Your Stay at Our Brickyard Healthcare Care Center – We extend a special welcome to our short-term rehab patients with this guidebook, which will help familiarize you with our Brickyard Healthcare and help you and your family get to know our Care Center a little better.
Welcome to Our Brickyard Healthcare Care Center – A warm welcome to our longer-term care residents. This guidebook was developed to welcome you to our Care Center and help you know what to expect.
Managing Pain – Learn about pain, risk factors, symptoms and what you can do to help.
Understanding Pressure Ulcers – Learn about pressure ulcers, risk factors and what you can do to help prevent them.
Understanding Unplanned Weight Loss – Learn about the effects of unplanned weight loss and what you can do to help prevent it.
Safe Transitions Program – The Safe Transitions program is a unique alternative to hospital stays and provides a more focused approach to restoring your functional abilities.
Managing Dehydration – Understand the risk factors and symptoms of dehydration in order to prevent it.
Risk Factors of Falling – Falling may be a significant problem for the elderly. Understand the risk factors and what you can do to help.
Freedom Through Functionality – Learn about Freedom Through Functionality, a proprietary program utilized exclusively by our therapy partner, Aegis Therapies.
Geriatric Enhanced Modalities – Learn about Geriatric Enhanced Modalities, innovative therapy tools and programs to enhance quality of life for seniors.
Aegis Therapies – Brickyard Healthcare rehabilitative-services provider
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) – a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the needs of senior citizens
American Medical Directors Association – the professional association of medical directors, attending physicians and others involved in long-term care
AseraCare Hospice and AseraCare Home Health – Brickyard Healthcare’s hospice and home-healthcare units
Medicare – the U.S. government’s medical plan for people 65 years of age and older
National Alzheimer’s Association – a voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research
National Association for the Support of Long Term Care – a national organization representing legislative and regulatory interests in healthcare
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization – a charitable organization advocating for the needs of people facing life-limiting illness
Social Security – the official Web site of the U.S. Social Security Administration
Veteran’s Affairs – healthcare section of the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs website
