New Rehab Facility Aims to Push Patients Towards Independence – 10Nov2012
New rehab facility aims to push patients towards independence – 10Nov2012 – SINGAPORE: Changi General Hospital and St Andrew’s Community Hospital are introducing a new model of care to help the ageing population cope with injuries and illnesses. This will be rolled out at a new eight-storey facility called The Integrated Building located between the two hospitals in Simei. The new Integrated Building is part of the government’s plans for healthcare delivery and services in the east and also part of the two hospitals’ Simei Campus Vision. A key concept will be “cluster housing” – where patients learn to be independent. CEO of Changi General Hospital, Dr Lee Chien Earn, said: “We cluster our traditional B2 and C class beds, the 10 beds, within and try to make it as home-like and homely as possible. By having a living room, by having ensuite toilets, within the cluster itself. “And for every three clusters in a ward, there’ll be common-shared dining area as well as a living area. The intent is so that the patients’ time that they’re actively involved in mobilisation, actively involved in therapy, is not just limited to the time the therapist spends with them, but in terms of the activities that they do – when they walk to the toilets, when they eat with their families, when they get a cup of water – we want all these to also contribute to the patients’ getting, being more actively involved, in their recovery.” Housing 280 beds, the building will also integrate a suite of rehabilitation facilities. They include the Geriatric Day Hospital and Neuro …
Child Rape Alleged at Rehab Center
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(CN) – WestCare, a drug rehab center, let a visitor rape two young boys in its care, the children claim in court. Minor Child 1 and Minor Child 2 sued WestCare and Jane Does 1 to 10 in Fresno Superior Court. The boys, 6 and 8 years old, were living at …
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New rehab center in Maine welcomes retired circus pair
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Two retired circus elephants, 41-year-old Opal and 43-year-old Rosie, have been transplanted to the newly built Hope Elephants rehabilitation center in an unlikely spot, the countryside of Maine. Jim Laurita worked with Opal and Rosie decades ago when …
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Ravens: Ray Lewis moves rehab from Miami to team facility
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The 37-year-old, 17-year veteran linebacker has moved his rehabilitation location from Miami to the Baltimore Ravens' training facility, and becomes eligible to rejoin his teammates in practice on Thursday. However, it's uncertain if Lewis, who tore …
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