Why choose a specialized traumatic injury care facility?

Choosing a specialized facility is critical because recovery from traumatic injuries (like severe falls or car crashes) is complex. These facilities offer comprehensive, team-based approaches including rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and personal care tailored to complex injuries like TBIs, multiple fractures, and post-surgical complications, leading to better outcomes.

What are the benefits of skilled nursing facilities for post-traumatic injury care?

Skilled nursing facilities provide 24-hour medical observation by trained staff (including RNs), access to on-site physicians for regular progress checks, assistance with daily living tasks (like dressing and hygiene), and on-site rehabilitation therapies in a safe, comfortable environment conducive to healing.

What is the difference between short-term and long-term rehabilitation for traumatic injuries?

Short-term rehabilitation focuses on immediate recovery needs after an injury or surgery, with the goal of returning the patient home relatively quickly through intensive therapy. Long-term skilled nursing care is for patients whose injuries result in lasting impairment requiring ongoing medical care and support, focusing on comfort, safety, and quality of life.

Post-Traumatic Injury Care

An aid helping a patient use a walker in a short-term rehab.

Every year, millions of Americans experience traumatic injuries that can alter the course of their life. Whether it be a fall, a car crash, or another accident, the quality of your recovery can determine the quality of your life afterward.

According to the United States Centers for Disease control, falls are the leading cause of injury for Americans 65 and older, with as many as 14 million people a year affected. Almost 40% of older adults who fell reported needing medical treatment or being out of commission for at least a day.

Car crashes are also a leading cause of traumatic injuries to all ages, with more than 40 thousand people dying in crashes each year. For older adults, 25 are killed and more than 550 are injured in crashes each day.

Both falls and car crashes can lead to serious injuries, like fractures, head injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and more. These conditions often require more than just traditional medical attention; they require something more robust and therapeutic. Without the right care, these injuries can become serious burdens on daily living.

This is precisely why comprehensive post-traumatic injury care is so important. A thorough, team-based approach, including traumatic injury therapy, often has the best outcomes.

At Monument Health Group, we understand the need for quality care for those who require true and complete healing. Whether you’re recovering from surgery or a traumatic injury, we are able to provide the most effective care for you and your loved ones.

Contact Monument Health Group today for questions regarding traumatic injury care or to schedule a visit

Why Choose a Traumatic Injury Care Facility?

Healing after a traumatic injury is rarely simple. The road back to good health can be long and strenuous. Because outcomes go hand in hand with the care and therapy received after the accident, choosing a facility that specializes in traumatic injury care is critical.

Benefits can be seen for nearly all common causes of serious injuries.

These can include:

Moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries.
Those with multiple fractures or orthopedic injuries.
Injuries of major bone groups, such as hips, shoulders and legs.
Post-surgical complications.
Neurological impairments resulting from injuries.
Those who experience cognitive or communication difficulties due to injury.

Inpatient treatment is often preferred for injuries such as these because of their complexity and scale. At Monument Health Group, we provide all of our patients with a personalized treatment plan that combines rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and personal care.

This is what we mean by “comprehensive.” We provide the best care by offering everything you may need to recover effectively.

Benefits of Skilled Nursing Facilities

Especially for those who have experienced injuries over the age of 65, skilled nursing can be critical to healing completely and quickly. With age often comes slower healing, longer rehab times, and medication issues that younger patients don’t often face.

The advantages of skilled nursing and inpatient care include:

24-hour medical observation: Around-the-clock observation from trained medical staff, including RN’s, helps prevent complications and perform duties that other technicians are unable to provide.
Access to on-site physicians: Regular visits from physicians offer opportunities to track progress, adjust medications, and take care of any issues before they grow larger.
Assistance with daily living tasks: Simply bruising your teeth or getting dressed after a traumatic accident can be a challenge. Our staff can help with all of these activities and more.
On-site rehab and recreational activities: All of our therapies are designed to keep you and your loved ones progressing toward your health goals, while remaining cognitively and physically engaged.

