Circle of Caring Program
A Program for Family Education and Support
The Circle of Caring Program is designed to help families learn about all the different and varied outcomes that are possible for their loved one, as well as some of the long-term challenges of life after a brain injury. The goal of the program is to help families of traumatic brain injury patients to begin to identify and gather resources, and to provide them with education, support and guidance for the future. Families may experience changes in family roles, daily routines, transportation and home environment. The Circle of Caring Program can help caregivers the right tools to adjust to these changes.
Circle of Caring is dependent on individual patient needs and goals to find out if you or your family qualify, contact us.
The goal of the program is to provide families ongoing support during rehabilitation at RIC through:
- Determining the particular needs of your family situation
- Helping you understand the changes that may accompany brain injury
- Developing an individualized plan for you and your family
At RIC we also want to make sure that families have access to resources and support as the patient returns to his/her community through:
- Ongoing support even after discharge from RIC
- An ongoing review of your family's individualized plan
- A continuation of the Circle of Caring Program, even at other levels of care, including day rehabilitation and outpatient care
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For more information, call our Toll Free Referral and Information Line: 1-800-354-REHAB (7342), or visit the locations page of our Web site.