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NeuLife Rehabilitation of Louisiana treats adults with brain and spinal cord injuries at one facility in Hammond, home to CARF-accredited residential and brain injury programs. Here is what that means for families in Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Cameron and Beauregard parishes.
A hospital in Lake Charles can get a patient through the first days after a brain or spinal cord injury. Rehabilitation is the longer stretch that follows, and that is our work.
We treat adults after traumatic brain injury from falls, car accidents, assaults and sports, and after stroke, aneurysm, brain tumor or oxygen loss. Spinal cord injuries, traumatic or not, are part of the program too.
We have one location. Every patient from Southwest Louisiana is treated at 41238 Adams Rd in Hammond. Hammond is in Tangipahoa Parish, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, about 170 miles by road from Lake Charles.
You take I-10 east past Lafayette and Baton Rouge, then I-12 east for the last stretch into Hammond. Families in Acadiana use the same interstate and can read our page for Lafayette and Acadiana families. Times are from Google Maps and vary with traffic.
| From | Route | Distance | Typical drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles | I-10 E and I-12 E | About 170 miles | About 2 hours 45 minutes |
Outpatient therapy is for patients who can live safely at home, and at NeuLife it happens in Hammond. From Lake Charles, that means about 2 hours 45 minutes each way for every visit. NeuLife has no clinic or therapists in Southwest Louisiana.
That much time in a car can drain the energy a recovering patient needs for therapy. Residential patients live at the facility with care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Their days include medical care, nursing and a full day of therapy across several disciplines.
Families still have a real role. You are welcome to tour before choosing, and family members are invited to join therapy sessions when they visit. A trip to Hammond can mean sitting in on therapy and asking questions in the room.
Before discharge, the relatives who will help at home come to Hammond for family training. If several people in Lake Charles will share the care, try to bring them on the same trip.
TBI, concussion with lasting symptoms, and brain injury from stroke, oxygen loss, tumor or infection.
Traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury, including patients who also have a brain injury.
Live-in care with 24-hour support, the usual fit for patients traveling from Lake Charles.
Cognitive rehabilitation for memory, attention, planning and problem solving.
Help with weakness, balance, speech and thinking changes after a stroke.
Strength, balance, walking and safe use of mobility equipment.
Dressing, cooking and other daily tasks, with adaptive tools for home.
Discharge planning starts from the home the patient is returning to, in Lake Charles or elsewhere in the four parishes. Case managers and community reintegration specialists help the family with daily routines and a return to community life.
Caregiver training means the first transfer at home is not the first one anyone has tried. NeuLife also plans a continuum of care for the period after residential rehab ends. We partner with the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana and the United Spinal Association of Louisiana.
Our Areas We Serve page lists every Louisiana region we cover. Families in Central Louisiana can read about brain injury rehab for Alexandria and Central Louisiana.
NeuLife is about 170 miles from Lake Charles, at 41238 Adams Rd in Hammond. The drive takes about 2 hours 45 minutes on I-10 E and I-12 E, depending on traffic.
Yes, once the patient is medically stable and able to take part in a full day of therapy. A family member, case manager or hospital discharge planner calls 844-393-5433 to start a clinical review.
Outpatient therapy at NeuLife takes place in Hammond, about 2 hours 45 minutes from Lake Charles each way. There is no NeuLife location closer to home. For that reason, residential care with 24-hour support is usually the better fit.
Family members are invited to join therapy sessions when they visit Hammond, and caregivers come in for training before discharge. Families are also welcome to tour before choosing NeuLife.
We serve families in Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Cameron and Beauregard parishes. Care for patients from these parishes takes place at our one facility in Hammond.
Call 844-393-5433 and tell the admissions team about the injury and the patient's current medical status. They can also talk through funding and coverage questions.
Call about a loved one in a Southwest Louisiana hospital, or plan a tour of our Hammond facility.
This page is general information and is not medical advice. Ask your physician or another qualified healthcare provider about any medical condition.
We know that choosing the next step in your recovery from a Brain Injury or Spinal Cord Injury is complex. Together, we can help you take the next step.
Contact us with any questions today.
