Physical and Occupational Therapy

Care taker helps senior with walker during physical therapy at the Oak Park ArmsInterim Healthcare, the nation’s leading home health care, hospice and medical staffing company, provides both physical and occupational therapy on-site at the Oak Park Arms. These two forms of therapy relate to assisting residents in regaining the ability to perform everyday functions.

Physical Therapy at the Arms includes:

  • Therapeutic/strengthening exercises
  • Ambulation programs
  • Gait training
  • Range of motion
  • Pain management
  • Contracture management
  • Balance assessment and improvement
  • Fall prevention
  • Orthotic fitting

Occupational Therapy includes:

  • Hand therapy
  • Home safety management
  • Self-medication program
  • Splinting
  • Wheelchair positioning and mobility
  • Adaptive equipment training
  • Incontinence training
  • Training in the activities of daily life
  • Cognitive rehabilitation
  • Community reintegration

Additional programs at the Arms include:

  • Wound care
  • Telemonitoring
  • Diabetic education