Primrose Retirement Community is excited to partner with EmpowerMe Wellness, a healthcare provider that delivers exceptional care to residents with specialized on-site Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapy, as well as focused Wellness programs.

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We understand the importance of maintaining independence, having control over your life, and achieving your mental and physical health goals. EmpowerMe therapists will perform on-site safety evaluations, create balance and fall reduction programs, offer language and cognitive training, and become an integrated part of the Primrose community.

EmpowerMe focuses on making treatment sessions effective, purposeful, and fun! Together, the resident and their therapist will discuss a customized plan designed to help reach personal goals. These personalized therapies will help residents remain functionally independent while at Primrose.

EmpowerMe Wellness offers the following:

PHYSICAL THERAPY

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• Exercises for endurance and strengthening.

• Treats swelling, joint pain, and limited range of motion.

• Balance training and fall reduction.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

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• Training on functional skills needed to independently complete daily tasks.

• Improves ability to transfer in/out of the tub, shower, bed, and car.

SPEECH THERAPY

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• Improves swallowing skills through muscular strengthening.

• Addresses expressive and receptive communication skills.

• Cognition retraining.

WELLNESS PROGRAM

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• Individual or Small Group Wellness for functional mobility and cognitive fitness.

EmpowerMe Success Stories:

  • Nan moved in with her husband, who has since moved to memory care. Nan has chronic neck pain from not sleeping while she took care of her husband who stays up most nights and sleeps during the day. Once he moved, Nan approached us right away wanting treatment to take care of her neck pain once and for all. Her neck pain is slowly going away and she has a new lease on life, attending every event she wants to now.

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  • A resident who is not on caseload, but uses our Wellness Center daily, said she loves all the extra equipment we can use in the gym and is noticing that many more residents are utilizing the Wellness Center since the EmpowerMe team arrived and is able to show us how to use the equipment.

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  • The therapists are all caring and very flexible when my mother’s schedule suddenly changes. They even try to steer clear of the time Mom likes to watch “The Price is Right”. They’re easy to talk to and discuss what they’re doing to help Mom regain strength and flexibility. I’m so thankful they told me about the 360 program and are proactive to get Mom into this extra care program. I really appreciate them and all they do.

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  • EmpowerMe collaborated with our community to provide activities support in the absence of an activities director using the wellness program, and regularly assisting with kick ball, balloon ball, and happy hour for community wellness.

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  • Dorothy was recently discharged from therapy services and continued with the 360 program. She usually does not spend much time outside of her apartment. She is visually impaired and needs reminders for upcoming and ongoing activities. With assist of the 360 program, we have been able to allocate preferred activities within Primorse with use of an enlarged calendar and daily reminders on participation. Sometimes we notice she is now even out of her apartment more frequently, whether she is getting an extra walk in or going to activity!

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% of Patients with Decreased Fall Risk
% of Patients with Improved Strength
% of Patients with Improved Independence

EmpowerMe Wellness treatment approaches are individualized, functional, and person-centered, and can include modalities and hands-on exercises to decrease pain, promote healing, and restore function.

Through this partnership, Primrose will provide an enhanced continuum of care to our residents that we feel is unmatched in today’s senior living environment. We hope you find these services as exciting and beneficial as we do!

The EmpowerMe team of specialized therapists is committed to enhancing the quality of life for you or a loved one by addressing conditions such as:
• Lower Back or Neck Pain
• Shoulder or Wrist Pain
• Hip or Knee Pain
• Arthritis
• Tendonitis
• Muscle Strengthening
• Cognitive Retraining
• Joint Inflammation
• Communication or Swallowing Dysfunction
• Vestibular or Balance Disorders

If you have additional questions about our on-site therapy services, please contact the Primrose Sales Director at (740) 389-6300.