Sheltering Arms Hospital

Under a shared service agreement, sheltering arms hospital provided certain administrative services to sheltering arms institute. sheltering arms hospital also made grants to several of its affiliated organizations during the year.

The benefits of physical and recreational activity participation highlight a need for individuals with physical disabilities, the aging population, and individuals managing chronic conditions to access services that can positively impact quality of life and physical activity level. sheltering arms provides a comprehensive portfolio of unique, community-based recreation and health and medical fitness services to meet these needs of the community. these services make up the partner for l.i.f.e. program (leisure, interaction, fitness, and enjoyment). our unique programming provides an opportunity for people to re-engage in activities they once enjoyed and maintain an active social and physical lifestyle despite their limitations. (continued on sch o)the services provided are open to the public and most do not require a physician referral. services offered in 2022 included our club rec program, 1-on-1 adaptive exercise training, our power ex program, our neurofit program, and limited therapeutic pool memberships. more extensive services previously offered have been suspended temporarily due to the safety precautions and capacity restrictions associated with the sars-cov-2 (covid-19) pandemic. club rec is a non-medically based program providing opportunities for fitness, wellness, recreation, socialization, and community reintegration for members up to four days per week. sheltering arms certified therapeutic recreation specialists create a monthly calendar program planning activities and services that include social, recreational, physical, emotional, and cognitive activities, as well as opportunities for community reintegration and civic engagement. members enrolled in club rec can utilize the on-site fitness center, the computer lab, music therapy, expressive arts and participate in spirituality group, adaptive golf, and community outings. in fy 2022, club rec had 2,838 visits to the program. participation has been limited to accommodate covid-19 safety precautions and capacity restrictions. however, music therapy sessions were offered to 10 participants through individual music therapy sessions and 446 participants through group music therapy session all through a grant received for that purpose. in addition, 7 adaptive golf outings were provided for a total of 61 participants and 2 community social events provided for a total of 30 participants.exercise physiologists at our bon air, reynolds, and hanover locations provide adaptive exercise training services to those transitioning from outpatient therapy services, while also providing those services to the community for prevention and wellness. exercise physiologists conducted 4,310 adaptive exercise training visits in fy 2022. the exercise physiologists also utilize advanced technologies to provide unique adaptive exercise training services for the neurologically impaired in our neurofit program. the goal is to ensure lifelong physical activity after a catastrophic injury or illness. in fy 2022 they provided 1,957 training sessions. partner for l.i.f.e. services believe in the necessity of maintaining physical activity to continue an active lifestyle, maintain progress achieved in skilled therapy, and prevent future injury or illness. we have a warm water therapeutic pool offering limited membership due to covid-19 capacity restrictions. the pool provides a ramp for wheelchair entry, submerged parallel bars, and a lap lane for swimming. during fy 2022 there were 4,821 community membership visits to the pools.in summary, during fy 2022, the partner for l.i.f.e. programs recorded a total of 15,416 visits impacting quality of life.