RRTC: Home and Community-Based Services
RRTC on Home and Community-based Services
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Service-Delivery Competencies in Home and Community-Based Services Needed to Achieve Person-Centered Planning and Practices: A Systematic Review
Home and community-based services (HCBS) assist people with disabilities and older adults to remain in their homes. Direct support professionals and care managers who facilitate the development of support plans need to employ person-centered approaches to ensure services are tailored to peoples' needs and preferences. The aims were to identify the key competencies needed for delivery of person-centered supports and examine the relationship between HCBS and its' outcomes in the United States. We…
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Listen to Dr. Jayaraman on INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast
How are wearable sensors, robotics, and AI changing rehabilitation? Arun Jayaraman of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab shares how emerging technologies are helping improve recovery, mobility, and independence…
view all newsAARP Feature: The New Science of Moving Again After a Stroke
A former Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient and research participant was recently featured in an AARP article on advances in stroke rehabilitation over the past 25 years. The article highlights how emerging technologies are helping to transform recovery and features insights from Dr. Arun Jayaraman, who notes that stroke rehabilitation is a highly individualized process requiring personalized solutions.
Researcher Studies Nerve Transfer to Restore Diaphragm Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Mackenzie Long, a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, has been selected as an affiliate trainee in the Pathophysiology and Rehabilitation of Neural Dysfunction (PRND) Training Program.