>>>
>>> IN
>>> IN I
>>> IN I TOLD YOU THIS PLACE HAD GREAT FOOD, A PUTTING
GREEN, A HAIR SALON, PUBS AND A
WELLNESS GYM IN A BEAUTIFUL
SETTING YOU'D LIKE I WAS
TALKING ABOUT A HOTEL.
NORTH HOUSTON TRANSITIONAL CARE
IS A FIVE STAR FACILITY TO HELP
PEOPLE WHO ARE DONE WITH A
HOSPITAL STAY BUT STILL AREN'T
READY TO GO HOME TO REGULAR DAY-
TO-DAY LIFE.
TO-DAY LIFE. I WENT TO HEAR HOW THEY APPROACH
HEALING.
HEALING.
HEALING. >> TREVOR, YOU ALL TOOK ALL THE
THINGS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT
HESITATE TO COME TO A MEDICAL
REHAB FACILITY AND YOU REMOVED
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M ENTERING
A MEDICAL REHAB.
>> NOT AT ALL.
IT'S MORE LIKE A RESORT.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COME, THEY GET
BETTER AND GO HOME.
WE WANTED TO MAKE THEM FEEL
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. STARTING WITH HOW IT LOOKS.
GOING OFF FROM THE AMENITIES.
WE HAVE RESTAURANT-STYLE
DINING.
DINING.
DINING. WE HAVE PRIVATE SUITES.
A PUTTING GREEN IN THE BACK.
>> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> SEVEN DAY A WEEK THERAPY.
SO WE WANTED THEM TO COME IN,
FEEL COMFORTABLE AND GET HOME.
>> A LOT IT HAVE TOO, EVEN THE
SOCIALIZATION PLAYS A ROLE IN
SOMEBODY'S REHAB.
SOMEBODY'S REHAB. IF SOMEONE WERE TO GO HOME AND
DEAL WITH A PRIVATE NURSING
SITUATION THEY CAN STILL FEEL
ISOLATED.
ISOLATED.
ISOLATED. PART OF THEIR HEALING HERE IS
THEY'RE WITH OTHER PEOPLE GOING
THROUGH SOMETHING.
THROUGH SOMETHING. >> THEY'RE IN SIMILAR
SITUATIONS.
SITUATIONS. NO ONE WANTS TO BE HERE TO
BEGIN WITH.
BEGIN WITH. LET'S MAKE AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE
THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR
STAFF AND GO HOME.
>> EVEN EATING TOGETHER.
IMPORTANT PART OF THE
ATMOSPHERE.
ATMOSPHERE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WE HAVE AN ACTIVITY PROGRAM.
WE DO AN ASSESSMENT BASED OFF
WHAT THEY LIKE TO DO.
>> WHO IS THIS PARTICULAR SPACE
FOR?
FOR?
FOR? >>
FOR? >> IT'S FOR ANYBODY POST
OPERATIVE.
OPERATIVE. USUALLY AFTER A TOTAL HIP,
TOTAL KNEE, STROKE OR IV,
ANTIBIOTICS AFTER A SURGERY OR
AN INCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. THEY'RE ABLE TO COME HERE, GET
SOME PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND
SPEECH THERAPY AND GET SOME
NURSING CARE AS WELL WITH IVs
AND OTHER MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
AND GO HOME.
>> THAT PAYS OFF BECAUSE WHEN
YOU GO HOME AFTER HAVING THAT
KIND OF REHAB, FALLS ARE LESS
LIKELY.
LIKELY.
LIKELY. GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. AND
YEAH. AND JUST, WE HAVE THE
SPECIALTIES HERE.
SPECIALTIES HERE. WHERE HOME HEALTH THEY JUST
COME AND GO.
THEY'RE NOT THERE THE WHOLE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. HERE THEY CAN GET IN MORE
THERAPY.
THERAPY.
THERAPY. 12 TO 13 HOURS A WEEK.
>> WE, I GUESS HONE IN ON THE
PATIENT HOLISTICLY.
PATIENT HOLISTICLY. WE'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU
HEAL BASICALLY IN COMFORT AND
RELAXATION.
RELAXATION. I THINK THAT'S THE WAY THINGS
NEED TO GO TODAY.
I THINK WE CONSIDER OURSELVES
LIKE A SOMEONE STOP SHOP.
I THINK THAT THAT'S THE FIRST
THING WE LIKE YOU TO COME IN
KNOWING YOU'RE GOING TO BE WELL
TAKEN CARE OF AND YOU'LL HEAL
IN COMFORT.
IN COMFORT. >> I HAVE TWO PARENTS THAT I
HAVE GONE TO THE HOSPITAL WITH
THEM AND COME OUT AND WHEN WE
LEFT THE HOSPITAL THERE'S THIS
BIG PACKET OF WHAT TO DO, WHAT
NOT TO DO, WHAT MEDICATIONS TO
PICK UP AND TO TAKE AND THE
WHOLE BIT.
