Apex Rehabilitation and Healthcare Supports Occupational Therapist Month

April 29, 2014 - PRLog -- South Huntington, NY (April 2014) Occupational Therapy is a critical element of every skilled nursing facility, helping residents achieve independence in all facets of their lives. Trained occupational therapists assist in developing the "skills for the job of living" necessary for returning individuals to their lives before injury or illness.

There are various types of occupational therapies, focusing on various physical ailments, such as cognitive, orthopedic or neurological. Occupational therapists have a holistic perspective, in which the focus is on adapting the environment to fit the resident, with the resident being an integral part of the therapy team. It is occupational therapy’s purpose to get beyond the problems and to find solutions that assure living life to the fullest.

When working with an occupational therapist, strategies and modifications are customized for each resident to resolve problems, improve function, and support everyday living activities. Through these therapeutic approaches, occupational therapy helps residents design their lives, develop needed skills, adjust their environments and build health-promoting habits and routines that will allow them to thrive.

By taking the full picture into account—a person’s psychological, physical, emotional, and social makeup as well as their environment—occupational therapy assists residents to do the following:

Achieve goals

Function at the highest possible level

Concentrate on what matters most to them

Maintain or rebuild their independence

Participate in daily activities that they need or want to do

“Our rehab program wouldn’t be what it is today if not for our excellent Occupational Therapists and the hard work they do everyday to help our residents and patients reach their rehabilitation goals. We’re very grateful for them,” said Ari Silberstein, Administrator at Apex Rehabilitation and Healthcare.

Apex Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a 195-bed premier skilled nursing and rehabilitation care center providing comprehensive inpatient care to all of their residents. Apex is located at 78 Birchwood Drive, South Huntington, NY, 11746. Apex's professional and compassionate staff provides around-the-clock medical and nursing care in a comfortable and caring environment that centers around its residents. Apex offers exceptional post-acute short-term rehabilitation as well as long-term care. Apex Rehabilitation and Healthcare provides the full range of physical, occupational and speech therapy as well as wound-care and much more.

For more information on Apex Rehabilitation and Healthcare, visiting hours, or general inquiries, contact Ari Silberstein at 631-592-6400 orasilberstein@apexrehabcare.com. Kindly visit our website atwww.ApexRehabCare.com. Like us at Facebook.com/ApexRehabCenter and Follow us at Twitter.com/ApexRehabLI.