For individuals finding it difficult or impossible to live independently after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), or other neurologic, catastrophic or challenging diagnosis, including those...
Continue Reading »Learning to live with limitations is about acceptance and focusing on strengths. Physical and medical limitations are concrete and it is easier to accept what you can and cannot do. The cognitive and behavioral limitations are harder to identify and accept. Day-to-day life after a traumatic accident is one of uncertainty and constant change. There […]
Continue ReadingA stroke is sometimes called a “brain attack” and is a catastrophic injury. The analogy is that, like a heart attack, the blood and the glucose it contains, ceases to flow to a vital organ. In the case of a heart attack, the heart is the vital organ, but in the case of a stroke, […]
Continue ReadingSupport groups are an important part of recovery from a traumatic accident. Recovery is a process of healing physically, mentally, socially and vocationally. Support groups exist to bring people together who have had similar experiences and challenges. Support groups may be conducted by a lay person with the same life situation or by someone interested […]
Continue ReadingA catastrophic injury does not only affect the injured individual, it also affects the family and can change the family dynamics. Family dynamics consists of the role and responsibilities of each family member. A few examples of this are: Who takes out the garbage? Who picks up a child from soccer practice? Who pays the […]
Continue ReadingProper and timely post-acute rehabilitation and care that may determine the difference between disability and independence is what NeuLife refers to as the “platinum post-acute period” — the crucial window following acute care that is needed to nurture the whole person to health with specialized, clinically relevant services. As we have discussed, the term “Golden […]
Continue ReadingIt is the mission of NeuLife as an organization to provide a comprehensive program of neurologic rehabilitation to support and promote the improvement of the quality of life for our patients.
As with all NeuLife provisions and specialized services, clients and designated family members and/or legal guardians participate in the referral, assessment and admission process. All services provided and those offered to our clients are arranged and coordinated by our care coordinators and are all-inclusive in a comprehensive per diem specific to each client.
