Pain Management Program

 

Whether you’re a short-term rehab patient or a long-term resident,our holistic approach to pain management will help you achieve your highest level of comfort, well-being and ability.

 

A pioneering partnership of Care Choice members and the State of Minnesota.

 

Episcopal Church Home is a member of Care Choice, the first cooperative in the nation comprised of non-profit providers of aging services. In 2008, Care Choice obtained a grant from the Minnesota Department of Health on behalf of Episcopal Church Home and its 19 fellow members.

 

The purpose of this grant is to provide Care Choice members with resources to develop and implement resident-centered pain care programs that help manage the physical, social and spiritual aspects of pain.

 

Episcopal Church Home’s response was to create a multi-disciplinary team with a holistic approach to pain management. We believe a holistic approach is essential because pain impacts every aspect of a person’s life. Our program makes pain management a priority through continually monitoring and evaluating each individual’s plan of care. Our holistic approach provides optimum comfort while enhancing quality of life.

 

The goal of our program:

 

To implement a resident-centered, holistic model that will provide optimum comfort, function and quality of life for every individual entrusted to our care.

 

What you will learn:

 

In short, you will learn what combination of pain interventions keeps you the most comfortable, while allowing you to achieve your highest possible level of functioning.

 

As our Pain Management Team works with you to design your own personal pain management program, you will discover non-medicinal interventions that can enhance your well-being and abilities along with your comfort. These can include strengthening and stretching exercises, hot and cold therapies, relaxation with music and movies, and one-on-one visits with Spiritual Life or Life Enhancement staff members for loss or grief support, life review, or just plain listening.

 

When it comes to managing your pain, medication is just one of many tools. We want to ensure that you are able to benefit from the whole tool box!