WHOLE BIT. YOU ALL CAN TAKE CARE OF ALL
THAT AND THAT'S A LOAD OFF FOR
FAMILY MEMBERS WHO JUST WANT TO
CONCENTRATE ON THEM GETTING
BETTER BUT NOT HAVING TO PLAY
NURSE.
NURSE.
NURSE. >>
NURSE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
I FEEL LIKE THAT'S OUR
SPECIALTY.
SPECIALTY. TRANSITION CARE.
TRANSITION CARE. WE HELP YOU TRANSITION FROM THE
HOSPITAL TO HOME.
ALL THOSE MEDICATIONS, WE DO
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, AS WELL
AS MEDICATION EDUCATION.
IF IT'S WOUND CARE, IV THERAPY,
WE NOT ONLY TAKE CARE OF THE
PATIENT OR THE GUEST, WE TAKE
CARE OF THE FAMILY AS WELL.
SO THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE
TIME YOU'RE HERE WE EDUCATE
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. UPON DISCHARGE, EVERYONE KNOWS
THE CORRECT DIRECTION TO GO
INTO.
INTO.
INTO. >>
INTO. >> THAT GAP IS BEING FILLED
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WHAT MAKES THIS SO CRITICAL IN
YOUR RECOVERY?
YOUR RECOVERY? >> I CAN'T GO HOME WITHOUT IT.
WE'RE NOT PREPARED FOR MY
TREATMENT AT HOME.
SO THEY'VE HELPED ME COME FROM
NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING,
LIFT MY LEGS.
SIT UP.
SIT UP.
SIT UP. DO ANYTHING.
DO ANYTHING. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. IT
WEEK. IT WIPED ME OUT.
COMING HERE EACH DAY MY FAMILY
HAS BEEN THE FIRST ONE TO SAY
WE SEE IMPROVEMENTS.
I DON'T SEE IMPROVEMENT.
YOU HAVE CHEERLEADS DOWN HERE
TELLING YOU WE'RE SEEING
IMPROVEMENTS.
IMPROVEMENTS. THAT IS EXCITING.
>> BEING IN THIS ROOM WHERE
EVERYBODY IS WORKING TOWARD A
GOAL.
GOAL.
GOAL. >>
GOAL. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO ACHIEVE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
WE WANT TO GO HOME AND LIVE OUR
LIVES AT HOME.
ABLE TO DO WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. SO
HERE. SO I FEEL BLESSED TO BE HERE.
>> USUALLY WHEN SOMEONE IS
RECOVERING FROM A STROKE OR
THEY'VE HAD A HIP REPLACEMENT,
KNEE REPLACEMENT, SOME REHAB IS
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED.
REQUIRED. IF YOU GO HOME, THEN YOU HAVE
TO FIND A RIDE TO THE PLACE TO
GET YOUR REHAB.
IF YOU'RE HERE IT'S ALL RIGHT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT SETS
US APART.
US APART.
US APART. BEING ABLE TO BE HERE IN THIS
FACILITY, IN THIS ELEMENT.
YOU'RE HERE, YOUR ROOM AND
BOARD IS TAKEN CARE OF.
YOU'RE HERE TO RECEIVE SKILL
THERAPY SERVICES.
THERAPY SERVICES. >> WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
REHAB FOR A STROKE AND THING,
WHAT TYPES OF THINGS ARE
REQUIRED?
REQUIRED?
REQUIRED? >> FOR THOSE TYPE OF
INDIVIDUALS YOU DESCRIBED, WE
OFFER PHYSICAL THERAPY,
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND SPEECH
THERAPY SERVICES SEVEN DAYS A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. THAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER
SKILL NURSING FACILITIES.
>> I'VE BEEN HERE 28 DAYS NOW
AND I COULDN'T EVEN WALK WHEN I
CAME IN HERE.
SO I'M UP ON THE WALKER NOW.
I'M DOING A LOT OF EXERCISES.
IT'S THE BEST PLACE I COULD BE.
>> THE MORE ACUTE THE INJURY
YOU CAN GET AHEAD IT HAVE IT
WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WHAT IT DOES LATER IS
PROVIDES CONFIDENCE FOR WALKING
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >>
AGAIN. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. INDEPENDENCE IN THE HOME.
JUST BEING ABLE TO RETURN BACK
TO THEIR HOME LIFE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT'S OUR MAIN GOAL.
OUR GOAL IS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
TO COME HERE, REHAB AND RETURN
HOME AND TO RESTORE FUNCTIONAL
INDEPENDENCE.
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