Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation: Brain Injury Program

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WARM SPRINGS INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION

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The mission of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institutefor Rehabilitation is to empowerindividuals with disabilities to achieve
personal independence.

ROOSEVELT
WARM SPRINGS INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION
Post Office Box 1000 Warm Springs, Georgia 31830-0268 706-655-5297 Fax 706-655-5511
Visit us at our web site: www.rooseveltrehab.org
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Medical Programs accredited by: JCAHO Vocational Programs accreditedby: CARF
Alternate formats of this brochure may be obtained by contacting the Roosevelt Institute
Public Relations Office at 706-655-5668.

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Who We Serve
Founded in 1983 as the first inpatient Brain Injury Program in Georgia, the Brain Injury Program at Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation offers comprehensive rehabilitation services in inpatient, outpatient and day treatment settingsfor people with cognitive, behavioral and physical limitations resulting from brain injury and disease, including:
Traumatic Brain Injury Anoxic and Other DiffuseEncephalopathies Encephalitis Cerebral Palsy Learning Disability - Hyperactivity Disorder Severe Seizure Disorder with Cognitive Deficits Subdural Hematoma, Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage/Hematoma or Ventricular Hemorrhage Brain Tumor
The Brain Injury Program serves patients whose disabilities areof recent onset, regression or progression and who demonstrate the potential to improve in areas of self-care, mobility, safety, communication, cognition and behavior.
How We Serve
Located on the secure, tranquil grounds of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation in WarmSprings, the Brain Injury Program provides an ideal environment conducive to the rehabilitation of persons with brain injury.
Patients with traumatic brain injury very often

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experience difficulties with cognition and changes in personality as well as physical difficulties. The Brain Injury Program addresses the special needs of patients with traumatic brain injury by utilizing a broader approach that emphasizes neuropsychological and cognitiverehabilitation, as well as physical rehabilitation services. An interdisciplinary team of caring, compassionate professionals work together with the patientand family todevelop and implement a comprehensive treatment plan designed to meet each patient's individual needs.
Our patients have access to a complete spectrum of rehabilitation services, including:
Medical/ Neurology Neuropsychology Cognitive Therapy Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Therapy Recreation Therapy Case Management Rehabilitation Nursing Academic Educa tion Rehabilitation Technology Seating and Wheeled Mobility Clinic Dialysis Work Re-entry School Re-entry Community Re-entry Home Independence
Our goal is to increase the patient's overall functional independence in work, school and home settings.

Service That Makes A Difference
Since we first began serving patients with brain injury, thousands of formerpatients now lead fuller, more independent lives as a result of treatment at the Brain Injury Program at the Roosevelt Institute. The Brain Injury Program provides cost efficient treatment for our patients, resulting in significant functional gains and marked improvements in patients' memory, orientation, motor skills, depression and activities of daily living. Studies show that following discharge, our patients function at higher levels than regional and national averages. Furthermore, treatment costs are significantly lower when compared to regional and national averages.
The Brain Injury Program offers patients, their families, healthcare providers and insurance companies cost effectiveservices, a caring, compassionate staffand successful outcomes.
The Brain Injury Program
at the Roosevelt Institute:
working to empower
individuals with brain
injury to achieve
personal independence.