therapeutic & rehab services
TLC is very proud of its top-rated, in-house therapy department. Our therapy services are provided by a team of well-educated therapists from diverse backgrounds. Our physical therapists have achieved their doctorate in physical therapy and are seasoned in therapeutic interventions specifically for the geriatric population. They also have out-patient experience. The Occupational Therapy team of professionals offer an extensive background for everything from bathing, grooming, and hygiene, to orthotics, positioning, and wheelchair management. The speech therapists are certified in Vital Stim and have participated in global programs through ASHA to promote and exchange information with speech therapists from other countries.
The New Rehab Facility
TLC Nursing Center is happy to provide the community with a unique place to go for short-term rehabilitation. Our recently renovated Rehab Facility consists of 12,000 sq. ft. with 14, spacious and beautifully decorated private rooms with private restrooms. The state of the art therapy gym is 1,800 sq ft with equipment that includes an ADL kitchen for training. We are especially proud of our track lift system that allows the therapists to take up to 100% of the weight for a patient to exercise and complete rehabilitation activities. This track system will be ideal for stroke patients, as well as, orthopedic patients that are on a non-weight bearing status post-operatively. Currently, no other area rehab centers have this track system.
TLC has recently remodeled one hall and converted our semi-private rooms to private rooms which now total 27 private rooms. The new living and dining room is equipped with a fireplace and a great place for socialization with other rehab patients and family visits. We also have a beautifully landscaped courtyard.
Administrator Martin Yeoman shares, "The TLC Nursing Center is proud to offer this 12,000 sq. ft. space and use of the state of the art track lift system. This has forever changed our ability to serve the community with a place to go for short-term rehabilitation. We are happy to serve the people of Blount County and the surrounding area."
The public is invited to reach out to us at 205-625-3520 to arrange for a tour.
TLC has recently remodeled one hall and converted our semi-private rooms to private rooms which now total 27 private rooms. The new living and dining room is equipped with a fireplace and a great place for socialization with other rehab patients and family visits. We also have a beautifully landscaped courtyard.
Administrator Martin Yeoman shares, "The TLC Nursing Center is proud to offer this 12,000 sq. ft. space and use of the state of the art track lift system. This has forever changed our ability to serve the community with a place to go for short-term rehabilitation. We are happy to serve the people of Blount County and the surrounding area."
The public is invited to reach out to us at 205-625-3520 to arrange for a tour.
Additional Therapy Services
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is a type of treatment you may need when health problems make it hard to move around and do everyday tasks. The goal is to restore normal movement and function while attempting to resolve problems such as pain, weakness, loss of motion, or lack of coordination. Our therapists place special emphasis on working with the families in conjunction with the resident to ensure that the plan of care developed for the resident is individualized and designed to offer the resident the best opportunity for a successful rehabilitation.
Benefits of Physical Therapy in a Skilled Nursing Facility
Speech Therapy
Speech therapy is an essential form of therapy for those with speech, launguage, voice, cognition, and swallowing disorders. Through individualized plan of care, our speech therapy program works to restore, compensate, and/or adapt for patient's deficits by:
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists work with individuals who have physical, developmental, emotional, or social deficits that affect their ability to participate in daily activities. The therapist helps the patient with daily living skills such as the ability to get dressed, walk, or perform routine functions.
Our occupational therapy program maximizes the patient's ability to participate in the self-care, work related, leisure, and social activities of daily living. Patients who have difficulty dressing, bathing, and feeding themselves, have limitations in mobility, or who experience memory, attention, or problem-solving deficits that restrict independence and impair safety, will benefit from occupational therapy. The registered therapist provides:
Wound Care
Wound Care specialists work with patients who have complex or non-healing wounds. They use the most sophisticated treatments, techniques, and technologies to help patients recover more quickly from serious wounds.
Physical therapy is a type of treatment you may need when health problems make it hard to move around and do everyday tasks. The goal is to restore normal movement and function while attempting to resolve problems such as pain, weakness, loss of motion, or lack of coordination. Our therapists place special emphasis on working with the families in conjunction with the resident to ensure that the plan of care developed for the resident is individualized and designed to offer the resident the best opportunity for a successful rehabilitation.
Benefits of Physical Therapy in a Skilled Nursing Facility
- Restores mobility
- Reduces pain
- Maximizes function
- Reduces the chance of re-injury
- Reduces the chance of re-admission to the hospital
- Assists in reaching the greatest level of independence in order to return to the community as soon as possible
Speech Therapy
Speech therapy is an essential form of therapy for those with speech, launguage, voice, cognition, and swallowing disorders. Through individualized plan of care, our speech therapy program works to restore, compensate, and/or adapt for patient's deficits by:
- Ensuring patients are on the safest and least restrictive diet
- Increasing patient's abilities to communicate and interact with their caregivers and families
- Increasing the patient's ability to organize, plan, sequence, and problem solve daily situations including medication management, financial management, cooking, etc., restoring patient's ability to return to prior living arrangement and/or be discharged to the safest and least restrictive environment
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists work with individuals who have physical, developmental, emotional, or social deficits that affect their ability to participate in daily activities. The therapist helps the patient with daily living skills such as the ability to get dressed, walk, or perform routine functions.
Our occupational therapy program maximizes the patient's ability to participate in the self-care, work related, leisure, and social activities of daily living. Patients who have difficulty dressing, bathing, and feeding themselves, have limitations in mobility, or who experience memory, attention, or problem-solving deficits that restrict independence and impair safety, will benefit from occupational therapy. The registered therapist provides:
- Retraining activities of daily living and/or modifying independence
- Improving upper extremity strength
- Assessment and application of orthotic devices, such as splints and slings, to assist with pain and positioning, and prevention of decreased range of motion
- Rehabilitation dining for residents having difficulty eating
- Assessment of home safety needs prior to discharge
Wound Care
Wound Care specialists work with patients who have complex or non-healing wounds. They use the most sophisticated treatments, techniques, and technologies to help patients recover more quickly from serious wounds.
