Rehab therapy programs are designed to help individuals get back to doing what they love as quickly as possible.  Surgery, illness and injury are some common reasons for receiving rehabilitation.

Once a need for therapy is determined, a skilled team of physical, occupational and speech therapists provide careful evaluations of each person’s needs and create a specialized program to restore him or her to maximum functioning ability.  This planning can result in an individual being able to return home safely - with special emphasis on the safe part.

Therapists want to ensure that once an individual has been discharged and returns home, that person is able to care for him or her own self and properly perform daily activities.  This would include being able to bathe and dress, cook, shop, and maintain a clean functioning home, all without causing further injury.

To achieve this goal of a safe return home, many rehab facilities, such as Life Care Center of Bountiful, have developed return-to- home programs.  At Life Care Center of Bountiful, this goal-based program is called Ready…Set…Go! It ensures that each patient is able to care for him or herself before returning home by asking the patient to properly perform daily tasks, such as cooking and folding clothes, under supervision in the facility’s rehab cottage.  The cottage is a special area within the therapy gym that is constructed to resemble an actual home; it even includes working appliances.  This new innovation allows individuals to actually practice daily activities in a safe environment so that they feel confident returning home.  The goal-focused nature of this program often leads to better outcomes and a speedier recovery.

For more information about Ready…Set…Go! and other specialized rehab programs, contact Life Care Center of Bountiful at 801- 295-3135.