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Rehabilitation
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Premier Rehab operates as a rehabilitation facility within the walls of Lake Charles Care Center. They work as a team with our facility staff and administration to achieve common goals and uphold the values of the home. The therapists combine their knowledge and abilities with that of the long-term care personnel to create a powerful multi-disciplinary team.
REHAB SERVICES
Premier Rehab has successfully combined the outstanding qualifications of physical and occupational therapists as well as speech-language pathologists to form a specialized and elite team of professionals. Together, this group is able to provide optimal resident care through comprehensive, thorough treatment. In addition, the same team of therapists is present in the facility and works with residents on a daily basis. This allows them to become more familiar with each resident’s specific needs and progress.
THE PREMIER TEAM
Derrik Leatherwood, Director of Rehabilitation
Trained in effective and efficient management of the therapy department to achieve optimal outcomes for all patients.
Cheryl Stevens, Physical Therapist
Lori Broussard, Physical Therapy Assistant
Trained in providing the most comprehensive treatment for improved balance, gait, transfers, lower extremity strength and endurance, which increases the patient’s mobility while decreasing risk for falls.
Lou Hammond, Speech-Language Pathologist
Trained in providing the most comprehensive treatment of dysphagia, which leads to the assignment of the most appropriate diet consistency for each patient, as well as dysarthria, aphasia, apraxia and dysphasia, which facilitate better communication and safety awareness in the environment.
Mitzi Leblanc, Occupational Therapist
Trained in providing the most comprehensive treatment for activities of daily living, positioning, contracture management, wheelchair mobility, upper extremity strength and endurance, which increases the patient’s ability to function more independently in the environment.
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