Your home is a great place for regaining strength and mobility lost after hospitalization or surgery, or as a result of complications from a chronic illness.

• There is no need to get in a car and navigate your way in to an office for therapy; our expert therapists provide personalized treatment sessions in the privacy of your home
• There are no distractions -- the focus is on you and your rehab
• Therapists order the home medical equipment that is right for you and your home
• No special equipment or large areas to perform the therapy are needed
• Our programs ease your transition from a hospital or facility to your home
• Family members and caregivers are welcome and encouraged to observe the sessions
  

BJC Home Care Services comes to your home when rehab is needed:

• After surgery
• To regain mobility after an injury
• For treatment of chronic diseases, such as:
  • Arthritis
  • COPD
  • Renal disease
  • Diabetes
• For treatment of neurological diseases, including:
  • Stroke
  • Parkinson's
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • ALS

BJC Home Care Services provides:

• A complete, no-cost home evaluation before surgery to make a smooth transition between hospital and home
• Proper home medical equipment
• A therapist placed in the home within 48 hours
• One therapist/nurse to consistently manage the patient's care plan

Our therapists are clinical instructors for Washington University and St. Louis University, who have expertise in:

• Orthopedics
• Neurology
• Balance
• Pediatrics

Types of Therapy
Physical Therapy
Physical therapists rehabilitate patients disabled by strokes, broken bones, joint replacement, trauma or disease to help improve strength, mobility and coordination.

Speech Therapy
Speech therapists retrain patients to effectively communicate after they've experienced a stroke, tracheotomy, laryngectomy or other disability. Speech therapists also are skilled at correcting swallowing disorders.

Occupational Therapy 
Occupational therapists teach everyday activities -- such as opening a medicine bottle with one hand, putting on shoes or opening cabinets -- to improve a patient's level of independence. The home is adapted for maximum safety, and task-oriented therapeutic activities are taught.

Programs
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Improves mobility and function after joint replacement

Bone Benefits Program
Assessment and treatment of osteoporosis

Balance Program
Through the Secure Steps program, we administer a fall risk assessment, balance screening and safety evaluation

Chronic heart failure program

• Therapy includes energy conservation, strengthening, and patient and family education
• Therapists and nurses provide a team approach for treating patients

Insurance and Physician Referral
Therapy is covered by Medicare under home care criteria, and by most private insurance companies. A physician referral is required.