Stroke Rehabilitation

Recovering from the effects of stroke involves rehabilitation on many levels. The Oregon Rehabilitation Center, is a nationally accredited, 27-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, located inside Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. This stroke rehabilitation program focuses on helping patients to:

• Increase independence and safety in daily living skills
• Develop mobility, strength and endurance
• Control bowel and bladder function
• Improve language and communication skills
• Adjust emotionally and psychologically to the effects of stroke
• Re-enter and move about the community
• Assess the need for special equipment
• Evaluate and modify the home for the stroke patient