About the Program

The Extended Care and Rehabilitation Program at VAMC Togus is composed of four areas —

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Nursing Home Care Unit (NHCU)
• Home Based Primary Care (HBPC)
• Geriatrics & Extended Care Services (G&EC)

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

Nursing Home Care Unit (NHCU)

The NHCU is a hospital-based transitional care unit. Most patients require extended rehabilitation and care following surgery and/or lengthy hospitalizations before returning to independent living.

Home Based Primary Care (HBPC)

HBPC 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 home care
• home hospice care
• home IV therapy

Geriatrics & Extended Care Services (G&EC)

• geriatrics primary care
• geriatric and geropsychiatric consultations
• geriatrics evaluation and management
• inpatient/outpatient
• special care dementia unit
• contract nursing home care program