Meet Dr. Janet Mahoney of Arete Rehab in Salem

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Janet Mahoney.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Dr. Mahoney. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I have an eclectic background in the physical therapy industry. I have worked in traditional settings such as outpatient, acute rehab, skilled nursing, long term care pediatrics, acute care, and home health. I’ve also had the opportunity to work in non-traditional areas as an insurance reviewer, management consultant, and document reviewer.

I founded Arete Rehab because there was and still is so much dissatisfaction from a professional standpoint with therapists that work in the skilled nursing environment because the focus on the patient was lost in the drive for money. In healthcare you can’t make decisions solely based upon reimbursement. You have to do the right thing for the patient. Many companies in the skilled nursing therapy industry have completely lost sight of that. I wanted to prove that a company can have both integrity and success with its values and staff; therefore I founded Arete Rehab with that exact mission.

My experience working with unethical rehab therapy companies helped develop my philosophy behind putting honesty and integrity at the forefront of Arete Rehab’s core values. The company’s name means “excellence” in Greek and this is exactly how I intended the company to be perceived; providing rehab excellence. Since we are therapist owned and therapy-driven, we empower our therapists to determine the appropriate level of care through realistic productivity requirements for each patient.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Of course. In healthcare you can’t make decisions solely based upon reimbursement. You have to do the right thing for the patient.

The hardest challenge was proving that not only could a rehab company be highly ethical and patient-centered, it could be also profitable. Now, Arete Rehab is being consistently recognized, respected and evaluated as one of the highest quality rehab service providers across the country.

So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Arete Rehab story. Tell us more about the business.
Arete Rehab focuses on seniors, by utilizing evidence-based approaches to specifically address any difficulties in daily routine. We contract with skilled nursing facilities (SNF) such as nursing homes, as well as assisted living facilities (ALF) to enhance their residents’ quality of life by developing a patient-focused plan using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. I like to say we’re redefining successful aging—one senior at a time!

Our sole focus is to help patients maintain, attain or re-attain their independence.

Physical therapy focuses on the form and function of the body’s bones muscles and joints, improving strength, ROM, endurance, walking and works on fall prevention through balance assessment, and coordination.

Occupational therapy works to assure a patient can perform daily activities, such as grooming, dressing, cooking, driving, adaptations for hobbies, writing and, eating.

Speech therapy helps a patient identify strategies for short and long term memory loss, identifies and treats swallowing dysfunctions, treats articulation disorders, and the after effects of stroke of other neurological diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis.

Arete Rehab is different because we do what is right for the patient by empowering our therapists to determine the appropriate level of care through realistic productivity requirements for each and every patient.

Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
There are so many stories of good luck. One in particular was an elderly woman with advanced dementia that had fallen and broken her hip. She and I worked long and hard to get her to walk again, allowing her to go home with her husband. I’m not sure who smiled more, her or I, the day she was able to walk down the hall holding my hand.

Contact Info:

• Address: One Stiles Road
  Salem, NH 03079
• Website: www.areterehab.com
• Phone: 855.390.7774
• Email: ask@areterehab.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arete_rehab/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areterehab/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/AreteRehab
• Other: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arete-rehabilitation/

Image Credit:
Adrian Bryce Diorio, Arete Rehab, Director of Strategic Marketing

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