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Services for Veterans Living with Brain Injury

Through a unique contract with the United States Veterans Administration, Hope Network provides residential options, including comprehensive rehabilitative care, to military men and women who have sustained a traumatic brain injury while serving in the armed forces.
Known as the Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (AL-TBI), this program helps veterans to receive specialized brain injury services close to their homes and families. Hope Network is one out of only 21 facilities nationwide given the privilege to serve America’s heroes.
Brain injury is a complex diagnosis, and a families’ understanding and support during an individual’s rehabilitation can help promote a more efficient recovery. Working closely with an individual’s VA case manager, veterans interested in pursuing treatment at Hope Network will participate in a comprehensive evaluation to develop a Plan of Care. This Plan of Care identifies the physical, cognitive, vocational, and psychosocial needs and outlines a person-centered treatment plan for addressing these issues.
Treatment Plans May Include:
 
·         Physical therapy
·         Speech-language pathology
·         Nursing
·         Occupational therapy
·         Social work
·         Psychology/Neuropscyhology
·         Medication management and medical services
·         Behavior management plans
·         Case management services
·         Independent living skills training
·         Vocational counseling
·         Social and recreation activities
·         Health promotion and exercise programs
·         Family support services
 
If you or a loved one has served in the military and has concerns relating traumatic brain injury sustained during active duty, please call our admissions team at 616-940-0040 or feel free to email us. Hope Network’s Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury is available in Coldwater, East Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo, Michigan.
   
Hope Network’s President Receives Award from Brain Injury Association of Michigan
2/22/2012
Phillip W. Weaver, President and CEO of Hope Network, is the recipient of the Brain Injury Association of Michigan’s (BIAMI) Community Service and Leadership Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to improving the lives of people affected by brain injury.

Beyond the Clinic: Treatment Returns Traumatic Brain Injury Patients to the Great Outdoors
11/8/2011
(Reprinted from the Grand Rapids Press) At the age of 24, Keith Knuth suffered a traumatic brain injury that significantly affected his mobility and left him dependent on a wheelchair.
Like many Michigan residents, Knuth was an avid hunter and all around sportsman prior to his accident, but his injuries made him wonder whether he would ever pursue his hobby again.
Six months into his rehabilitation, Knuth was introduced to Scott Fletcher and the Outdoor Recreation Program at Hope Network. The program offers people who have limitations after severe accident or injury an opportunity to relearn skills that will allow them to continue participating in outdoor activities.

Holland's Jon Turner to Do Ironman Years After Debilitating Crash
7/21/2011
From the Holland Sentinel | Sitting in a wheelchair next to his mother at Mary Free Bed, Jon Turner was at the lowest point in his recovery from the crash.

The Holland native who now lives in Grandville shifted his focus to the man who was learning how to walk again.

That man had fallen about three feet from a step stool and landed on his neck, while Turner had been involved in a car wreck so powerful it hurled the engine block 10 feet away.