The Villas At JDT Due To Open In January 2013

If you or a loved one is in need of extended-stay rehabilitation therapy, the Villas at JDT can offer patients 4 floors of subacute care in a brand new 50,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility. Fifty six luxurious suites will be available with a grand central living area, community fireplace with terrace, and award-winning food service. World renowned nurses and physical therapists will help develop a treatment plan that will enable each patient to reach his or her maximum level of functioning in the shortest duration possible. The Villas at JDT extend an extraordinary healing environment for patients, creating an atmosphere that fosters the highest standard of patient care available.

Rendering provided by: B. Horten Architecture and Design, Randolph, NJ

JDT Helps Patient Get His Life Back

Mario Winston lived a relatively stress free life. He ate well and led an active and healthy lifestyle which included daily walks and weekly bike rides. But a year ago at the age of 47, his life changed drastically. Winston suffered a stroke. This is far from uncommon. Over 800,000 people in the U.S. each year fall victim to strokes according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds and every 4 minutes someone dies as a result.

"I fell down, I couldn't talk, I had no arm movement and no memory," recalls Winston. Still he considers himself one of the lucky ones. After being rushed to Morristown Memorial Hospital for treatment, Winston recovered enough to be sent to the Jerry & Dolores Turco Medical Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln Park, NJ. He didn't choose the facility nor had he even heard of it but was sent there as a referral from Morristown Memorial. Winston could not walk when he arrived at JDT. He couldn't talk and had no movement on his right side.

A stroke occurs when blood vessels in the brain burst or when a clot blocks the blood supply to the brain, experts say. Serious long-term disabilities are often the result. As in Winston's case, the stroke did cause significant problems, including speech difficulties, memory loss and paralysis. The brain's ability to control muscle movements gets impaired when damage at any point occurs along the chain of nerve cells that run from the brain down through the spinal cord. Winston could not move his arm due to paralysis even though his brain was telling his muscles to do so. Occupational therapist, Jodi Berg, introduced Winston to a relatively new interactive rehabilitation therapy utilizing JDT's high technology: the InMotion 2.0 Shoulder/Arm Robot. Winston admits that he was apprehensive about the robot's ability to help him to regain movement.

The robotic assisted therapy, designed by Interactive Motion Technologies, gives patients with motor disabilities the opportunity to be more proactive in their recovery by challenging them to interact with several games designed to increase both motor and visual functions. With reluctance, Winston agreed to give the InMotion Robot a try. His right shoulder was strapped snuggly into a supportive device and he was given a joystick to operate a cursor that appeared on a computer screen. His task was to follow the leader in a dot catcher game with the goal of moving the cursor from one portion of a circle to another. The robot assisted him through a series of high repetitions. "I could feel my arm starting to move...after 2 months the movements were on my own," declared Winston.

The dot catcher game helps patients like Winston regain normal arm and shoulder motions which are smooth and fluid rather than jerky synergistic movements which the brain does to compensate for the lack of motor skills. Winston continued to make significant improvements during his 6 month rehabilitation therapy at JDT. "The robot therapy did speed up my recovery...I would say it made it at least 6 times faster," recalls Winston. "I think anyone who tries it even once will realize it works."

Today, Winston lives unassisted and walks with a cane. He expresses his gratitude to Cody and Lacy (physical therapists at JDT) who helped him walk again. He has 40% of the movement back in his right side and can raise his right hand halfway to his face. He can move his right shoulder up and down and from front to back. Although Winston can't drive, he had pride in his voice when he stated that he completed the last of his outpatient therapy. "I have almost half my life back now," said Winston, "and I'm happy that my treatment was so good."

The New Villas Scheduled To Open January 2013

The Villas at JDT will feature 56 private sub acute rooms and is scheduled to open in January 2013!

Rendering provided by: B. Horten Architecture and Design, Randolph, NJ

Patient Satisfaction Surveys Serve As Important Tools To Measure The Quality Of Care At JDT

May 2, 2012

Patient Satisfaction Surveys Serve As Important Tools To Measure The Quality Of Care At JDT 

We Care.... And It Shows    These words are the guiding principles of the Jerry & Dolores Turco (JDT) Medical Rehab Center.

Caring is the central mission at JDT and the driving force behind the 60 bed state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility.  JDT is the facility of choice for patients looking for a unique environment to heal in with exceptional rehabilitation services.   Patient Satisfaction Surveys are a critical tool for assessing the quality of care and services offered at JDT.  The satisfaction of our patients is a key indicator of how well JDT meets its rehabilitation expectations and needs.  

JDT measures Patient Satisfaction by asking patients to fill out Patient Surveys about the care and experience they received while at JDT.  Patient satisfaction is measured in the following areas:

-Quality of Nursing Staff & Therapy

-Timeliness of Services, Medical Care & Other Needs

-Professionalism & Helpfulness of Staff

-Cleanliness of Rooms, Hall & Public Areas

-Activities, Grounds & Overall Aesthetics

-Likeliness to Recommend to Others

Each completed survey is reviewed by staff and management at all levels.  All data is collected and compiled in a bar graph reflecting 100% Patient Satisfaction in all 6 areas listed above.  Although each of the areas are important, the willingness to recommend JDT Medical Rehab to friends or relatives is the most significant indicator of the quality of JDT's programs and services.  On a scale from 1 to 10, patients circled 10 and even wrote in 11 when asked how likely they would be to recommend our facility to others.   Additional comments about what they liked most included:  "The environment, the people, it didn't seem like a hospital, I felt at home," "I made great improvements with the physical therapists,"   "Everyone was very good to me,"  "At 99 years of age I had a lot of fun here, and I will miss everyone."  

The information gathered by Patient Satisfaction Surveys is invaluable to JDT as they continually strive to improve patient recovery time as well as the overall patient experience at JDT Medical Rehab.

New Technology Treatment Therapy - "The Amazing InMotion Shoulder/Arm Robot"

JDT is committed to providing patients with the most effective therapy to speed up recovery time for stroke victims and multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferers.  The robotic device is designed to help patients with motor disabilities by the use of repetition exercises combined with a visual interface.  Patients operate a joystick that controls an onscreen cursor which interacts with several games designed to increase motor and visual functions of patients.

The device focuses on helping the patient correct non-fluid motions that the brain does to compensate for the lack of motor skills.  The therapy is not only effective but is made to be interesting and fun.

Patients will experience the following:

• A maze game where patients guide the cursor through a series of mazes.
• Follow-the-leader dot catcher where patients move the cursor to connect one portion of a circle with another.
• Pseudo-paint program where patients can make art through the movements of the cursor.

The robotic device assists patients throughout each activity and all data is recorded to monitor progress.  JDT plans on adding an accessory that will allow additional hand and shoulder therapy.