Whitehall Boca Raton offers the finest inpatient and outpatient services. Our rehabilitation team plays an integral part in patient care. Therapists work with other health care professionals to assist patients in overcoming the effects of injury and disease of the neurological, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, orthopedic and cardiovascular systems as well as functional decline after surgery. Therapists aim to restore independent functioning as quickly as possible, and to facilitate a speedy return to home using an intensive multi-disciplinary treatment approach.

Long-term residents receive restorative and maintenance programs designed to enhance ambulation, improve endurance levels and prevent contractures and atrophy due to muscle inactivity.

Types of therapy offered at Whitehall Boca Raton:

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech/Language Therapy
• Respiratory Therapy
• Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
• Restorative Nursing
• Therapeutic Activities

Physical Therapy

Physical therapists work with patients to reach their maximum potential while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities. Therapists incorporate appropriate therapeutic procedures, balance and gait training, pain management, family and/or caregiver education to achieve the highest possible degree of independence.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy takes a holistic individualized approach focusing on regaining important "life skills" that have been impaired or lost due to illness, injury or disability. These activities include treatment focused on self-care, bathing, grooming, feeding, dressing, toileting, safe transfers and household mobility. Therapeutic exercises are included to provide strength, endurance and balance skills. Basic home management skills as well as community re-entry is addressed prior to returning home. Before discharge, a licensed occupational therapist can assess the patient's home to establish safety, equipment and modification needs. Family and/or caregiver training and education are provided and encouraged to ensure a safe and smooth transition home.  

Speech/Language Therapy

Speech and Language therapists work with patients to restore a variety of skills. Therapists assist patients with regaining their ability to express wants and needs and to understand others to enhance communication. Therapists also aid patients with re-establishing their ability to recall information, problem solve, and sequence effectively to maximize independence with daily activities. In addition, therapists help patients to regain or improve their swallow function to increase safety while consuming food and liquid. Patient, family and/or caregiver training are provided to ensure patient safety with all compensatory swallowing and food preparation techniques prior to discharge.  

Respiratory Therapy

Respiratory therapists provide a wide range of pulmonary care techniques twenty-four hours a day, including the use of medical gas (such as oxygen), testing of the cardio-pulmonary system with pulse oximetry, and monitoring breathing volumes and pressures. Supportive ventilation, with an emphasis on weaning, is provided. Other therapies include postural drainage, chest percussion, breathing exercises, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and the maintenance of natural, artificial and mechanical airways.  

Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

When inpatient skilled care is no longer necessary, Whitehall offers patients the opportunity to continue their therapy on an outpatient basis. Patients continue to work towards their goals in maximizing independence.  

Restorative Nursing

The restorative rehabilitation program at Whitehall works to promote the resident’s ability to function independently. The focus is to achieve and maintain optimal physical, social and functional well-being. The restorative rehabilitation program consists of a specially trained team of Certified Nursing Assistants who provide residents with skill practice and education in activities of daily living including, but not limited to, walking, transfers, dressing, grooming, eating and swallowing, and range of motion/strengthening exercises. All activities are done under the direction of a Licensed Therapist and each program is designed to specifically meet the needs of individual residents. In addition, each program is reviewed monthly by a licensed speech, physical, or occupational therapist to verify it is meeting the individual resident’s needs. Through the restorative program, residents are given individualized, personal attention to achieve their highest level of functional independence.  

Therapeutic Activities:

We are diligent in appropriately tailoring individual therapeutic activities. Patients’ abilities are evaluated to design a program that targets their individual strengths in a way that bolsters their confidence and accomplishments, rather than their impairments. Our programs are created to suit all residents, whether an individual can participate in robust group activities, or requires gentle, one-on-one stimulation such as prayer, conversation, or reading.