Cognitive Rehabilitation in New Jersey | Hackensack Meridian Health
We Can Treat Cognitive Concerns After a Brain Injury or Neurological Illness
Our cognitive rehabilitation team can help patients who have experienced a brain injury or neurological illness improve thinking, memory, focus, decision-making, problem-solving and communication. Our program focuses on improving cognitive functioning, physical abilities, emotional adjustment and social functioning — helping patients to transition back to everyday life, including work, school or community activities.When to Seek Cognitive Rehabilitation
We care for patients recovering from these conditions:- Anoxia, or loss of oxygen supply to the brain
- Brain tumors
- Stroke
- Traumatic brain injury/concussion
- Other neurological disorders, such as seizures, multiple sclerosis and cognitive difficulties associated with COVID-19 and chemotherapy
Treatment Options for Cognitive Rehabilitation
We offer a full range of outpatient services designed to help patients improve cognitive, physical, emotional and social functioning after a neurological injury or illness. Our services include:
- Case management: We coordinate services to achieve the best possible results.
- Cognitive educational therapy: We work with patients to help improve their ability to learn and and meet educational objectives.
- Counseling: We assist patients with the emotional and mental health aspects of recovering from a neurological illness or injury.
- Neuropsychology: Our neuropsychologist helps patients manage their symptoms after a brain injury and train patients in compensatory strategies for cognitive deficits.
- Physical and occupational therapy: Our skilled therapists help patients return to optimal functioning and independence.
- Speech therapy: We help patients improve communication, swallowing and speech skills after a stroke or other neurological illness or injury.
- Vocational therapy: Vocational therapy helps patients regain the skills they need to return to work.
Why Choose Hackensack Meridian Health for Cognitive Rehabilitation
Excellence
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Our cognitive rehabilitation team includes neuropsychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, vocational counselors, a case manager, a counselor and an educational specialist, allowing patients to access a full range of treatment options to meet their needs. Our team meets regularly to discuss each patient’s case and ensure they are meeting treatment goals.
Patient Experience
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We offer a supportive and increasingly challenging treatment environment that prepares patients for social, occupational and community re-entry. We work with family members, employers, school counselors, and others to help patients return to everyday activities.
Innovation
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Our specialists are leaders in cognitive rehabilitation and follow the latest, evidence-based guidelines for brain injury care. We offer a full program of highly integrated, specialized brain injury rehabilitation with a multidisciplinary team that shares common treatment goals and methods customized to each patient. We offer a holistic treatment approach that considers the broader needs of the entire person when planning and executing treatment.
Our Doctors
Our cognitive rehabilitation team can help patients who have experienced a brain injury or neurological illness improve thinking, memory, focus, decision-making, problem-solving and communication.
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