Rehabilitation Facilities

By: Kaitlyn Chantrey and Nidhi Brahmakshatriya

RIC: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

• Address: 345 East Superior St. Chicago, IL.

Types of Employees• Occupational Therapist

-$74,000 per year - job outlook 33% ( above average)-improves basic motor skills, cognitive and emotional abilities to do set tasks and also compensate for loss of function –specialize in hands.

• Care Manager - $ 84,270 per yr. - job outlook 22% (above average) -match patients with appropriate services, ,maintain & update record, supervisors in charge of business operations & oversee patient care. Basically run office.

• Physical Therapist -$76,310 per yr. -job outlook 39% (above average) -diagnose and manage movement, use exercises to enhance physical functions abilities. Restore, maintain and promote treatment.

• Registered Nurse -$64,690 per yr. - job outlook 26% (above average) -provide & coordinate patient care; educate patients and public about various health career, and provide advise and emotional support to patient and family.

• Patient Care Technician -$ 50,000 per yr. -tend to ill/injured patients under doctor supervision, check vital signs, collect specimens and assist patients with eating, personal hygiene and grooming.

Types of Patients attending• Demographics: (2005 United States)

– Gender:• 37.2% male• 62.8% female

– Age:• 18-14 years 33.8%• 45-64 years 42.7%• 65-74 years 13.7%• >75 years 9.7%

• Condition being treated:• 19% Shoulder• 14.3% knee• 30.6% lumbar spine

Cost to Receive ServicesNational Averages:• Prosthetic Knee: $ 45,563• Prosthetic hip: $ 45,632• Prescribed orthopedics: (300-500) per pair• Knee replacement recovery and surgery: $57,000• Physical therapy assessment: $158.06• Bed mobility training:$113.30• Electrical stimulation (15 min): $ 113.30• Wheelchair mobility: $113.30• Supervised exercise:$42.88

History of Physical Therapy• The profession of Physical therapy began in 1914 during WW

1 as a result of the injured soldiers needing to learn to re function after being hurt in battle. The first physical therapists graduated from Reed College and were known as reconstruction aides.

• 1921 the American Women Physical Therapeutic Association formed and then during WW 2 changed its name to American Physiotherapy Association.