Oak Trace Senior Living Community Adds Physiatrist To Rehabilitation Staff

Dr. Shah Joins Experienced Health Care Leadership at Oak Trace
 
April 29, 2013 - PRLog -- DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – Oak Trace has named Dr. Subhash Shah as physiatrist of the Downers Grove senior living community. In this position, Dr. Shah will be the physician overseeing all rehabilitation services at the community. The addition of Dr. Shah to the Oak Trace Health Center staff is one of many recent moves to keep Oak Trace at the forefront of senior living and health care trends.

Throughout the past year, Oak Trace has implemented new programs that enhance quality of care at the community, continue to achieve high resident satisfaction scores and educate the community-at-large about the services offered at the community.

“Our rehabilitation program has been a main focus of health services at Oak Trace during the past year,” said Chris Andersen, Executive Director. “The addition of a new gym, balance technology, and now Dr. Shah as our rehabilitation physician are steps toward achieving our goal of helping people return to their previous levels of function after a recent surgery, illness or other setback.”

Dr. Shah has 42 years’ experience as a rehabilitation physician, primarily with seniors. In his role at Oak Trace, Dr. Shah will evaluate and direct comprehensive rehabilitation care plans, from diagnosis to getting people back to their independent lifestyles.

“I have always worked with seniors, as I realized early in my career that there’s a great need for rehabilitative care for older adults. I enjoy working with seniors and developing comprehensive health plans to help them achieve their goals,” said Dr. Shah. “At Oak Trace, we take a team approach when caring for each individual, and work together to get people back to their previous quality of life, while minimizing any need for rehospitalization. We also focus on educating our independent living residents about preventive measures they can take to lower risks of falls and injuries.”

Oak Trace is a Life Care continuing care retirement community, which offers independent living residents priority access to the various care levels as they may need them. Skilled nursing and rehabilitation services are also available to members of the community-at-large who require short-term care. The health
center is located at 250 Village Drive in Downers Grove. For more information, call Oak Trace health services at (630) 7696-6200.

The rehabilitation therapy department at Oak Trace was expanded in 2012 to include an easily accessible main floor gym and computer-aided balance technology to improve patient recovery. Oak Trace also began a partnership with The Comprehensive Group, a HealthPRO Rehabilitation Company, which has been recognized locally and nationally for outstanding patient outcomes and workplace practices.

Rehabilitation services at Oak Trace include skilled evaluations and computerized documentation of an individual’s abilities. Clinicians, including physical, occupational and speech therapists, provide individualized treatments and training techniques to facilitate improvement in function, safety and quality of life. Specialized outpatient clinical programs include fall prevention, pain management, home safety, memory enhancement, low vision and continence improvement. The rehabilitation department also includes multilingual team members.

About Oak Trace
Oak Trace, located at 200 Village Drive in Downers Grove, is a community that provides seniors with a unique lifestyle experience and a variety of residential options, including maintenance-free independent living apartment homes, catered living, memory support and skilled nursing care. Residents enjoy a full range of services and amenities, such as a fitness center, hair salon, on-campus walking trail, library, and variety of dining options with chef-prepared meals. More information about Oak Trace is available by calling (630) 769-6565 or by visiting www.oaktraceDG.com.

About Lifespace Communities, Inc.
Oak Trace is owned and operated by Lifespace Communities, Inc. Founded in 1976, Lifespace Communities, based in Des Moines, Iowa, is a not-for-profit corporation that has grown to operate 12 continuing care retirement communities in seven states, serving more than 5,000 residents and employing 2,500 team members. Communities are located in Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Illinois, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Florida. The organization is recognized by the LeadingAge Ziegler Top 100 as the seventh largest not-for-profit senior living provider system in the country. For more information about Lifespace and its communities, visit www.LifespaceCommunities.com.
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