Differentiating between nursing homes, assisted living communities, and senior rehabilitation facilities can be confusing. Because these facilities often have overlapping services and care options, picking the right choice for your loved one will depend on their current health and personal needs.
There are senior living communities that offer enhanced and special needs care, helping seniors manage multiple complex medical conditions. They provide a comparable level of care, aid in recovery, and meet individual needs. Often these assisted living communities also work hand-in-hand with nursing homes.
At The Kensington White Plains we’re licensed not only as an adult home and Assisted Living Residence (ALR), but also as an Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR) and a Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR). This makes us unique in that we can care for seniors with moderate to very advanced physical and cognitive care needs.
We want to inform and educate you on the different types of senior living rehabilitation and to give you all of the options so your loved one can recover from or manage their sickness or injury in the best atmosphere for them.
Read more about rehabilitation at assisted living communities and nursing homes, and learn about the state-of-the-art services we offer at The Kensington.
What Does Rehabilitation Look Like in a Senior Living Community Setting?
Many senior living communities, such as The Kensington White Plains, are seeing the benefit of having licensed rehabilitation specialists embedded within their communities to help their residents live healthier lives with improved mobility and motor functions, regardless of where they are in their life phase.
The Kensington White Plains works with HealthPro Heritage to offer on-site rehabilitation to our residents, whether they’re seeking mobility help to improve balance and reduce falls, or require rigorous training to recover from a recent fall or significant medical emergency, such as a broken hip, knee replacement surgery, arthritis, memory issues, etc.
Our rehabilitation team will take care of the necessary medical provider authorization and insurance approvals so you can begin rehabilitation right away, hassle-free.
We recommend that new residents greet our HealthPro Heritage team when they move in so they can form a long-term relationship to maintain their health and residency with us!
Residents at The Kensington White Plains can gain access to the HealthPro Heritage team by approaching them within our community. Just stop by and say hello to get started with your customized plan.
How Does This Relate to Nursing Homes?
Generally, rehabilitation centers or assisted living communities offer rehabilitation services and a continuing care plan, working hand-in-hand with nursing homes when needed.
Nursing homes typically involve a clinical setting where the focus is on a senior’s medical or physical personal care, which often includes rehabilitation. Some assisted living communities can also provide rehabilitation services, along with personal care in a home-like setting that also includes life enrichment for seniors.
At The Kensington White Plains, residents don’t need to move from facility to facility as their care needs change, allowing them to age in place and receive full care, whether they need physical or cognitive assistance.
Types of Therapy Available with On-Site Rehabilitation
At The Kensington White Plains, we partner with HealthPro Heritage, offering on-site physical, occupational, and speech therapy for those with Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis (MS), memory loss, Alzheimer’s or dementia, Lou Gerhig’s Disease (ALS), and more.
Our rehabilitation team includes therapists, exercise physiologists, and personal trainers who are happy to speak with residents about health concerns, as well as help with insurance-covered annual health and wellness assessments.
HealthPro Heritage providers offer concierge-level health and wellness services, as well as more substantial physical, occupational, and speech therapy services, including comprehensive health and wellness assessments, personal fitness assessments, and training.
In addition, they also offer small group classes, community education, and fitness programming, including our Defying Gravity and Ageless Abilities programs to aid with naturally occurring changes in the aging process.
Our rehabilitation providers work with people of various physical and mental abilities, from needing minor care to needing serious rehabilitation services.
Who Can Benefit from HealthPro Heritage and their Senior Living Rehabilitation Therapies?
All residents at The Kensington White Plains can benefit from improved mobility and memory and mental health.
However, those with ALS, MS, memory loss, Parkinson’s, recovering from a fall, recovering from a serious injury, cardiac trauma, and transitioning from hospital to community setting get the most benefit from moving into a senior living community with on-site rehabilitation services.
The last thing you want for your loved ones is to continuously move them in and out of different care facilities based on their changing health. This can lead to detrimental effects on your loved one’s physical and mental health.
We aim to provide a loving atmosphere where your loved one can age in place, meaning we can offer them a comprehensive health care plan that can adapt to their changing health needs.
Whether your loved one is in good overall health or requires serious rehabilitation services, we can offer them a compassionate, continuity of care to make their life, and your lives easier.
Choose the Best Care. Choose The Kensington.
The Kensington White Plains is an enhanced assisted living and memory care senior living community that offers on-site rehabilitation services through our HealthPro Heritage partner.
Our enhanced assisted living license sets us apart from other senior living communities, as it allows us to provide a higher level of care in a beautiful, elegant, and warm environment.
In addition to our high-quality rehabilitation specialists, we have a full-time program manager, assisted living director, and dedicated director of memory care. We also employ licensed nurses who are available 24/7 to administer medications.
When it comes to providing your loved one with the care they need to improve their mobility or memory care issues, know that we will love and care for your loved one as we do our own. That’s our Kensington Promise to you.
Please reach out to one of our compassionate administrative workers to learn more about The Kensington’s rehabilitation services.
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