Success Stories & More

Our Easter Celebration included prayer and scripture, wonderful food and two special visitors - The Easter Bunny and our new friend, Rudy the Lamb. The party was enjoyed by all who attended. Our most wonderful gift...He arose!

Mrs. Hazel Webb 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. Webb pursued goals in therapy that 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. With the Clinical Team tailoring exercise activities towards Mrs. Webb's goals, she quickly demonstrated advancements in dynamic stability, walking distance, and activity tolerance. Driving her success in therapy was her increasing will to go home. 

With the completion of therapy, Mrs. Webb exhibited exuberance for the opportunity to return home. She states that she enjoyed therapy and that her overall stay at Christian Care Center of Unicoi was great. She continues to state that outside of therapy her favorite activities were Bible Study and playing BINGO. By the end of her stay, Mrs. Webb's resoluteness led her to her ultimate goal, home. Thank you for choosing Christian Care Center of Unicoi County for your Rehabilitation. We are proud of the progress you made!

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

Mrs. Fannon had a goal of improving stability during activities of daily living to reduce the risk of her falling. She promptly began making consistent efforts and progress in improving function with the help of therapy services provided by Physical, Speech, and Occupational therapy. Mrs. Fannon's focused efforts heightened her stability and strength as tasks were directed towards improvement of dynamic stability, muscle strength and endurance, and functional task performance with increased safety. With determination and the helping hand of staff therapists, Mrs. Fannon flourished with continued improvements in the ability to complete daily tasks, facilitating the accomplishments of her goals. 

With the completion of therapy, Mrs. Fannon demonstrated excitement for not only going home but her successful completion of therapy. She states that she enjoyed every part of therapy and that she feels much better. She continues to state that all the facility staff from nursing to admissions were extremely nice to her and made her feel home away from home. 

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

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

Mr. Pate had a goal of improving stability during activities of daily living to reduce the risk of her falling. She promptly began making consistent efforts and progress in improving function with the help of therapy services provided by Physical and Occupational therapy. Mrs. Pate's focused efforts heightened her stability and strength as tasks were directed towards improvement of dynamic stability, muscle strength and endurance, and functional task performance with increased safety. With determination and the helping hand of staff therapists, Mrs. Pate flourished with continued improvements in the ability to complete daily tasks, facilitating the accomplishments of her goals. 

With the completion of therapy, Mrs. Pate demonstrated excitement for not only going home but her successful completion of therapy. She states that she enjoyed every part of therapy and that she feels much better. She continues to state that all the facility staff from Nursing to Admissions were extremely nice to her and made her feel home away from home. 

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

Mr. James “Jim” Clark 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.

Mr. Clark's goal was to return home with improved stability and mobility to facilitate independence during the performance of daily tasks. Mr. Clark was able to participate in Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy services to improve independence, mobility, and stability during the performance of functional activities. Each session, Mr. Clark demonstrated improvements in strength and mobility in order to regain independence during activities of daily living. With dedication, resoluteness, and a great attitude towards each session, Mr. Clark performed transfers, walking, step negotiation, and balancing activities of which improved independence in preparation for going home.

With the completion of therapy, Mr. Clark exhibited thankfulness for his improved ability to do functional tasks such as increased walking distances, improved independence during transfers and functional tasks. He states that he had good experience with receiving therapy as well as with all his caretakers (nursing staff). He continues to describe his therapy sessions as very helpful contributing to his appreciation to his overall stay at Christian Care Center of Unicoi County.

As Mr. Clark returns home, we want to thank him for choosing Christian Care Center of Unicoi County for his Rehabilitation and we are proud of the progress you made!

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!