The Valley Hospital is now open at 4 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus. (You may need to use 650 Winters Avenue for GPS.) All emergency care is now being provided at this location. Emergency care is no longer available at our Ridgewood campus.
Valley Home Care’s Steps Ahead program provides an alternative to a sub-acute rehab stay after total joint replacement surgery. The rehabilitation team can treat patients in the comfort of their own homes.
Before Surgery
A Safe at Home assessment is performed at the patient’s home before surgery. This assessment:
Evaluates the patient’s in-home setting
Assesses for proper medical devices needed
Provides education on appropriate exercises before surgery
After Surgery
Rehabilitation begins as soon as a patient arrives home after surgery and includes*:
Visits by a registered nurse, physical therapist and home health aide on Day 1 after hospital discharge
Pain management
Physical therapy one-on-one visits – up to five visits per week for the first two weeks, followed by one to three visits per week as needed
Surgical site assessment and monitoring by a registered nurse, including staple removal, if ordered