Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program offers concentrated respiratory therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation services to help patients transition back home after being hospitalized for COPD, Pneumonia, or other lung conditions. Our multi-disciplinary team, led by our in-house respiratory therapists, provide:<\/p>\n\u2022 Respiratory therapy treatments
\n\u2022 Respiratory focused physical, occupational, and speech therapy
\n\u2022 Nutritional & psychosocial counseling and education
\n\u2022 OSA and non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP\/CPAP\/AutoPAP) management
\n\u2022 Tracheostomy care and weaning
\n\u2022 High-flow oxygen therapy
\n\u2022 Breathing exercises, incentive spirometry, chest physiotherapy\n
Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n Pulmonary rehabilitation is a service intended to help an individual breathe better, increase strength, and live more independently. Any person with a chronic lung disease might benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation techniques. Examples of lung conditions include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, or pulmonary fibrosis.<\/p>\n Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation is provided in a doctor’s office or a hospital outpatient setting and is directly reimbursed through Medicare. Skilled nursing facilities can use the same pulmonary rehabilitation techniques to achieve better clinical outcomes for their residents. Furthermore, a SNF is an ideal transitional setting to prepare individuals for outpatient pulmonary rehab upon discharge.<\/p>\n This guide details Sinai Post-Acute, Nursing & Rehab Center\u2019s Post-Acute Pulmonary Rehabilitation program. The program incorporates respiratory therapy, physical therapy training, psychosocial support, nutritional education, and home care services.<\/p>\n The pulmonary program\u2019s multi-disciplinary team includes:<\/p>\n\u2022 Pulmonologist (or attending physician) When a patient is admitted with a pulmonary diagnosis, the nurse manager will contact the attending physician to see if they would like the resident to be assessed for the pulmonary program. Some attending physicians may prefer to have a consult ordered on all pulmonary admissions.<\/p>\n If approved, the nursing manager will call in a consult for the Pulmonologist or respiratory therapist. If the patient is determined to be a candidate, the Pulmonologist or attending physician will write an order for the pulmonary recovery program.<\/p>\n The order will prompt the following consults:<\/p>\n\u2022 Pulmonologist \u2013 Scheduled weekly visit and on-call phone consultations \u2022 Respiratory Exercise \u2013 The respiratory therapist will initiate respiratory exercises. The patient will be instructed on breathing exercises such as purse lip breathing, abdominal breathing, and incentive spirometry.<\/p>\n \u2022 Physical Therapy \u2013 The physical exercise prescription will be individually assessed. Standard orders include strength building of the upper limb and lower extremities. Equipment will be made available to rehab department that can increase exercise tolerance including a chest precursor & Breathe NIOV.<\/p>\n \u2022 Occupational\/Speech\/Nutrition \u2013 Each participant will be individually advised on occupational therapy, smoking cessation, speech therapy, nutrition, and comprehensive disease education.<\/p>\n \u2022 Nursing \u2013 Nursing will administer incentive spirometry three-times per day and facilitate protocols to increase functional ADLs.<\/p>\n \u2022 Oxygen Titration \u2013 Oxygen saturation will be regularly monitored and prescribed based on achieving target levels. The goal is to decrease or eliminate the need for supplemental oxygen.<\/p>\n The benefits derived from the pulmonary program are only as extensive as the individual\u2019s willingness to practice what they have learned on a regular basis. Each participant will be given a list of exercises that can be perform concurrently with supervised sessions. Upon discharge, a home exercise program will be recommended to maintain the benefits gained from the program.<\/p>\n Upon discharge, participants will be under the supervision of the attending physicians and be referred back to their Pulmonologist. Outpatient pulmonary rehab can be recommending if the patient qualifies.<\/p>\n Homecare DME providers will be contacted to delivery any necessary equipment prior to discharge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sinai Post-Acute, Nursing & Rehab Center has partnered with NJRA (New Jersey Respiratory Associates) to deliver world-class pulmonary rehabilitation! Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program offers concentrated respiratory therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation services to help patients transition back home after being hospitalized for COPD, Pneumonia, or other lung conditions. Our multi-disciplinary team, led by our in-house respiratory…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1563,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\nCare Team<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 Physiatrist
\n\u2022 Nursing Mangers
\n\u2022 Respiratory Therapy
\n\u2022 Physical\/Occupational Therapy
\n\u2022 Speech Therapist
\n\u2022 Dietitian
\n\u2022 Social Service\nPulmonary Recovery Program Process<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 Physiatrist \u2013 Assessment for rehab exercise program
\n\u2022 Respiratory Therapy \u2013 Instruction for respiratory exercises
\n\u2022 Dietitian \u2013 Assessment for nutritional education
\n\u2022 Speech Therapy \u2013 Assessment for speech exercises & dysphagia when necessary
\n\u2022 Nursing \u2013 Management of pulmonary focused care plan\n\nExercise Program<\/h3>\n
Discharge Planning<\/h3>\n