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Our philosophy is that we must work with the whole individual, not just the brain injury. Brain injury is what happened to them, not who they are. Tying their past to who they are today is critical for helping them become a whole person again. We use both restorative and compensatory training to improve the person's ability to function in all aspects of family and community life. At Homeward Bound we look for the abilities of the individual rather than the deficits. We look for what the TBI survivor can do rather than what they can no longer do - this in turn leads to increased independence.
Basic Services
- Pleasant residence in rural community
- Twenty-four hour on-site staff, specially trained to work with the brain injured adult
- Low client to staff ratios designed to optimize attention to individuals
Enhanced Services
- One on one staffing for temporary behavioral, physical assistance, or safety concerns
- Behavioral issues requiring additional time due to behavior contracts, nighttime monitoring
- Additional required staff on outings or additional supervision due to combative behavior
- Consultation and therapies provided by recognized occupational, physical and speech therapists, familiar with brain injured patients
Transportation Services
- Arranged for clients by staff
- Transportation is either by Homeward Bound staff or locally contracted transportation
- Encourage guided independance with Tri-Met transportation training services
Life Skills
- ADL (Activities of Daily Living)
- Routine Personal Home Skills
- Consumer skills
- Money management
Cognitive Training
- Time management
- Medicine Management
- Use of Computer
- Social Skills
- Behavior Management
- Pre-vocational Training
Health Maintenance/Improvement
- Exercises & Stretching programs
- Promote Follow Through Of Physicians Orders and Therapists Home Programs
Leisure Skills
- Indoor/Outdoor Activities
- Encourage Brainstorming For Activities
- Activities Include Movies, Art, Games, Beach Trips and River Rafting
Safety Training
- Street and Parking lot Safety
- Fire and Emergency Safety
- Kitchen Safety
- Urban and Rural Community Safety
Family Education
Family education is provided for the family as a part of our program, when requested, to both help cope with the loss and to help better understand the resident's current needs.
Our Residential Homes
| Heron House |
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Our focus at Heron House is on behavioral, physical and cognitive rehabilitation. We offer group and individual activities for the benefit of the resident. Each resident has a full daily schedule which may include art activities, therapy home exercise program, cognitive retraining games, community outings and many other activities.
This facility?s well trained, dedicated and empathetic staff plays a big part in the success we have had in working with some very challenging behaviors. Heron House is completely wheelchair accessible, and provides 24-hour awake staff.