Success Stories & More

Mr. Douglas Hensley was a resident of Christian Care of Unicoi County who admitted to our Rehabilitation Center to participate in our inpatient program following a decline in function.

With a goal of regaining and improving function to go home, Mr. Hensley participated in Physical and Occupational Therapy services. Each session was directed for the improvement of muscle endurance, strength, and mobility in order to regain independence during activities of daily living. With dedication, determination, and a great attitude towards each session, Mr. Hensley gained increased mobility and strength with the directed exercise activities, improving independence during activities of daily living.

With the completion of therapy, Mr. Hensley exhibited thankfulness for his improved ability to do functional tasks such as increased walking distances, improved independence during functional tasks and transfers, and increased mobility in his hips. He states that he had a good experience with receiving therapy. He continues to describe his therapy sessions as very helpful contributing to an appreciation to his overall stay at Christian Care Center of Unicoi County. Mr. Hensley reports that his favorite and most enjoyable part of therapy was seeing the progression of distance he was able to walk. 

As Mr. Hensley continues his quest for improving his independence, we want to thank him for choosing Christian Care Center of Unicoi County for his rehabilitation and we are elated to be a stepping-stone in his goal of going home. We are proud of the progress you made!

Mr. Dwight Shelton was a resident of Christian Care of Unicoi County who admitted to our Rehabilitation Center to participate in our inpatient program following a decline in function.

With a goal of returning to his home, Mr. Shelton quickly made consistent efforts to improve function with the help of therapy services provided by Physical and Occupational Therapy. Mr. Shelton focused on enhancing stability and strength with tasks directed for the improvement of muscle endurance, strength, and dynamic stability. With a helping hand of each therapist, Mr. Shelton efforts yielded significant improvements in the ability to complete functional task with the culmination of all extremities, exhibited balance during dynamic activities in standing, walk with improved gait pattern and muscle endurance.

With the completion of therapy, Mr. Shelton demonstrated tamed excitement for the chance to return home. He states upon completion of therapy that therapy was enjoyable and helped him to improve his strength. He continues to state that although he is excited to go home, that everyone in the facility treated him well.

In the end, Mr. Shelton was jubilant to go home and get back to his daily activities leaving therapy with lasting smiles and encouragement of the continuance of provision of good care to each resident. Thank you for choosing Christian Care Center of Unicoi County for your Rehabilitation. We are proud of the progress you made!

As we go into a new year celebrating 2025, we would like to highlight some of our Therapy Staff. Michaela Gwin, COTA and Kiersta Copp Rehabilitation Technician are two key pieces to our therapy puzzle. 

Michaela Gwin is an Occupational Therapist Assistant that guides patients through exercises and activities that improve motor skills, coordination, dressing, eating, grooming, and cognition. She helps in the teaching of patients on how to use assistive devices such as reachers, walkers, and shoehorns to help improve independence or help to modify a patient's environment for better functionality.

Kiersta Copp is our Rehabilitation Technician which provides a supportive role in each discipline of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy to ensure that each patient is properly attended to. The backbone of therapy, Kiersta helps patients move to and from therapy, provides a clean and safe working space, and helps manage our restorative program.

Each of these individuals plays a vital role and the rehabilitation and care of each patient. With good communication and interpersonal skills, Michaela and Kiersta provide an environment for each patient to thrive as they work towards their goals. 

We want to thank you for all your continuous hard work in making our patients better for at Christian Care Center of Unicoi County.

Mrs. Nancy Rogers was a resident of Christian Care of Unicoi County who admitted to our Rehabilitation Center to participate in our inpatient program following a decline in function.

With an upbeat spirit and a want to improve, Mrs. Rogers entered therapy with a goal of establishing consistency with efforts to improved function provided by Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapy services. Mrs. Rogers focused on strength of her lower extremities, the advancement of stability with tasks directed for the improvement of muscle endurance, strength, and dynamic stability. With tireless work and effort of, Mrs. Rogers demonstrated improvements in the ability to complete functional tasks, safe transfer from various surfaces, and ambulation distance with increased.

With the completion of therapy and met goals, Mrs. Rogers states that she enjoyed therapy. She continues to state that she improved in therapy, saying that she didn't have any problems with staff. She ends by saying everything came out pretty good.

With therapy services coming to an end, Mrs. Rogers determination to get better, led her to her ultimate goal. Thank you for choosing Christian Care Center of Unicoi County for your Rehabilitation. We are proud of the progress you made!

Residents and Families at CCU enjoyed a fine meal and fellowship around the table at Thanksgiving this year, as the whole community got to see smiling faces at the Unicoi County Christmas Parade!  

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Mrs. Lavonne Hatcher was a resident of Christian Care of Unicoi County who admitted to our Rehabilitation Center to participate in our inpatient program following a decline in function.

Mrs. Hatcher made her goals early in therapy which included improvements in strength for dynamic stability during activities of daily living, extremity muscle endurance for walking increased distances, and balance for the progression of activity tolerance. Mrs. Hatcher quickly succeeded in improving her goals as she quickly demonstrated advancements in dynamic stability, ambulation distance, and activity tolerance. Driving her success in therapy was her increasing will to go home.

With the completion of therapy, Mrs. Hatcher displayed enthusiasm for the opportunity to return home. She states that therapy was helpful and everyone showed her kindness, but there is no place like home. By the end of her stay, Mrs. Hatcher determination to go home, led her to her ultimate goal. Thank you for choosing Christian Care Center of Unicoi County for your Rehabilitation. We are proud of the progress you made!

Mrs. Agnes Bell was a resident of Christian Care of Unicoi County who admitted to our Rehabilitation Center to participate in our inpatient program following a decline in function.

With the goal of returning to her home, Mrs. Bell quickly made consistent efforts to improve function with the help of therapy services provided by Physical and Occupational Therapy. Mrs. Bell focused on enhancing stability and strength with tasks directed at the improvement of muscle endurance, strength, and dynamic stability. With the helping hand of each therapist, Mrs. Bell's efforts yielded significant improvements in the ability to complete functional tasks with the culmination of all extremities, exhibited balance during dynamic activities in standing, walk with improved gait pattern and muscle endurance.

With the completion of therapy, Mrs. Bell demonstrated overwhelming excitement for the chance to return home. She states upon completion of therapy, that therapy was the best she has ever had.” She continues to state that she really enjoyed coming down to the gym each day.

In the end, Mrs. Bell was elated to go home and get back to her daily activities leaving therapy with the quote, “There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moon light!” as she departed on Halloween Day. 

Thank you for choosing Christian Care Center of Unicoi County for your Rehabilitation. We are proud of the progress you made!

First snow of the season for Unicoi! 

Residents and employees decorated pumpkins to enter the Pumpkin Decorating Contest for the Chamber of Commerce in Unicoi County. Winners will be announced on Friday evening.

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"Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10

Take a moment in your busy day and rest in the Lord. Enjoy a moment of calming music along with Scripture from our weekly Facebook posts.

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