.org
Spinal Cord Injury Day
Rehabilitation ADOLESCENT PROGRAM Program
Extending Your Rehabilitation Benefits
ME xperience any patients counts. with Studies complex show that injuries patients need are more to
likely continue to experience their recovery fewer and medical rehabilitation, complications, but
no achieve longer more require functional round-the-clock independence care and of return an inpatient, to school
hospital and community setting. if This they is go why to a Shepherd hospital that Center treats created a high
the volume Day of Program catastrophically to provide injured comprehensive, patients. outpatient
rehabilitation Because all services of our to resources people with are devoted spinal cord to treating injury
and central other nervous neuromuscular system injuries disorders and in order illnesses, to increase Shepherd the
level Center of has independent more experience functioning treating teenagers home, work/school, with these
and kinds in of the catastrophic community. brain and spinal cord injuries than
general rehabilitation facilities. This experience –
approximately 60 youngsters age 12 to 17 each year – is
reflected in our outcomes, which exceed national averages.
TREATMENT
What Shepherd is Center Shepherd treats more Center’s
than
Day Program?
60 inpatient teenagers with
The Day Program is much like our inpatient rehabilitation
catastrophic injuries each year
program, except patients do not stay in the hospital and
services are focused on the functional return of skills
necessary for community reintegration. Services you
Hundreds of teen patients are leading longer and better
may need include physical or occupational therapy,
quality lives because of the acute care, rehabilitation and
nursing, counseling sessions, speech therapy, therapeutic
medical and surgical care available at Shepherd Center. Our
recreation and educational training sessions. In addition,
adolescent track begins in the intensive care unit and focuses
on a healthy lifestyle and the highest level of functioning
the Day Program staff helps to coordinate other services or
clinics, such as: assistive technology, driving consultation,
and independence possible. It includes:
locomotor training clinic, seating clinic, upper extremity
clinic, or other specialty medical consultations.
• An interdisciplinary approach to addressing the teen
Depending patient’s special on your need goals, for you independence, may need these socialization, services
for age-appropriate a few days or a activities, few weeks. security This lower-cost and privacy. transition to
home and community program provides two to five days of
• A physician-led, 10-member, dedicated treatment team.
therapy • A high per priority week for on a the minimum involvement of three of hours family of and treatment friends.
focusing on community reintegration.
• Private rooms to allow patients to spend the night,
when possible.
A Specialized Program
People • Education don’t and respond training to injury problem or illness solving, stigma exactly management,
way, therefore self-advocacy, one rehabilitation drug and program alcohol won’t awareness, work
the
same
for self-care everyone. and Shepherd’s sexuality. Day Program focuses on the
specific • Care recovery coordinated and rehabilitation by a case manager needs of who each provides patient.
A physician utilization oversees review. every part of your care and a case
manager coordinates your schedule and tracks the progress
you make towards independence.
EDUCATION
Going Home
Staying on track academically is extremely important for
Going
catastrophically
home and
injured
perhaps
teens.
back
More
to work
than
or
90
school
percent
can
of our
be
a
spinal
stressful
cord
time.
injured
We offer
adolescent
a wide
patients
range of
return
services
to
to
school
help
make
within
this
two
transition
weeks
go
of
smoothly,
discharge.
including:
Of those, 95 percent
graduate • Mobility on time training with their Our class therapists with their help pre-injury you practice GPA.
For adolescents skills ranging with from a brain mobility injury, bed, 95 percent to transfers, return to
school wheelchair within three skills to six or management, months. or if appropriate,
Driving walking. evaluations, augmentative communication
assessments, and vocational assessments are another part of
Shepherd’s • Community whole-patient Re-entry approach Outings to into education. the surrounding
neighborhood will help you practice skills you’ll
need in your own community.
RETURN TO SCHOOL PROGRAM
Recognizing
• Self-care
that
training
adolescents
and Life-skills
rely on school
training
experiences
This can
and positive
include
peer
everything
interactions
from
for
grooming
much of
and
their
dressing
self-esteem
to
and growth,
managing
Shepherd
your schedule
Center has
and
developed
working with
a program
others.
to
facilitate • Family/caregiver the back-to-school training transition. We offer classes Designed for by the
individual your patient, family or other program caregivers can to make include sure in-school they
awareness understand sensitivity your injury training or illness for school and your staff needs. and students,
as We well also as request instruction that your in medical caregiver issues be that present may for arise
during the school day.

selected times of the day to work with the health
care team.
• Medical care Our nursing care continues in the
Day Program and may include education to
prepare you to care for neurogenic bowel and
bladder, spasticity, blood pressure, blood clots,
contractures, strength and mobility issues.
• Return-to-work counseling You may or may not
be able to return to the same type of work you did
before your injury. Our counselors will help you by
discussing options to help you find a job or career
that’s right for you.
Housing
Housing for patients in the Day Program is provided at
no cost for the duration of the rehabilitation program. To
qualify for housing, patients must live more than 60 miles
outside Atlanta and have a trained caregiver that is over 18
years old and that can stay with you full time.
Who Pays for the Day
Program?
More than 90 percent of Georgia HMO and PPO insurance
plans include Shepherd Center’s spinal cord injury
program. We also make agreements with most other private
insurers on a case-by-case basis, and we accept Medicaid
and Medicare. If you have questions about payment
or anything else related to the Day Program, please call the
Admissions Office at 404-350-7345.
Shepherd Center Is
• The largest freestanding hospital in the country
devoted to the medical care and rehabilitation
of people with spinal cord injury and disease,
acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis and other
neuromuscular problems.
• A Spinal Cord Injury Model Center designated
by the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research.
• Accredited by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO).
Important Phone Numbers
Barbara Teague, MS, CRC: 404-350-7588
Shepherd Center: 404-352-2020
Visit Shepherd Center online at www.shepherd.org
For more information about admissions to the Day
Program, visit: www.shepherd.org/patient-care/spinalcord-injury/day-program
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