October 2011

Katherine Prevost originally from Rayne, Louisiana received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Kinesiology from University of Louisiana Lafayette and attended LSU-HSC in Shreveport for her Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Katherine recently joined the Therapy Center team in 2011 as a PT in our Jennings outpatient clinic. She also works in the inpatient rehab and […]

Alayna Brewer, originally from Plaquemine, Louisiana received her Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana College and went on to pursue a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine in Florida. Alayna began working for Therapy Center in 2010 and  currently works as a clinician in Therapy Center’s partner skilled nursing facilities in Avoyelles Parish.

Oprah.com recently focused on a topic that is rarely discussed…”Physical Therapy for the Lady Parts” ! In conjunction with our October celebration of PT month, we want to explore the profession of women’s health physical therapy and introduce two of our very own practitioners whose passion is helping women of all ages who might suffer

Roy Doiron, of Jeanerette, was first treated by Therapy Center therapists at Maison Teche Nursing Center. He was able to  return home, following rehabilitation, and achieved a personal goal on September 23rd, when he auditioned for Rox Star at Cypress Bayou Casino. The Man in Black serenaded the audience with an acapella version of Jambalaya.

In celebration of Physical Therapy Month in October, we would like to spotlight some of our very own PT’s. Jeff Person is from Jennings, Louisiana, where the Therapy Center was born! He graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and then pursued his career as a physical therapist at Texas Women’s University. Jeff joined

A huge congratulations goes out to Ms. Linda Roy, speech therapist at Hessmer Nursing Home! We want to recognize Linda for being part of a great team and for going above and beyond for her patients and for Therapy Center! Watch the drawing here!!   [youtube]NxoG8ofGjA0[/youtube]

Kudos to John Romero, therapy tech at Tri Community, who won our employee drawing today! We also want to recognize John for being part of a great team and for going above and beyond for his co-workers and patients! Watch the drawing here! [youtube]ia4YMDg0P8Q[/youtube]

Posted by APTA, October 4, 2011: Click here for full PDF version. Only 88 days remain for Congress to take action on the therapy cap and Medicare payment cuts. It is critical that Congress pass legislation before December 31, 2011 to extend the therapy cap exceptions process and to avoid the scheduled 29.5% cut in

Article was written by Gisele Menard, PTA for Therapy Center. (Gisele is pictured left with Mary Thibodeaux) Mary Thibodeaux has been my home health patient off and on for over three years. Because her age is a factor, Mary is not eligible for joint replacement and she needs assistance from physical therapy. As part of

This article was written by Harmony Healthcare in the October 5th Newsletter Issue: Effective October 1st, a COT OMRA will be required for patients classified into a RUG-IV therapy category whenever the intensity of therapy changes to such a degree it no longer reflects the RUG-IV classification and payment assigned based on the most recent