Dementia Program
Sage Outpatient Services offer a comprehensive, functional, goal-driven program specifically designed to treat individuals affected by Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Our program lasts for 12 – 16 weeks and the goal is to help individuals to maintain independence within the community or in their home for as long as possible.
The patient and the patient’s families are urged to come to their evaluation with individualized areas for the therapy team to focus as well as specific frustrations or concerns.
The Dementia Program is tailored to treat patients holistically with an increased focus on family involvement, home safety, family training, and education.
DEMENTIA PROGRAM
Dementia can be a severely debilitating and life-altering diagnosis. Families are often nervous and scared, not knowing what their journey will be like. Our program has been designed for individuals who can still benefit from skilled therapeutic intervention through either restorative or compensatory strategy training.
There are several types of dementia that could qualify you for our program:
- Vascular Dementia
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Huntington’s Disease
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s Dementia
Therapy is an important part of care for individuals with a dementia diagnosis. Individuals that have a supportive therapy team behind them often feel more comfortable about the changes and obstacles that are present after this diagnosis.
The program offers:
- Placement on Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) which determines dementia severity level
- Evaluations performed by certified Therapists (Physical, Occupational, and Speech) and a Social Worker if necessary
- Goals for both patients and family members (increased family involvement is key to this program)
- Compensatory strategy and behavioral management training
- Family Education and training meetings
- Home safety Evaluations
- Neuropsychology services
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PROGRAM CERTIFIED STAFF
We have certified speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, as well as a social worker that have an extensive background in this patient population. Our therapists have participated in specific team approach training designed to treat this patient population which helps us see the patient as a whole increasing our ability to help not only the patient but the family and the caregivers.
We also have a neuropsychologist on staff who attends our program weekly and performs neuropsych assessments in order to establish a cognitive and psychological baseline for the individual involved. Our neuropsychologist writes behavioral plans, educates families on the individual’s specific deficits, and provides recommendations to the family for follow up.
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Qualified Specialists Dedicated to Your Care
Our team consists of many different professionals from several different disciplines. While they vary in what they treat and how they treat it, they all share one thing in common: commitment to your recovery.
Physicians, nurses, internal medical doctors, dieticians, physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapists – our team is more than just a team; we’re a family.
So when you come to us for help, that’s exactly how we treat you: like family.
Schedule a Tour of Our Facilities
We take pride in our ability to serve our patients anywhere they need it. If you’d like to come and visit our outpatient care, meet our staff, or ask us questions about our inpatient facilities, visit us and tour our community.
