Sometimes while I am interviewing potential new hires, I feel their apprehension and anxiety about moving into the field of home health physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Although the idea of home health sounds like a flexible and rewarding career path, they are still nervous about the “what-ifs”. Let’s break down the common myths and […]
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Sometimes it takes a village. I recently treated a client who made tremendous progress and experienced very successful outcomes. It’s a great example of how family involvement can facilitate positive changes with only a few helpful, yet firm, recommendations. An elderly woman with a history of Parkinson’s disease was referred to home physical therapy by
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For many years, the Baker Rehab Group (aka HomeCare Rehab and Nursing) machine was meticulously maintained by our office manager Lisa Baker (no relation to Dr. John Baker). It was in the spring of 2009 that we lost Lisa, one of the world’s most caring, genuine, and loving individuals, to cancer. With bittersweet irony, Lisa’s
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I am brimming with such pride and admiration that, being without a platform or mountaintop to holler from, I felt had no choice but to hijack John Baker’s blog while he is on vacation. I’ll ask his forgiveness later. But for now I must share with you some warm fuzzies- the kind that leave a
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Received a referral from an orthopod for home physical therapy to see a client who had fallen at home. She had both hips replaced in the last few years. The referral said “Left Hip Pain. Eval and Treat.” I figured I was walking into a situation of someone who had a painful left hip…possible hip
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Let me take a moment to introduce you to the Dementia Queen! The “Queen of Dementia” a.k.a. Sue Paul has been the Chief Operating Officer of Baker Rehab Group since 2002.She has held certifications in geriatrics through the American Occupational Therapy Association and served as AOTA representative for the End of Life Practice Recommendations for
The Dementia Queen is in the House! Read More »
Seniors do have special concerns that a clinic needs to respond to for the senior to benefit to their fullest. I remember 20 years ago workings at Frederick Memorial Hospital, when there still weren’t any separate off campus rehab clinics and we serviced the outpatient clients in house. I remember working with folks with dementia
Senior Focused Clinic??? A Gimic? Read More »
I recently had a conversation with a therapist who was frustrated and worn out from all the changes that occur in home health and was thinking about switching to an outpatient clinic-based or skilled nursing facility environment for “consistency and ease of mind.” We discussed the recent reassessment requirement, cuts in reimbursement, and increased documentation
Will We Survive All the Home Health Changes? Read More »
Last Sunday I attended a memorial service for a frail elderly woman from my church community who had fallen while exiting the service two weeks ago and fractured her pelvis. She was admitted to the hospital and one week into her hospital stay, had a myocardial infarct and died. This scenario is all too familiar
Prehab…A Matter of Life or Death? Read More »
Hi Folks, Last Friday, HomeCare Rehab and Nursing, LLC celebrated two important milestones. Firstly, we rolled out our new “Baker Rehab Group” dba name change and our new website www.bakerrehabgroup.com went live! This was accompanied by a new Facebook page and Twitter handle… so make sure you’re following us! The other big event event took place the same