Welcome to Integra Rehabilitation

Considering 77 million baby boomers are on the verge of retirement, it is expected that more and more people will be concerned about their health and will be interested in improving the quality of their life. Integra Rehabilitation hopes to serve you in answering any questions you may have about your health or well-being. We feel it is important for consumers to be informed about their healthcare opportunities and hope to provide you the answers that you seek. Integra Rehabilitation serves various roles in the vast Continuum of Healthcare. We are fortunate to be aligned with an Array of Services which may prove helpful in your search for answers individualized to your situation. If there is a specific question we may be able to help you with, please feel free to contact us.

Vice President of Business Operations

1-866-261-8090 (ext. 3324)

or email us your questions or contact information.

If you would like to seek information, independently, please visit our Adult / Geriatric Health Library. Let it serve as a resource to you in your search to learn more about your health and well-being. Additionally, you will find there is no shortage of helpful information on the internet.

The following websites (many of them government-operated) provide extensive information about health care, especially senior health topics, and long term care:

• http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/default.htm - Web MD has a wealth of information on diseases, management, and healthy aging.

• http://www.cdc.gov/aging/info.htm - The CDC provides health information for seniors, including chronic and infectious disease and immunization information.

• http://www.longtermcare.gov/LTC/Main_Site/index.aspx - This website offers three sections: understanding long-term care, planning for long-term care, and paying for long-term care. Created by the Department of Health and Human Services, it offers interactive tools for people who are trying to calculate the cost of care.

• http://nihseniorhealth.gov/listoftopics.html - The National Institutes of Health website is a senior-friendly site, with options for increasing the text size, changing contrast, and offering reading services for those with impaired vision. An alphabetized list of common problems among the elderly includes a vast amount of information.

• http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/ - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers consumers information on various diseases, including clinical practice guidelines. If you want to see if your provider is following best practice guidelines or just be able to discuss your illness or disease, this site can be helpful. There are also videos, including one on “Tips for Taking Medicines Safely.”

• www.medicare.gov/AssistancePrograms/home.aspI - If you need help with prescription drug assistance, this is the site for you.

• www.medicare.gov - Medicare offers a rich website that covers most areas of government –funded healthcare, from home health to hospice, including quality information. There is also information on HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This is a vast website.

• http://www.financinglongtermcare.umn.edu/ - The University of Minnesota has helpful information on long term care financing.

• http://www.samhsa.gov - This government website offers guidance for senior adults or family with substance abuse problems.

• www.aoa.dhhs.gov - The Administrator on Aging, operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, provides articles on multiple topics of interest to older Americans. One good resource is a checklist for disaster preparation, complete with suggestions on what to include in a disaster supplies kit.

• www.dhr.georgia.gov - This link to Georgia’s Department of Human Resources takes you to lists of all health facilities and provides links to quality reports.

• www.dch.georgia.gov - This link to Georgia’s Department of Community Health offers consumers information about Medicaid benefits, as well as other programs funded through the department.