Residential – Transitional Program print version

Individualized treatment plans are established upon admission clearly defining rehabilitation goals and potential discharge plans. All programming integrates the Hierarchy of Neuropsychological Functions, a progressive hierarchy of cognitive skills that build upon each other in a manner that facilitates efficient progress. The treatment team utilizes the approach to ensure proper coordination of all therapies.

Program Admission Criteria

1. Male or Female 18 years or older
2. Requires more than 12 hours of structured support in the Functional Outcome Focus Area (FOFA): Independent Living
3. Requires therapeutic intervention in any of the following Focus Areas:
   
   

   Self-Care	Leisure	Self-Direction/Initiation
   Safety	Productivity	Social Skills
   Learning	Community Access	Communication

   
4. Capable of transferring self with no more than moderate assistance
5. Medically stable, free from acute infection or fever
6. Does not require daily skilled nursing
7. Minimum Ranchos Los Amigos Level of 4/5
8. Can participate in a minimum of 3 hours of therapy per day
9. Not a danger to self or others
10. Not actively engaged in substance abuse

Program Focus

• Promote the least restrictive discharge placement
• Provide guidance in pursuit of vocational and avocational goals
• Facilitate healthy social interaction and involvement in the community
• Promote involvement in an integrative trans-disciplinary brain injury program
• Ongoing stakeholder education and support

Levels of Care
Standard – moderate assistance in Focus Areas: Self Care, Safety, and Independent Living
Intensive – maximum assistance in Focus Areas: Self Care, Safety, and Independent Living

Additional Services Individual Therapy Group Therapy Social Activities offered on a daily basis

Program Discharge Criteria

1. Individual has achieved a level of functional independence necessitating less than 12 hours of support per day
2. Treatment team’s assessment indicates 3-4 consecutive months that the individual has not progressed in Focus Areas: Self Care, Safety, and Independent Living
3. Individual’s behavior is not compatible with the program goals, group activities, or may prevent the progress of other participants*
4. Poses a risk or danger to self or others*

*A discharge procedure will be followed ensuring the opportunity to access other appropriate resources