Greetings! 

We're in week two of the opening of the new Cedar Village Rehabilitation Center and things are working beautifully.  Our patients, visitors, staff and community are enjoying the spacious, bright and beautiful space equipped with the very latest for diagnosis and treatment.  Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy are all offered here-all by our own staff or therapists.  Lots of rehab facilities use outside contracted services for therapy staffing and they certainly do a fine job. But we believe that having our own staff makes a difference in terms of commitment, continuity and integration with the rest of the care team.  We see that in the fact that we often have patients who are "repeaters."  They had their first knee or hip replaced and came here for therapy.  When they are set to do the second joint, or an illness or injury has made inpatient rehabilitation a necessity, they invariably request Cedar Village.  They know the staff, they trust them and they know what we know-that the outcome will be good, that we will help them work to achieve an optimal quality of life.

Did you know that our Rehabilitation Center also boasts a full kitchen and an apartment-type space, complete with washer and dryer, bedroom and full bath?  The kitchen, also known as Sally's Place, and the apartment space are an important element for therapy use.  They are designed to help patients practice life skills.  That means that you know what you will be facing when you go home-and you are prepared for it.  Say you have had a hip replacement and are recovering but aren't bending fully or are using an assistive device to walk.  How will you manage to get a pan that is in a cupboard under the counter?  What obstacles do you face when you get out of bed or climb over the tub wall into the shower?  At Cedar Village, you can now find that out before you go home so that you can be better prepared and make an easier, healthier transition back to your home.