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BIALA Resource Guide for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

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Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation Therapeutic Recreation (SPAR)

Shreveport
Louisiana

Comprehensive recreational program in Shreveport area.

Caddo Parish Public Housing Authority

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-227-0906

Low-rent housing

Christus Schumpert Health System

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-681-4500

Catholic, non-profit healthcare system.

Sportran Shreveport/Bossier City Transportation

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-673-7415

Public Transportation

Northwest Louisiana Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Support Group/Think First

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-226-0066

Region 7 Families Helping Families

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-226-4541

Helping families and individuals with disabilities. Serving parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Red River, Natchitoches, Sabine, and Webster

Regional Urology

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-683-0411

Complete Urology Care for Northwest Louisiana

Caddo Career Solutions Center

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-676-7788

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) assists persons with disabilities in their desire to obtain or maintain employment and/or achieve independence in their communities by providing rehabilitation services and working cooperatively with business and other community resources.

Louisiana Department of Health & Hospital Medicare Savings Program

Shreveport
Louisiana
888-342-6207

Medicaid information

Overtin Brooks VA Medical Center

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-221-8411

Medical center and resources for veterans

Willis-Knighton Health System

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-212-8124

Neurosciences at Willis-Knighton offer access to advanced brain and spine care, providing diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for a wide range of medical conditions.  Services are provided by neurologists, neurosurgeons, physiatrists, technologists and therapists.

Families Helping Families Region 7

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-226-4541

Families Helping Families Region 7 is a non-profit family resource center. We are a group of families who, through our own experiences, promote peer support and advocacy and are committed to alleviating hardships of other families who have members with disabilities or special needs. The term, "special needs", includes physical, mental, emotional, behavioral and/or academic issues.

Housing Authority of the City of Shreveport

Shreveport
Louisiana
318-227-8174

Section 8 & Low-rent

SPAR Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation

Shreveport
Louisiana
(318)673-7815

SPAR'S Adaptive Sports Program is to provide diversified innovative sports that encourage individuals of all ages with disabilities to participate in sports that increase hand-eye coordination, strength and endurance as well as the quality of life by developing good sportsmanship skills, team building skills and character in a therapeutic recreation environment.

Contact Yolanda Bumcon or Theresa Gray Jacobs at 318-673-7815 for more information.

Some activities offered (many more on website):

Adaptive Golf

Cooking Classes

Tennis

Art & Crafts

Shreveport Rehabilitation Hospital

1451 Fern Circle
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-232-8880

At Shreveport Rehabilitation Hospital, we treat many conditions including, but not limited to, amputations, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopedics, stroke, and neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Shreveport Rehabilitation Hospital offers patients and their families an unprecedented option for brain injury rehabilitation and spinal cord rehabilitation care in our beautiful, and comfortable state-of-the-art hospital.

Christus Shreveport Bossier Highland Medical Center

1453 East Bert Kouns
Shreveport
Louisiana
361-681-5000

Our rehabilitation program is designed to improve the quality of your life by combining treatment and education as well as providing a unique, patient-centered program of care that promotes fast, effective recovery.

Spine Institute of Louisiana

1500 Line Ave. Suite 200
Shreveport
Louisiana
(318) 629-5555

The Spine Institute of Louisiana is dedicated to the treatment of non-operative and operative disorders of the spine.

To set an appointment, call at 318-629-5555 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

QUALITY SUPPORT COORDINATION INC Region 7

2800 Youree Dr. BLD A Suite 380
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-219-2514

Provides case management services and support coordination.

The Arc Caddo-Bossier/Frost Industries

5320 Greenwood Road
Shreveport
Louisiana
(318)631-9501

Contact Bobby Johnson for more information at bjohnson@frostindustries.com

Mission: To build unlimited opportunities for adults with disabilities through full and part-time work and employment training.

Frost Industries, located at the James Conly Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, is the Employment Division of The Arc Caddo-Bossier. Frost is continually seeking new ways to provide meaningful employment for citizens with disabilities.

Booker T. Washington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation

7605 Line Avenue
Shreveport
Louisiana
(318) 219-2608

Booker T. Washington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation provides outpatient and post-hospital short-term rehabilitation programs, as well as long-term care for those who need additional support.

Services: Short term rehabilitation, long term care, skilled nursing, outpatient therapy, dementia care, respite care ,and hospice/palliative care.

     

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Shreveport

8650 Millicent Way
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-642-8100

At Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Shreveport, we are committed to helping you regain independence after a life-changing illness or injury. Located in Shreveport and serving the surrounding areas including Bossier City, we are an inpatient rehabilitation hospital that provides inpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language pathology for stroke, brain injury and other complex neurological and orthopedic conditions.

Programs offered: Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Spasticity Management, Neurological Disorders, Stroke, and more.

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Neurology Center

945 Margaret Place Suite 102
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-626-2482

The Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Department of Neurology is here to provide the expert care you need in a supportive, understanding environment.

Recovering from injury, illness or surgery is an important part of the healing process. Experienced providers understand the importance of recovery for both inpatients and outpatients, so that they can return to optimal levels of everyday function. The rehabilitation services at Ochsner LSU Health are designed to help patients regain strength, flexibility and overall wellness.

Think First

960 Sheridan Ave Suite A
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-226-0066

ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation's educational programs are aimed at helping people - especially those at high risk: children, teens and young adults - learn to reduce their risk for injury.

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