Neurobehavioral
Neurobehavioral
Rehabilitation
The Neurobehavioral Household at Jewish Home of Rochester is a discrete 20-bed unit with a planned combination of services, staffing, equipment, and physical facilities designed to serve individuals whose behavior cannot be managed in a less-restrictive setting. The program is located in a secure nursing unit specifically designated for this purpose and physically separate from other facility residents.
The program is staffed and structured for individuals who may demonstrate maladaptive behaviors that are low in frequency and low to moderate in intensity.
Highly Trained
Interdisciplinary Team
The program consists of an interdisciplinary team (including medical, nursing, behavioral, rehabilitative, and recreational staff) who develop and implement on-site, therapeutic interventions designed to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behaviors. Targeted behaviors have a neurologic origin, and they may be physically/verbally aggressive, socially inappropriate, unpredictable or recurrent for no apparent reason. These behaviors can be cared for appropriately within the realm of a specialized skilled nursing environment, and programming provides goal-directed, comprehensive and interdisciplinary services, which are directed at attaining or maintaining the individual at the highest practicable level of physical and cognitive functioning.
All program staff receive advanced training in Dementia care and crisis management. Treatment is focused on reducing or eliminating maladaptive behaviors, so a safe transition to the least-restrictive environment for the individual is possible. Care planning and discharge planning begins upon admission, focusing on individualized goals and desired outcomes for each person.
Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation Therapy Approach
Treatment plans are individualized and focus on developing behavioral management strategies. We use these strategies, as well as a stable activity pattern, to promote a patient’s independence and personal awareness.
We work closely with patients and their families to achieve maximum health and functional ability. Our treatment goal is to have patients be at a level where they successfully manage a daily routine within the community after discharge.