Posts by rubertos

Dementia of all types can be a devastating disease to cope with. This unfortunately is more true for family than it is for the person. The type is irrelevant Regardless…

So here we are in mid October looking towards the fall season and the beginning of the Holiday season. All the kids have been back to school for the first…

Once again, we have hit the month of October. Across the United States the month of October is celebrated as Physical Therapy Month. As Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants…

Working in short term rehab can definitely have its challenges. Between difficult residents, difficult families, or difficult insurance carriers, life can be challenging. Sometimes you can just feel like you…

When you were a kid, do you remember the one kid that always changed the rules of the game while you were playing? Well welcome to October first in the…

This week marks Rehab professionals week in the US. It is a time to celebrate all the caring and dedication to health that all the rehab disciplines empower to our…

In today's Healthcare, one area that is still very highly forgotten about is mental health. Unfortunately there are still barriers to help. There is the stigma that mental illness is…

Conversation is a very important part of the recovery aspect of therapy. This conversation is not necessarily limited to the therapist and the resident. Like a support group Some of…

One of the biggest problems in the skilled nursing world is staffing. This is a hard world to work in and after the past few years the numbers of people…

Hospital stays and subsequent rehab stays can be very traumatic. "I am sick" or " I am hurt". Often that idea gets stuck in their heads and they don't really…