Long-term care brain injury rehabilitation facility for vets with brain injuries approved
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A five-year pilot project to treat up to 25 wounded warriors and veterans with severe to moderate traumatic brain injury has been approved by the Federal government. The center is to be located in Johnstown, PA in the former Crichton Rehabilitation Center at the Hiram G. Andrews Center.
The center is designed to provide long term care to brain injured veterans. The center will provide high-tech neurorehabilitation services and the latest medications, as well as nontraditional methods such as horseback riding, tai chi and music therapy. Wounded veterans will come to Johnstown for extended care for up to a year after they have been discharged from an acute care unit.
Patients’ families will have the opportunity to stay in Johnstown or participate by teleconference and help with the rehabilitation. In addition, there will be respite opportunities for family caregivers exhausted from dealing with a severely injured veteran.
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