It’s More Than a Recovery. It’s a Renewal.
It’s said that a person is measured not by how they handle success, but how they respond to adversity. At Miller Rehabilitation, our sole purpose is to make your response an amazing one. We call it the fine art of healing – helping you navigate the crossroads in your life when you face a recovery from injury or disease, and choose the journey back to the life you love. Together, we’ll work to make it happen.
Five Stars
Miller Rehabilitation is a Medicare 5-Star Center and we are truly one of kind. With state-of-the-art equipment and services that support all residents within Riverside Senior Life at Kankakee, the continuum of care is seamless. It is our staff’s belief in the vitality of our patients that is at the core of our operating philosophy.
Miller Rehabilitation Includes:
- State-of-the-art rehabilitation center
- Supervised by a Doctor of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Skilled and intermediate nursing care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Team approach – physiatrist (pain expert), rehabilitation team, patient and family
- Specialties in physical, rehabilitative, speech, occupational and respiratory therapies
- Credentialed in wound care
- Medical Director is board certified in Internal and Geriatric Medicine
- Occupational therapy training kitchen and bath
- New therapy space with training apartment that simulates home environment
Patient Experience
Miller Rehabilitation offers care that is coordinated, safe, patient centered, clinically effective and efficiently delivered. Our environment of care is designed to improve patient care by considering the totality of the experience through the eyes of the patient.
Our design features clusters of services, activities and intentional destinations designed to enhance the quality of life for patients who are transitioning from an acute hospital stay. In addition to a state-of-the-art rehab gymnasium, Miller Rehabilitation’s Media and Learning Center allows patients and families to stay connected through technology. It’s a nationally recognized destination for iN2L computer technology! Other amenities include:
- A healing garden and spa
- Private rooms and private showers
- Semi-private rooms
- Restaurant-style dining room with demonstration kitchen
- Meals prepared fresh daily by professional chefs
- Cozy dining areas and great rooms with fully equipped kitchens
- Décor that promotes discovery, celebration and connections
Miller Rehabilitation demonstrates what transitional care should be – a place where those who still need inpatient care can receive the therapy they need in an uplifting environment before returning safely to their daily home life.
OmniVR™ – Virtual Rehabilitation System
At Miller Rehabilitation we offer our residents OmniVR™ technology, a state-of-the-art rehabilitation program, which utilizes virtual reality to make therapy more fun and rewarding. OmniVR™ is designed specifically for the senior population and is tailored to the needs of each participant. The technology is the first of its kind and it’s making rehabilitation for our residents healthier and more fulfilling. OmniVR™ is appropriate for most residents, including those with cardiac-, neuro-and orthopedic-related diagnoses. It can be used in all therapy disciplines including physical, occupational and speech therapies.
The OmniVR™ Difference
- Fosters healthy competitiveness and encouragement among residents
- Found to significantly improve endurance among participants
- 90% of all skilled nursing residents are appropriate to use the OmniVR™
- Faster results than typical rehab programs
- Makes rehab fun and entertaining for the senior community