Our facilities offer a safe, comfortable environment that allows our patients the opportunity to get healthy in the most favorable circumstances possible.

Comprehensive Services at Monument Health Group

Monument Health Group offers all the services you or your loved ones may need to get back on your feet as quickly as possible, with minimum disruption to your life. We understand no two people or injuries are the same, and offer all of our treatments as a part of a personalized and unique care plan.

Skilled Nursing Services

Skilled nursing services are often referred to as the bridge between the hospital and home. Skilled nursing services offer 24-hour care from medically trained staff, including nurses and doctors, in a more comfortable and home-like setting than a hospital.

We can also provide nearly any kind of care you or your loved ones may need, from wound care and pain management services to intravenous (IV) therapy on-site. We also provide medication administration and monitoring, and help with the activities of daily living, including hygiene, eating, toileting, and more.

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy helps patients regain strength and mobility post-injury or surgery. Our skilled physical therapists can help patients with walking and balance, the strengthening of muscles, joint flexibility and range of motion, and much more.

Physical therapy is also important for those who have suffered injuries to the brain and spinal cord. In addition to the benefits mentioned above, physical therapy can help regain lost movement and balance due to neurological issues.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is a type of mixed therapy that involves helping patients relearn daily tasks and fine motor skills. Occupational therapy can help improve upper body function training, such as eating, getting dressed, brushing teeth, using the toilet, and more activities of daily living.

Occupational therapy is also used to help patients with bladder and bowel control after a serious accident.

Speech Therapy

Speech therapy offers assistance with verbal and written communication, as well as swallowing and other issues involving the mouth. This therapy can also help retraining muscles for safe swallowing.

Speech therapy is also involved in cognitive problem-solving support. This is particularly relevant for those who have neurological issues, especially those who have experienced a stroke.

Our holistic approach to care ensures you or your loved ones get exactly the care they need, when they need it.

Short-Term vs. Long-Term Rehabilitation

Skilled nursing care is often divided into two distinct, but overlapping types of care: short-term rehabilitation and long-term care.

Short-term rehabilitation is care tailored for immediate recovery needs. Patients generally expect to be headed home within a few days or weeks of entrance, and care is tailored to making this transition as smooth as possible. This type of care is very therapy oriented and directed toward the patient gaining independence.

Long-term skilled nursing care is often a good option when full recovery isn’t possible, but patients require around-the-clock medical care. This is most often for those whose injuries have resulted in lasting impairment. The goal of this type of care is less rehabilitative and more focused on maximizing comfort and safety, and increasing quality of life.

Monument Health Group is proud to offer both types of care. Whether you or your loved ones need short-term rehabilitation or long-term care, our compassionate team can help you make informed decisions on your health and needs.

Serving Patients of All Ages

At Monument Health Group, care is available for people of all ages. We serve seniors, adults, and younger patients, including children.

Each of the personalized care plans we create for and with our patients are based on a number of factors, including injury type and location, age and mobility level, any pre-existing conditions or medications, and even cognitive and emotional needs.

At Monument Health Group, we understand recovery is not just a physical journey, but a mental one as well. All of our care plans take mental health into account and work toward providing a healthier future for mind and body.

No matter where you or your loved ones are in the recovery process, we have the tools, care team, and encouragement to get you and your loved ones where they need to go.

Take the First Step to the Best Recovery Available in Utah: Call Today

Monument Health Group offers more than just skilled nursing facilities. We offer the type of holistic approach to post-traumatic injury recovery that is necessary for full and rapid healing, positive outcomes, and the regaining of independence.

Our philosophy of care is grounded in compassion, our staff is the jewel of our organization, and all of our facilities are top notch. We understand that traumatic injuries can be scary and disruptive, which is why we strive to provide you with the best service in Utah.
Whether you are looking for yourself or a loved one, for short-term rehab or long-term skilled nursing care, we encourage you to explore Monument Health Group’s services.