Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg Services

Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Services

Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg is a leader in short term rehabilitation and post acute care. We utilize modern health care information systems and the most innovative equipment and technology, coupled with an interdisciplinary approach.

Our Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists specialize in orthopedics, geriatrics, Pulmonology, mental health and neurological patient populations. The Rehab Department utilizes advanced therapeutic equipment in an atmosphere conducive to expedient recovery and consistently communicates with physicians and family members to ease the transition when returning home. The therapy staff provides caregiver training and home evaluations to complement rehabilitation programs and encourages family interaction in the rehabilitative process.

Peace of mind comes from knowing that you or your loved one is in good hands. Rigorous and ongoing training of our clinical team is just as important to us. Our experienced clinicians provide unsurpassed care and treatment for many complex medical conditions, so you can rest easy, with peace of mind.

Pre-admission screening is conducted by our interdisciplinary team to determine the Right program for you! Some specialty services and programs may not be available at all of our communities.

• Cardiac Rehab
• IV antibiotics
• Wound Care
• Tracheotomy Care
• Bi-Pap, C-Pap, V-Pap, and A-Pap
• PCA-Pumps
• TPN
• Gastric tubes (NG, G, J, GJ, and duo tubes)
• Bariatric Care
• Chest Tubes
• JP Drains
• Trilogy Vents
• LifeVest Wearable Defibrillators

Rehabilitation

Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg’s rehab team and therapy gym is unparalleled, offering state of the art equipment and technology to help you regain your strength and independence. Our dynamic team is dedicated to improving patient outcomes, reducing the length of the inpatient stay and ensuring a safe transition from rehab to home.

At Gettysburg, we don’t just wish you a speedy recovery, we ensure it and we’re with you every step of the way! Whether you are recovering from a fall, a surgery or an illness, choosing the Right Rehab makes all the difference!

Take a look at the difference we make…

Neuro Gym Sit-To-Stand Trainer uses a counter weight mechanism to provide a safe and effective way to strengthen weight bearing muscles and increase standing stability and endurance.

• Encourages early weight bearing and active mobilization at hips and knees
• Improves standing balance and stability to improve transfers
• Actively assists the standing motion with support at the knee, trunk, and arms to promote early mobility
• Improves circulation and can add to improved continence and reduced pressure sores

ProForm Recumbent Bike is a low impact exercise bike with customizable settings, used to improve cardiovascular health, alleviate joint pain and build strength and endurance.

Nu Step Cross Trainer delivers a low-impact, total body work out that can benefit users of virtually any fitness level or functional ability.

It is indicated for use with patients rehabilitating from joint replacements as well as patients with chronic health conditions coupled with cognitive decline in order to build strength and cardiovascular endurance to enhance mobility. It is often utilized for orthopedic, neurological, cardiovascular and pulmonary diagnoses.

Diagnoses which may benefit from the use include: CVAs, Cardiovascular Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes, Osteoarthritis, and Osteoporosis.

Diathermy uses high frequency electric current to stimulate heat generation within body tissues. Diathermy is a non-invasive treatment commonly prescribed for muscle and joint conditions, but is also used to increase blood flow, relieve pain and improve mobility of tissues as they heal.

Electrical Muscle Stimulation (ESTIM) generates electric impulses that stimulate muscles to contract. This strengthens and repairs tissue and muscles that have been shortened, weakened or atrophied due to injury or disease. ESTEM can slow the progression of neuromuscular disorders and improve motor control.

Stroke Recovery

There’s still so much we don’t know about how the brain compensates for the damage caused by stroke. In some cases, the brain cells may be only temporarily damaged, and may resume functioning over time. In other cases, the brain can reorganize its own functioning. Every once in a while, a region of the brain “takes over” for a region damaged by the stroke. Stroke survivors sometimes experience remarkable and unanticipated recoveries that can’t be explained.

Stroke Rehabilitation may mean, in some cases, re-learning basic skills such as bathing, eating, dressing and walking. Our nursing and rehabilitation teams work together with you and your family, to achieve maximum recovery and independence.

