Cascadia of Boise

Therapy Services

Cascadia of Boise focuses on patient-centered therapy services. Our Nampa and Boise facilities house the only NeuroGyms in the state. NeuroGym is a state-of- the-art system that allows the user to initiate movement rather than the system itself, rewiring the brain and speeding the recovery process.

With our in-house rehabilitation gym, and a specialized outdoor rehab garden, we utilize a comprehensive approach of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies. By doing so, our team can work together with the patient to achieve the highest results possible. In addition to exceptional rehabilitation, we are partnered with an outstanding team of physicians that specialize in rehabilitation to ensure the most desired outcomes for each patient are achieved. Cascadia is pleased to offer rehabilitation therapy seven days a week by highly qualified and licensed personnel.

Ventilator and Trach Care

Cascadia of Boise offers 24-hour respiratory care coverage to meet you or your loved one’s respiratory needs. Our Skilled Respiratory Therapists will work under the direction of Physicians and Physician Extenders to provide the best possible outcome. The clinical team, consisting of the Physician, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and Rehabilitative Therapy Staff will work together for success in each plan of care.

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy addresses illnesses or injuries that limit a person’s abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives through evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of their impairments. There are a variety of reasons that individuals require physical therapy services which include rehabilitation for orthopedic injuries, Post-surgical, Cardiopulmonary, Neurological, and Vestibular. Physical Therapy emphasis is on the following:

•    Modalities: Heat/cold packs, Electrical stimulation, Ultrasound, Diathermy to assist with pain, neuromuscular re-education and strengthening.
•    Gait training with assessment of appropriate assistive devices, level/unlevel surfaces, stair training to assist in returning safely to the community.
•    Neuromuscular re-education to promote balance
•    Fall prevention strategies/education
•    Range of Motion re-training
•    Therapeutic exercises to promote increased strength /endurance of the core and lower extremity musculature.
•    Therapeutic activities including: Bed mobility and transfer training utilizing proper body mechanics
•    Manual therapy
•    Vestibular Assessment
•    Contracture Management
•    Patient and family education

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy (OT) is responsible for the evaluation and treatment of patient’s with deficits resulting from multiple reasons including:  stroke, brain injury, orthopedic injuries, general weakness from various diseases.  OT addresses the following areas:

•    Assist patient’s to regain ability to perform Activities of daily living (ADLs) such as dressing, grooming, bathing
•    Assist patient’s to regain ability to perform IADLs such as cooking and cleaning
•    Upper extremity strength and coordination
•    Positioning and contracture management
•    Fine motor skills
•    Low Vision
•    Identification and implementation of appropriate adaptive equipment
•    Functional Mobility necessary for safety with dressing, grooming, bathing

Speech Therapy

The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) addresses communication, cognitive and swallowing deficits.   These deficits result from a variety of factors/diseases including:  stroke, brain injury, Parkinson’s Disease and other neurogenic disorders, and dementia. The SLP is responsible for assessment, treatment and education/training for:

•    Aphasia (the loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage)
•    Apraxia (disorder that affects the ability to form words.  Unable to or have difficulties saying what you want to say correctly and consistently.  It is not due to weakness or paralysis, but due to the inability to motor plan/sequence)
•    Dysarthria (decreased articulatory precision of speech, unclear speech)
•    Dysphagia (difficulty or discomfort swallowing)
•    Cognitive Deficits: memory, orientation, attention, reasoning, problem-solving, executive function, money management, medication management

Full Time Nursing Care

If you do require a more long term stay option, our skilled nursing and full-time nursing care facility offers a variety of conveniences and amenities to make Cascadia of Boise as homelike and comfortable as it can be both for the residents and for their families.

We offer a dedicated wing to our long term patients and services in our facility that include individualized attention and care from our experienced and skilled nursing staff, such as assistance with activities of daily living from simple guidance with dressing to complete care for all your loved one’s needs. Cascadia also provides all our residents with an Activities Program run by our Activities Director, social services for our residents and families as they navigate through their journey of long term care living, and more. Our goal is for our residents to recover from medical conditions with dignity while receiving the quality, compassionate skilled nursing care they deserve.

SERVICES INCLUDE

1.    Interal nutrition (tube feeding)
2.    IV Therapy
3.    Wound Management (Wound VAC, Weekly Rounds by Certified Wound Nurse Practitioner)

Cascadia of Boise offers 24-hour respiratory care coverage to meet you or your loved one’s respiratory needs. Our Skilled Respiratory Therapists will work under the direction of Physicians and Physician Extenders to provide the best possible outcome. The clinical team, consisting of the Physician, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and Rehabilitative Therapy Staff will work together for success in each plan of care.

Respiratory Ventilator Unit

Our experienced Respiratory Team at Cascadia of Boise specializes in long term mechanical ventilation with the newest technology. Cascadia of Boise is setting the standards for progressive and innovative therapies within skilled nursing facilities.

•    The Latest technologies include the *Five-in-one ventilator, VOCSN* Smart technology
•    Education and training for all ventilator, trach and respiratory residents, including rehabilitation services
•    Dedicated to provide the best outcomes' management program with an interdisciplinary team approach our team has shown to improve quality of life.
•    Fully portable ventilator, allowing for community and family outings.
•    Progressive therapy
•    Community involvement

Referral Criteria

We work with all respiratory related diagnosis.

•    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
•    Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
•    Neurological Disorders
•    Pneumonia
•    Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Bi-level & CPAP)
•    Asthma

Construction continues on Cascadia of Boise Skilled Nursing Facility

The progress on the Cascadia of Boise facility is so exciting to see. The process from start to finish on skilled nursing facilities can be long, but the result will be worth it. There is a need in the Boise, Idaho area for the specialties that will be offered at this facility, and we look forward to filling that need. Our goal above all is to care for people and to do it well.