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Extended
Care Unit
The major emphasis is goal-directed restorative care in
a 2- to 6-month period. Goals include restoration of function,
nutrition, and skin integrity, managing behavioral problems,
and completion of prolonged medical regimens. There is a high
level of turnover, with the discharge of patients to the community
after maximum progress has been achieved, provided that adequate
care is available. Over 150 beds are divided into four subunits
— located in the Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center in
North Little Rock — with special programs for extended
rehab care to veterans suffereing from stroke, hip-fractures,
dementia, and recovering from major surgery.
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