Pulmonary Care

Our Pulmonary Program seeks to provide the best practice guidelines for treating Chronic Lung Disease, in the post-acute setting, in order to help patients with moderate to severe breathing problems overcome their physical limitations. Using a comprehensive pulmonary evaluation conducted by our respiratory therapists and physicians, we develop individualized care plans of supervised physical conditioning, exercise, dietary and educational counseling.

What is Pulmonary Rehabilitation?

Pulmonary Rehabilitation is an extensive program that encourages improved quality of life for people who suffer from chronic breathing problems such as COPD, sarcoidosis, and cystic fibrosis. Our pulmonary Rehab teams include board certified physicians, respiratory therapists, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and social workers.

Our Pulmonary team specializes in treating patients with a tracheotomy, Bi-Pap, C-Pap, V-Pap, or A-Pap needs.

Keys to our approach…

• Exercise training
• Education on lung disease or condition and how to manage it
• Energy conservation methods
• Breathing strategies
• Group Support and community resources
• Nutritional counseling
• Smoking cessation
• Medication reconciliation
• Education of the family
• Need based individualized rehabilitation program
• Discharge plans that include continuing education and rehab
• Lifestyle changes

What you can expect from our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program:

• Enhanced quality of life
• Reduced number of re-hospitalizations
• Better understanding of primary disease process
• Decreased shortness of breath
• Improved physical conditioning

Congestive Heart Failure Program

CHF is a condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body. Heart failure is almost always a chronic, long-term condition, although it can sometimes develop suddenly. This condition may affect the right side, left side, or both sides of the heart and can significantly impact quality of life.

Our cardiologists, physicians, nurse practitioners, and dieticians work together with our therapist to develop a care plan that can improve heart function, lesson symptoms, allowing you to lead a more active life.

Share and Care

Share and Care is an adult day program for seniors age 60+ with physical disabilities or memory impairment.

At Share and Care we offer a safe and friendly environment, along with assistance and supervision with everyday tasks. Often seniors find themselves isolated, and lacking peer to peer interaction or the ability to make new friends. Share and Care provides these opportunities, along with the assistance needed to maintain the highest level of physical and mental functioning.

As caregivers ourselves, we understand how overwhelming and stressful caring for a loved one 24 hours a day can be. There is no question that it can take a toll. Imagine the relief of knowing that for a few hours each day you could run errands, work in your garden or just take a nap, without worrying about the needs of your loved one. You can have this time. Both you and your loved one will benefit.

Some of the great services include:

• Therapies-Physical, Occupational and Speech (Billed through client's insurance)
• Lunch provided with alternate choices
• Emergency & medical assistance as needed
• Assistance with Activities of Daily Living
• Diversified Leisure Time Activities
• Enrichment programs such as community outings
• Social and Recreational Activities
• Rest and Exercise Periods
• Bathing Services
• Podiatry Care
• Barber & Beauty Shop
• Supervision in a Safe and Comfortable Environment

Comprehensive Wound Care

We customize our plan of care to provide comprehensive wound care services. There are many medical conditions that can be a factor in the development of complex wounds resulting from conditions that compromise circulation, such as:

• Diabetes Vascular Disease
• Traumatic Injury
• Surgical Breakdown
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Incontinence
• Obesity
• Renal Failure

For patients with hard to heal wounds, our comprehensive wound care program includes a broad range of cutting edge therapies and treatments, including:

• Wound VAC
• Ultraviolet light therapy
• Tissue ultrasound
• Electrical stimulation
• Surgical wound debridement
• Chemical wound debridement

Medical Conditions Treated:

• Diabetic ulcers
• Pressure ulcers
• Arterial and venous ulcers
• Burns
• Infections
• Amputations

Dementia

Our caregivers receive specialized training to understand the unique and special needs of residents with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. We provide the support and assistance needed, so residents can thrive.

We offer a calm, peaceful and relaxing environment where everyone feels like part of the family. Individual attention is given to each resident by staff whom they’ve grown to love and trust.

Activities are structured for all cognitive levels so that every resident feels a sense of purpose, dignity and value.