Special Tree Rehabilitation System
Rehabilitation programs are about goals and expectations. For a person with a spinal cord injury, it’s probably less about where you once were, and more about where you’re now heading. At Special Tree, we’re committed to helping you get to wherever that is. To helping you build an empowered lifestyle with increased personal control and independence—connecting with people, your community, and the world.
To help you achieve this, staff professionals partner with you to design a customized rehabilitation plan—built around your unique abilities and set up to meet your specific needs. And it’s all driven by you; by your goals and where you want to be. With a variety of settings, Special Tree serves persons with spinal cord injuries on either an extended stay or respite basis in our subacute unit, in residences with 24 hour personal support, and in supported living apartments. We can also do a comprehensive assessment for your home or apartment setting, provide mobility assistance, transportation, help with employment, or personal assistance services.
Traditional therapies are available in all of these settings and on an outpatient and in-home basis, too.
We offer you as many options as possible, then work creatively with the resources available to get the work done. Because at Special Tree, what is really important to us is making sure the people we serve have the choices they deserve.
Therapy and Treatment Services
Special Tree offers a broad array of treatment services and therapies provided individually or as part of an interdisciplinary team approach. Most services and therapies may be provided in inpatient, outpatient, or home and community settings, consistent with the needs and preferences of the person.
Special Tree offers the following treatment and rehabilitation specialties:
- Nursing
- Respiratory Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Language Pathology
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Massage Therapy
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Nutrition Services
- Attending Physician Services
- Internal Case Management
- Nursing Care
Special Tree employs a variety of Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) who provide neurorehabilitative care for clients at our NeuroCare inpatient center and oversee care and manage cases at our residential locations. Nurses also function at Special Tree in a variety of other roles such as nurse education, case management, conducting assessments for client admissions, recruiting, and marketing.
In addition to traditional nursing care, Rehabilitation Nurses provide highly specialized services for clients dealing with issues relating to traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and multiple trauma injuries. Special Tree nurses are skilled in caring for clients with tracheotomies, G/J-Tubes, and ventilator dependency, and provide education relating to bowel and bladder retraining, skin care, and more. They are an integral component of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, working closely with the respiratory staff, dietitian and nutrition services, physicians, therapists, case managers, and others to provide for clients’ day-to-day needs.
Nurses also receive important assistance from our team of Rehabilitation Service Technicians (RSTs) who help clients with personal care and activities of daily living. Special Tree RSTs participate in an extensive amount of classroom and hands-on training through our Learning Systems program, recognized as an exemplary training program by our accreditors. In addition to their initial orientation, Nurses, RSTs and all Special Tree staff are required to participate in continuing education and training updates to maintain their skills and stay in touch with current best practices in care, safety, and rehabilitation.
In addition to more traditional services, Special Tree frequently makes creative use of alternative therapies and modalities when there is an indication that alternative procedures would be useful in helping the person achieve their rehabilitation goals.
