Rehabilitation Services

One of life's most challenging experiences is recovering from a stroke, heart attack or orthopedic surgery. The demands are physical, mental and emotional. Often, patients must push themselves beyond their own expectations to regain their independence. And to do this, they need a rehabilitation program that thoroughly understands these challenges, and supports them every step of the way.

Rehabilitative services are offered at the McGaw Care Center on the Westminster Place campus, Balmoral Care Center at the Lake Forest campus, the Moorings Health Center at the Moorings of Arlington Heights campus, and at the King Home Health Care Center on the downtown Evanston campus. Our rehabilitation program is open to residents of Presbyterian Homes and to the community at large.

Clinical Excellence

Presbyterian Homes is widely recognized as offering one of the most progressive and responsive rehabilitation programs for older adults in the Chicago area. Everything in this program promotes independence.

Patients often come to our health care centers for a short-term stay while they undergo rehabilitation to help them recover from a serious illness or surgery. All patients who enter our program begin with a special plan of care specifically designed to help them meet their goals and needs. Comprehensive rehabilitative services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology therapy. Therapy is carried out both at the bedside and in our rehabilitation departments.

Once a patient has completed in-patient therapy, Presbyterian Homes' home health agency can continue to provide ongoing therapy services directly in the home. Our therapy team provides continuity and support to help our patients make a smooth and successful transition from our health centers to their homes and we work to help them achieve the highest levels of independence.

Clinical Expertise

Our rehabilitation therapists are all licensed and specialize in the care of older patients. They have specific training in aquatic therapy, orthopedics, neurology and gerontology. They take full advantage of the many resources at Presbyterian Homes' health care centers including fitness centers and warm water pools - using them as adjuncts to the therapy program.

Clinical Partnerships

Presbyterian Homes' reputation for clinical excellence in rehabilitation has led to a strong partnership with the critical pathway programs of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. Our staff is integrally involved with both development and implementation of the programs for total joint replacement and hip fracture rehabilitation.

For more information, please fill out the Information Request Form, or call 847-492-4854.