Recreational Therapy-Geriatric Acute Care

 Recreational therapists provide treatment services to older adult patients as part of the N.C. Memorial Hospital Geriatric Acute Care Program. Once a physician's order has been received, the therapist completes a comprehensive assessment addressing all functional domains. A treatment plan utilizing:

• exercise
• sensory stimulation
• discharge planning
• stress management/relaxation
• expressive arts
• coping skills or reality orientation
• emotional self-regulation skills

is then implemented to reach treatment goals. The team's primary focus is improvement and maintenance of functional status to reduce debility caused by hospitalization.