Traurig House, Residential Brain Injury Program
Louis D. Traurig House
The Louis D. Traurig House is Connecticut’s premier residential transitional living program for individuals recovering from brain injury and stroke. Located on Gaylord’s 400-acre campus in Wallingford, Traurig House provides a supportive, home-like environment where residents build independence, strengthen daily living skills, and prepare for community reintegration. Designed for up to eight residents, the program combines individualized support with access to Gaylord’s outpatient rehabilitation services and brain injury expertise.
Individualized attention and a sense of community are the hallmarks of the Traurig House experience
Our comprehensive rehabilitation services facilitate a seamless transition from hospital to home. Our combination of residential program and outpatient therapy services empowers residents to reclaim their communication, cognitive, and life skills, fostering their successful reintegration into their cherished homes and communities.
Residential Program
For approximately 35-40 days, Traurig House becomes a resident's home. A genuine living laboratory and therapy space where they master activities of daily living (ADLs) such as cooking, making one's bed, laundry, social skills, problem-solving, social graces, medication management and compensatory strategies. Each weekend they go home to put those skills to the test. Family and staff work together weekly to identify areas for improvement to help the resident reach maximum function, independence and a successful discharge.
Outpatient Therapy
Residents participate in five days a week of intensive therapy which includes physical, occupational, speech and aquatic therapy. They also participate in our unique Aphasia or Cognitive Day Treatment services. Conducted in a group session, the Day Treatment program improves functional communication skills, independence, and sense of well-being. Also available to residents is neuropsychological testing and psychological services as well as access to rehab physicians.
Community Reintegration
The goal of independence is central to the Traurig House experience. To achieve that goal, residents work with their therapists in a group to organize community out trips. From choosing the activity/destination, to researching cost, hours, transportation, departure times, accessibility to actually going on the trip, our residents learn how to successfully navigate the world around them.
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