NeuLife Provides Long Term Solutions Through Short Term Rehabilitation Of Individuals With Catastrophic Injuries And Diagnoses

The setting, the positive approach, the expertise of our team and the excitement level makes a tremendous difference in yielding significant outcomes for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, amputations, severe orthopedic injuries, unusual and challenging diagnoses and multiple trauma.

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Nov 03, 2014, 07:00 ET

MOUNT DORA, Fla., Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuLife, a specialized post-acute rehabilitation program continues its tremendous success helping individuals with traumatic injuries achieve the greatest level of independence possible. A broad range of therapies and services is offered at NeuLife and individually tailored to each client. The team of professionals at NeuLife has expertise in rehabilitation and care of individuals with multiple trauma with focus on individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, Mild Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and amputations. The catchment area expanded considerably as initially individuals were admitted from the Keys to the Panhandle. Over the past six months individuals are admitting from across the country and a new international contract is pending.

"It is apparent numerous individuals suffering multiple trauma from catastrophic injuries have been excluded from receiving specialized rehabilitation and services in post-acute environments," says Donna Check, executive director and co-founder of NeuLife, who has been working in the field of neurologic rehabilitation for almost 25 years. "The lack of specific focus in catastrophic rehabilitation and care in the post-acute setting is a challenge due to the admission criteria limitations under the specialized license in Florida." There are two diagnoses designated: Traumatic Brain Injury and/or Spinal Cord Injury. "We knew we had to be creative to offer rehabilitation and various services to those individuals with amputations, severe orthopedic injuries, unusual and challenging diagnoses and multiple trauma."

"Our decision to move forward with two licenses and an additional certification in order to meet these unmet needs was the result," says Bill Dannheim, chief operating officer and co-founder of NeuLife. "The representatives we met with from various state agencies in Tallahassee were very pleased to learn of our vision to specialize in helping individuals with all catastrophic injuries in a residential post-acute setting. The license categories have allowed us to provide rehabilitation and offer specialized comprehensive services and care to individuals with a number of diagnoses." Donna Check adds, "NeuLife has admitted individuals from several states with work-related diagnoses such as Guillain-Barre, lumbar strain with MBI, cardiac arrest with hypoxia, SCI, severe TBI, limb amputations, multiple trauma with amputation and neurobehavioral residuals, crush injuries with SCI, MBI/concussion, severe orthopedic injuries and more."

Check and Dannheim are proud. "We've made a significant impact with proven results reflected in our outcomes. When referral sources refer to us again and again, and families come back to visit us, we know we've made a difference. One police officer our team cleared to return to work full duty, calls us periodically to tell us he's very grateful his employer and carrier allowed him to go to NeuLife. We love that," Dannheim says. Another severely injured client recently discharged from NeuLife left this note, " I feel so much of my successful recovery was fueled by the unending and unselfish support from everyone at NeuLife...I never felt alone." "It's the setting, the positive approach, the expertise of our team and the excitement we all work to instill in every client. That whole package makes a tremendous difference for our clients and for our staff who put their hearts and souls into what they do," Check states.

NeuLife's professional field staff is educating carriers and attorneys on the benefit of early intervention utilizing NeuLife's specialized programs and services, including almost immediate involvement with individuals diagnosed with mild brain injury or concussion. Dannheim smiles, "Donna's long-standing mantra on early intervention through post-acute rehabilitation is pretty well known out there. She does continuing education presentations and has several hot buttons she reviews no matter the course topic. Early intervention is big." NeuLife Medical Director, Hal Pineless, D.O., F.A.C.N. agrees wholeheartedly. NeuLife is proud of Dr. Pineless and honored he is its Medical Director. He has been named one of Orlando's Top Doctors in 2014 by "Orlando" magazine and Consumers CHECKBOOK.

NeuLife is an accessible post-acute facility situated on 43 beautiful acres near downtown Mount Dora and about 35 minutes from downtown Orlando. NeuLife offers a warm, homelike environment therapeutically designed to enhance function, encourage wellness, foster appropriate interactions, model social skills and practice skills learned in formal therapies in all settings, including the surrounding communities. NeuLife embraces a standard of excellence and a wellness philosophy that engages individuals in a positive, uplifting therapeutic environment where caring staff encourages, assists and supports them with a goal toward achieving maximized, sustained outcomes and individual independence.

NeuLife serves individuals age 18 or older who have been diagnosed with catastrophic and challenging diagnoses, including brain and spinal cord injury, amputations and multiple trauma. Those referred to NeuLife may stay for any established period of time, whether for short-term or long-term. To learn more, visit NeuLifeRehab.com.

Media interested further information about NeuLife and this announcement, contact Bill Dannheim, [email protected] or 904.412.8288.

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