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Speech-Language Pathology
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Lutheran Home offers a dedicated 45-unit rehabilitation area separate from other service areas on the campus. The unit features all private rooms, which are fully decorated and furnished, in addition to common spaces for gatherings with other residents or family and friends. Each room also has a television and phone. Meals are enjoyed in a common dining area, when possible.
Staffed by HealthReach, our rehabilitation services are provided by a skilled, personable, friendly staff. One staff member will be dedicated to you and your recovery during you entire stay.
All residents are welcome to enjoy the activities and programs and take advantage of the many amenities offered at Lutheran Home.
Lutheran Home also has easy access for visiting family and friends, centrally located in Wauwatosa, minutes from the expressway. (Get directions.)
Lutheran Home is a member of LutheranLiving Services, a non-profit organization with an outstanding reputation of serving seniors for more than 100 years. LutheranLiving Services offers a variety of services including rehabilitation services. assisted living, specialized memory care assisted living, skilled nursing, adult day services, children’s center and hospice care.
Pre-Admission for Scheduled Procedures
For people who have scheduled elective orthopedic procedures such as hip, knee, and spinal surgeries, there is an easy way to set up your rehabilitation needs ahead of time.
Why worry about the hassles of finding a place to recover after an orthopedic procedure? Lutheran Home offers pre-admission for people who would like to utilize our rehabilitation services. Simply call Betty at 414-258-6180 ext. 272 for more information.
Why should you pre-admit?
- Ask all your questions ahead of time.
- Let us address any concerns you might have.
- Tour the building and become familiar with the therapy department.
- Take care of all the paperwork ahead of time.
- You do not have to worry about room availability. We will reserve your room to the best of our ability.
Therapy services are provided by licensed Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants.
Our highly trained, personable, and skilled therapists treat many conditions such as:
- Unstable gait
- Joint replacements
- Fractures
- Musculoskeletal dysfunction
- Pain
- Stroke
- Neurological conditions
- Cardiac conditions
- Amputations
- Reduced endurance
- Balance dysfunction
Speech-Language Pathology Services
Therapy services are provided by licensed Speech-Language Pathologists Certified by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association.
Speech-Language Pathologists address many patient conditions including:
- Disorders of speech and hearing
- Problems related to eating and swallowing
- Early cognitive deficits
- Stuttering
- Training in lip reading
- Need for alternative communication systems
- Voice control
Therapy services are provided by Registered Occupational Therapists and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants.
The skills of the occupational therapist are used to assist the resident in areas including:
- Independence in activities of daily living
- Correct postures and seating
- Cognition and memory changes
- Need for adaptive equipment
- Energy conservation techniques
- Home safety evaluations
Lymphedema/Edema Care
Lymphedema is an accumulation of fluid that collects in the arm, leg or genital area when lymph vessels or lymph nodes are blocked or removed. The Lymphedema Center, a division of HealthReach, provides effective, compassionate treatment for this condition within long term care and assisted living facilities.Continence Care
HealthReach offers
state-of-the-art multimodality treatment of bowel and bladder incontinence.
Treatment is based on diet analyses, behavioral techniques, and computerized
biofeedback exercises to treat incontinence and other related problems.
Safe Living
This program is designed
to work closely with residents, families and physicians to assess an
individual’s
personal living environment and to make recommendations that will keep
them in their home, living both safely and independently, for as long
as possible.
- ALL Private rooms (see floor plans)
- Fully furnished bedroom
- Emergency pull-cords in bathroom and bedroom
- Spacious, wheel-chair accessible bathrooms
- Individual thermostat control
- Private entrance to suite
- Basic telephone and cable television services provided
- Built-in closet shelving
- Window blinds
You
will need Adobe Reader to open floor plans. You can download it for
free if you do not have it.
- Beauty salon
- Library
- Bright, spacious dining room and kitchen
- Chapel (for all faiths)
- Spacious gathering room (on-site educational, recreational, and entertainment programs)
- Courtyard Café for residents and guests
- Welcoming reception area with fireplace and comfortable lounges
- Beautifully landscaped grounds with private courtyard, walking paths, outdoor gazebo and swing
- Patio and balcony
- Greenhouse
- Private party rooms
- Resource room for family and caregivers
Community Programs and Activities
- Pet therapy
- Art and music recreation programs
- Theme dinners
- Social clubs
- Monthly outings
- Entertainment
- Educational speakers/opportunities
- Bible studies
- Intergenerational programming
- In-house podiatrist (once a month)
- In-house eye doctor (once a month)
- In-house dentist (once a month)
- Walking club
- Cooking/baking
- Memory enhancement programs
Click here to download necessary application forms.
Forms
are pdf files. You can download Adobe Reader free if you do not have
it.
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For additional information, please contact Betty Schneeweis, Admissions Coordinator, at 414-258-6170 ext. 272 or via e-mail at schneewb@lutheranlivingservices.org.
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