Senior Rehabilitation in Palos Park, IL, Near Orland Park
Getting you well, and getting you home
Guiding the Way Back
Some of life’s most challenging experiences are recovering from stroke, heart attack or orthopedic surgery. The demands are physical, mental and emotional. Often, you must push yourself beyond your own expectations to regain independence. To do this, you need quality care and progressive, supportive senior rehabilitation services from professionals who thoroughly understand these challenges and offer support every step of the way.
Our Partners
Peace Village partners with Powerback Rehab Services, a leading senior rehabilitation services provider that offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and wellness services, primarily for the older adult population. As one of the largest and strongest senior rehabilitation organizations in the country, GRS gives Peace Village the means to promote healthy minds and bodies. Some of the specialized programs at Peace Village’s rehabilitation center include:
- Fall risk management
- Memory care
- Pain management
- Dysphagia management
- Low vision
- Vestibular management
- General fitness, health and wellness
Power Wellness
We also receive guidance and support from Power Wellness, a leader in design, specialized equipment selection and operations management services for medically integrated fitness centers. The specialists at Power Wellness have undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in fitness-related fields, and they help plan individual and group rehabilitation programs at Peace Village’s senior rehabilitation center to promote optimal physical activity.
For details about care, accommodations or Medicare eligibility at our senior rehabilitation center, use the contact form or call 708-719-9718.
Contact UsFrequently Asked Questions
What does physical therapy include?
If you have experienced neuromuscular or skeletal injury or dysfunction, you want the best physical therapy available. Our rehabilitation center focuses on individualized therapeutic treatment to help restore function, and may include:
- Training in mobility, gait stability, posture and positioning
- Exercise programs to increase muscle function, coordination and endurance
- Joint and soft tissue mobilization to increase range of motion
- Wound care
- Pain management
Is occupational therapy the same as physical therapy?
Though similar, insofar as helping to restore strength and mobility, occupational therapy helps people adapt to their social and physical environment through:
- Education and training in areas such as dressing, bathing, eating and grooming
- Activities for memory, orientation and cognitive integration
- Adaptive techniques or equipment to overcome physical disabilities
- Strengthening and coordination exercises
- Exercises to maintain normal joint movement to reduce the effects of arthritis or other conditions
When is speech therapy necessary?
Speech and language pathologists address general communication issues and swallowing dysfunction. Treatment plans are designed for such individual needs as:
- Improvement of speech and language skills
- Verbal and nonverbal communication, including programs for the hearing-impaired
- Oral muscle strength and functioning required for speaking and swallowing
- Appropriate diet recommendations