Nexus Neuro Continuum

Nexus NeuroContinuum

Continuum of Care

Nexus Health Systems offers a comprehensive continuum for patients with acquired brain injury and other neurological disorders or impairments.

Our multi tiered NeuroContinuum provides continuity of care by transitioning patients through Nexus Specialty Hospital- Shenandoah Campus, Nexus Specialty Hospital- The Woodlands Campus, and Touchstone Neurorecovery Center. Multi-disciplinary teams monitor the patients’ progress at each tier to ensure proper placement and efficient transition from one level of care to the next within the continuum.

Although this spectrum of care can be entered and exited at any point, patients most commonly begin the program at the most acute phase of the continuum, the Nexus Specialty Hospital - Shenandoah Campus an adult medical specialty hospital.

This campus features a six-bed intensive care unit and the hospital offers programs in progressive early mobilization and spasticity management. At this initial phase in the continuum, the main focus is on medical stability and overall physical recovery.

Patients have access to all services available at this campus, including complex medical and pulmonary management (including ventilators), as well as the wound care program. Once patients have recovered past the acute phase (i.e. no longer in need of ICU or cardiac monitoring), the patient can enter a more rehabilitative-focused setting offered at Nexus Specialty Hospital- The Woodlands Campus. A specially trained group of therapists, nurses, psychologists, and auxiliary staff address residual medical issues and introduce rehabilitative therapies. These therapies are considered an integral part of the recovery process and have the goal of helping the patient eventually return to his or her community environment.

Each patient has a scheduled therapeutic day including individual and group sessions with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/cognitive therapy, and an activities director.

The therapeutic day is structured based on the patient’s level of functioning with additional goals of improving cognitive stamina and increasing social interaction. The Woodlands campus also offers a behavioral management program which develops individualized treatment plans to identify and treat difficult behavioral symptoms secondary to brain injury.

The Nexus Specialty Hospital- The Woodlands Campus is a transitional program to bridge services between short-term acute hospitalization and the next level of care, such as the residential post-acute program offered at Touchstone Neurorecovery Center.

Touchstone Neurorecovery Center has been a leader in post-acute neurological rehabilitation for over 15 years. This assisted living based, CARF accredited program offers a unique approach where medically stable residents may progress through four different houses on campus in a step-down system toward greater function and increased independence. The therapeutic day that was introduced at The Woodlands Campus is modified to match the improved cognitive stamina and physical capabilities of patients moving through the continuum.

Programming begins in a secured residence with increased multidisciplinary therapy levels and cognitive programming along with maximum supervision. As the patient progresses and builds skills, the supervision, cognitive and therapeutic programming decrease as life skills education and vocational rehabilitation increase along with the focus on community and job re-entry. The Touchstone vocational program includes participation in onsite job trials that facilitate skills acquisition and mastery of real life job challenges for both blue and white collar workers, as well as close cooperation with area employers.

The Touchstone program also includes off campus apartments for community based living with supportive assistance and day programming for persons who do not require a residential setting.

Life care services are available at any level of care at Touchstone. Life care services feature interventions to prevent medical complications secondary to the disability and are designed to maximize the potential for independence, productivity, self actualization and quality of life.

At every step of the Nexus NeuroContinuum each patient has a unique treatment plan designed specifically to help them achieve individual goals and reach their highest possible potential.

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