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VAMC Beckley Extended Care and Rehabilitation (ECRC) Program provides physical medicine and rehabilitation, transitional care, as well as home and community care. Our Geriatrics and Extended Care (G&EC) is also a part of this program.
About the Program
The ECRC program at VAMC Beckley (West Virginia) represents a coordinated continuum of services which may include institutional care, ambulatory services, or community based care as required to meet the needs of the individual veteran. Referral to individual G&EC services should be initiated by the patient's principle provider. Specific services available are:
Institutional-based services:
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Palliative Care Program
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Respite Care Program
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Nursing Home Care Unit (NHCU)
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Extended Care and Rehabilitation Center (ECRC)
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services (PM&R)
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Recreation Therapy
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Employee Wellness Program
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Spinal Cord Injury and Dysfunction (SCI&D) Program
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Pet Therapy Program
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Geriatric Clinic
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Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Program
Community-based services:
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Community Residential Care
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Community Home Health Referral Services
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Homemaker/Home Health Aide Services
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Community Contract Nursing Home
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Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program
Services Offered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)
PM&R services include —
- occupational therapy
- physical therapy
- speech therapy
- kinesiotherapy
- specialized services to veterans in need of rehabilitation following amputation, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury
Extended Care and Rehabilitation Center (ECRC)
The ECRC is a hospital-based transitional care unit. ECRC maintains an average length of stay of 32 days. Most patients require extended rehabilitation and care following surgery and/or lengthy hospitalizations before returning to independent living.
Home and Community Care (HCC)
HCC consists of programs that manage care in veterans homes and community settings. Services include —
- home-based primary care
- home telehealth care
- adult day health care
- community nursing home care
- skilled and unskilled home care
- home hospice care
- home IV therapy
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