Our Team
People Caring for People

North Oaks health care professionals are dedicated to maximizing your recovery. Our goal is to create an environment that fosters teamwork and productive communication
between you, your loved ones and our team.

Our team includes:
A Physiatrist manages all aspects of your care while you are a CMR Unit patient. This rehabilitative physician holds a certificate of specialty from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Physical Therapists (PT) provide individualized or group therapy to improve your strength, balance, flexibility, coordination and functional mobility skills (i.e., getting in and out of a bed or chair, walking or using a wheelchair).

Occupational Therapists (OT) provide individualized or group therapy to help you perform day-to-day activities, such as getting bathed and dressed, shopping and preparing meals. They also work with you to maximize your problem-solving ability, memory and visual perception, strength, coordination and independence.

Speech Therapists (ST) provide individualized or group therapy to restore or make up for losses of speech, language, hearing or swallowing. Speech therapists work with you to improve expression, understanding, orientation, memory and problem-solving skills. In addition, they can perform studies to accurately determine a person's swallowing ability.

Support staff includes a prosthesist/orthotist, a vocational counselor, a respiratory therapist, a nutrition specialist, an audiologist and a pharmacist.

Recreational Therapists (RT) introduce you to a variety of activities that will coordinate your therapeutic goals with your hobbies and recreational interests.

Case managers or social workers provide individualized or group counseling as needed. Case managers and social workers communicate closely with you and your family to discuss your progress and goals and organize meetings between you, your family and your treatment team. They also coordinate discharge planning to ensure a positive transition from inpatient rehabilitation to your discharge destination.

Rehabilitative nurses offer patient education, attend to your specific medical and emotional needs, promote your independence and reinforce your rehabilitative training.

Rehabilitative nurse’s assistants and technicians provide direct patient care under the supervision of the rehabilitative nurse or therapist. They also help reinforce rehabilitative skills.

Psychologists provide individual or group counseling as needed, addressing the aspects of rehabilitation that relate to your behavior and emotions. Psychologists also can conduct tests to identify any changes in brain function after a head injury or stroke.