What makes Pate's care and treatment extraordinary?
Our primary goal at Pate is for our patients to successfully function in real-world environments - not just within the clinic. To do this, our treatment teams, including neuropsychologists, measure patients' functional skills within various environments to help them and their families best relate to expectations within everyday life.
Our unique assessment system.
We have created a unique assessment system called PERPOS (Pate Environmentally Relevant Program Outcome System) that accurately and precisely measures an individual's distraction and structure tolerance, allowing us to customize a treatment plan based on the patient's areas of need. As treatment progresses, we track an individual's advancement using PERPOS standards, and continuously mold and specialize his/her treatment plan for the best success in real world environments. We have used PERPOS to assess approximately 4,500 patients to date.
Individualized, holistic approach.
At Pate, getting to know and developing a trusting relationship with the patient and his/her family is an integral part of the rehabilitation process and vital to the patient's treatment success. Understanding the patient's needs, interests and personality enables us to make them feel as "at home" as possible. Our treatment teams create and incorporate activities that the patient is comfortable with and will use in their real life environments.
Not only does our staff understand and help the person with the acquired brain injury, but we also provide guidance and support for their entire network of family and friends who are also struggling with their own losses and adjustments.
Neurofunctional analysis and treatment -- staffed and on-site.
A neuropsychologist is an expert in the structure and function of the brain related to specific psychological processes and behaviors, including memory, thinking and judgment.At Pate, our neuropsychologists combine knowledge and understanding of an injury's effect on brain function with the reality of each patient's real strengths, weaknesses, interests and personality in order to make a treatment plan that will work the best for that individual patient. It is the neuropsychologist's responsibility to make sure that every member of a patient's treatment team understands the whole person. The neuropsychologist is an integral part of the rehabilitation team and continually re-evaluates the patient as progress is made.The team's ultimate goal is for the patient to successfully reenter the real world. To read patient stories and better understand the importance of the role of our neuropsychologists. Neuropsychologists are fundamental to the assessment and personalized plan development for each patient. Pate doesn't limit treatment to speech therapy, grooming and dressing exercises, and mobility -- our neuropsychologists consider all of the underlying neurofunctions required to perform these activities. Because we have 10 neuropsychologists on staff at Pate, each is able to give adequate, individual attention to effectively assess and treat and develop discharge plans for his or her patient's very specific needs.
Transdisciplinary teams.
We create specific treatment plans for each patient and provide transdisciplinary teams so every aspect of the patient's rehabilitation is treated and progress in each area is understood by all therapists working with the patient. Each therapist knows all the strengths and weaknesses of each patient they are working with and the therapists work together to facilitate the best treatment approach for each patient. For example, a physical therapist encourages a patient to stand or walk while a speech therapist instructs language practice and activities simultaneously.
These teams are extremely important for a patient's reentry to real-life environment. Our goal is for our patients to be able to perform various activities simultaneously (e.g., walking and talking) and in various environments.
