Question: How can we utilize RESTORE with our patients in support of falls prevention? Answer: Great question. To start we have to consider the physical and cognitive components required for a comprehensive falls prevention approach: Core and lower body strengthening (squats, lunges, etc.) to improve center of gravity control, stability to support sitting and standing
Read moreQuestion: How can RESTORE help therapists to support self-feeding goals with patients? Answer: Great question. To start we have to consider the physical and cognitive components required for self-feeding: Ability to bring hand to mouth Ability to apply and sustain proper grasp or prehension to a utensil or finger food item Activity tolerance for posture,
Read moreKnow when it’s a clinical indicator or wake up call Standard in every skilled nursing therapist’s day is dealing with patients’ refusal of therapy. A typical SNF therapist averages 1-2 refusals of treatment each day. That can be 15-20 percent of a therapist’s day that’s canceled! Of all those therapy refusals, most are legitimate. But
Read moreBelow is an excerpt from the story from Good Day Delmarva: For today’s Wellness Wednesday, Sydney speaks with Joe Asseline with the Westgate Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center to learn about the steps they’re taking to provide contact-less care during the ongoing pandemic. Today with the help of Westgate Hills Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Baltimore, Maryland
Read moreRESTORE-Skills CEO interviewed on Memphis’ Local 24 News (ABC) Below is an excerpt from the story on tech in skilled nursing: There is a new way some Tennesseans are connecting to loved ones in facilities. Virtually. It’s called Restore-Skills.com. It’s a computer-based occupational and physical therapy gaming program. All someone in a long term care
Read moreRESTORE-Skills featured in a WTBU Radio (Boston) story titled, “Mass. Longterm Care Facilities Welcome Socially Distant Visitors” Below is an excerpt from the story on visitation: Amanda Telesca is the Director of Rehab at the North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, which has 100 beds and about 150 staff members. Telesca estimated that the average
Read moreThere’s no question that therapy today in skilled nursing facilities looks vastly different than it did several months ago (and for many years before that). What is yet to be determined is whether or not these changes can result in positive outcomes for all parties involved–patients, of course, therapists and skilled nursing facilities. Just recently,
Read moreRESTORE-Skills featured in a CNN article titled, “These seniors are turning to cutting edge technology to stay connected during the pandemic” Below is an excerpt from the article: A unique feature of the program is built-in video calling so families can see their loved ones playing games. Landsman [a resident of The Jewish Home, Freehold,
Read moreRESTORE-Skills featured on ABC News’ Cincinnati affiliate in a segment titled, “Concerns Over Nursing Home Visits.” The segment notes, “Villa Georgetown in Brown County has been getting a little creative. Residents have been using a virtual therapy program called RESTORE to stay active and healthy.” We were honored to be mentioned on Sunday evening’s broadcast as a
Read moreBy Ian Oppel, CCO of RESTORE, occupational therapist, and 20-year Dementia Capable Certified Therapist While residents in skilled nursing facilities continue to struggle in the fourth month of this new normal, those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia have the added challenge of communication barriers, decreased engagement, and the struggle to maintain cognitive function now even
Read more
