By Kai Williams, Therapy Resource, Director of Keystone Therapy Student Programs Passion for learning is an actionable term that many of our therapists and therapist assistants display throughout their day-to-day. This can be evident through your engagement in learning from…
By Evette Ramirez, PT, DPT, Keystone Therapy Resource/DOR Legend Oaks, Waxahachie, TX Dry needling is a technique that has many uses, although it is often confused with acupuncture, which follows the principles of Chinese medicine. Dry needling is a technique…
By Chad Long, Therapy Resource Recently I had the privilege of participating in a Market Meeting in IA. After great presentations about Case Mix and PDPM from our Service Center subject-matter experts (thank you, Matt Stevenson and Rob Ady), we…
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) training using HeartMath devices continues across our markets. By learning how to bring your body to a state of neurological coherence, you can interrupt the stress response, and actually bring order to the nervous system. The…
By Jennifer Wintle, Therapy Resource, Colorado It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day routine in this line of work. You have new programs you want to start, financial markers you strive to hit, and all of this trickles…
Over the last year, Legend Oaks in New Braunfels, Texas, has implemented shadow boxes for all long-term care residents in an effort to decrease wandering, increase the patient’s ability to engage in meaningful interactions with other residents/staff/caregivers, and provide personalized,…
By Dennis Baloy, DOR, St. Elizabeth Healthcare & Rehabilitation, Fullerton, CA Our facility is heavy on short-term patients (HMO and Medicare). Most patients come from St. Jude Hospital. Our payer sources and MDs are as aggressive and enthusiastic as the…
By Angela Anderson, DOR, Gateway Transitional Care, Pocatello, ID At Gateway in Pocatello, Idaho, we are blessed to have a very cohesive team that believes in making a difference for our patients. We have been able to create a task…
A Great Way to Extend the Reach of Your Department! By Ciara Cox, Therapy Resource As many of you know, entry-level occupational therapy degrees are available at the master’s and doctoral level. Excitingly, part of the requirements for an entry-level…
Heart Math Variability, By Casey Murphy, Therapy Resource I was at our Legend Greenville facility to assist with Mock survey, and I ended up (organically and unplanned) doing an impromptu in-service with the therapy team on HeartMath. I demoed the Bluetooth…