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Occupational Therapy

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  Occupational therapy has become a benchmark for the therapeutic treatment of some physical and intellectual disabilities and a tool with significant potential to help these people master basic activities of daily life such as eating, dressing and using the bathroom alone. This is why the figure of the occupational therapist is increasingly present in hospitals, schools or occupational centers. Located in Bridgeview, Illinois, Bridgeview Health Care Center is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center  which offers an array of specialized health and rehabilitative services, including occupational therapy.

Benefits of the AlterG Therapy

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  The Alter G anti-gravity treadmill is a treadmill that has an internal ventilation system with a watertight bubble-like closure that propels the runner upwards. It uses the innovative “Differential Air Pressure (DAP)” technology that counteracts gravitational forces, gently adjusting body weight from 100 percent down to as low as 20 percent. With the Anti-Gravity Treadmill® geriatric patients can stay active while recovering from an injury, which allows them to stay in shape. With AlterG's revolutionary, unweighting rehab treadmill, skilled nursing facilities such as Bridgeview Health Care Center can help patients improve their mobility and strength in a fall safe environment. And with it, patients experience greater freedom, independence, overall wellness, and as a result, an improved quality of life.

Is Long-Term Care the Right Choice for Your Loved One?

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  While most seniors hope or plan to age in place in their own homes or communities, changes in their health and physical abilities often bring housing alternatives into play. More than 1.7 million people live in long-term care in the United States, including in nursing homes and assisted living facilities where older adults get the benefits of group living, like social interaction, and health care services. Realizing the need to put your loved one in a nursing home can be distressing for you. Nursing homes get a lot of bad press; however, this does not have to be the destiny of your loved one. Transitioning your loved one to full-time nursing care is sometimes the necessary step in the evolution of your care. At Bridgeview Health Care Center, an assisted care community located in Bridgeview, Illinois , we offer a range of personal and health care services. Moreover, care options are available for loved ones who can no longer live fully independent lives but do not yet need or...

Rehabilitation Therapy

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  Although it is true that rehabilitation therapy is quite well known among the population, it is also true that there are certain confusions and uncertainties in this regard, which are worth clarifying, in order that you know when this type of therapy is required that in Bridgeview Health Care Center we put at your disposal. Located in Bridgeview, Illinois, this  skilled nursing facility offers an array of health care options, including short-term rehabilitation program for patients who need to quickly recover after hospitalization, as well as long-term care for those who need the additional support.

Living in a Nursing Home

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  The world's population is aging and loneliness is one of the most common problems among the elderly. For most, the idea of living surrounded by friends and having someone to dine with every night is far more attractive than spending the last years of life alone in an empty house. Assisted living centers for the elderly are a good option, since this type of centers cover the needs of this group, which is increasingly larger due to the decrease in the birth rate and the increase in life expectancy. People who live in these assisted living centers or nursing homes, have permanent medical care, they have someone with whom to share their leisure and talk, and they can carry out activities to stay physically and mentally active. Located in Bridgeview, Illinois, Bridgeview Health Care Center is an assisted care community offering skilled short-term and long-term care, 24-hours a day, under the supervision of Medical Directors or attending physician. Bridgeview provides comprehens...