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Heartland Health Care Center of Kendall offers a variety of care specialties such as skilled nursing and rehab, nursing home care, dementia care, assisted living, independent living, outpatient rehabilitation, hospice care, home health care and IV care. The following information has been retrieved from the company website (http://www.heartland-manorcare.com/kendall). Heartland Health Care Center has a home-like atmosphere with inviting lounges and activity areas. They have well-designed dining rooms throughout the facility and homemade meals supervised by a registered dietician. This location is open 24 hours and offers transportation for the residents. Post-Hospital Care at Heartland Health Care Center is based on a philosophy that patients benefit from a specialized level of care during the post-acute phase. Heartland Health Care Center offers an interdisciplinary staff who interact with patients on a daily basis.
The types of clients treated at this facility is geriatrics. The diagnostic categories most often served by this facility are orthopedic and joint replacement, stroke and neurological deficits, cardiac care, pulmonary care, diabetes management, wound care and oncology care. The age ranges of the clients served at this facility are 50 and older. Clients served at this facility are mostly retired or currently not working due to an injury or other deficits. The number of patients seen at this facility on a daily basis varies. The number of patients served by my fieldwork supervisor ranges from 6 to 8 patients on a daily basis. The average length of stay for each patient depends on why they are there, but it can vary anywhere from two to three weeks. When therapy at this level of care is no longer needed patients are di...

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The role of OT in this setting is to help clients return to their most functional independence. Through the use of therapeutic activities, sensory reintegration, therapeutic exercises, and activities of daily living training, OTs in this clinical setting increase the ability of the clients to participate in everyday activities. The OT interacts with the client to assess current level of performance, set treatment goals, develop a plan of care, and implement the intervention in order to help the client be as independent as possible. The OT also encourages the person to actively participate in the intervention process.

References
American Occupational Therapy Association. (2008). Occupational therapy practice framework:
Domain and process (2nd ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62,
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