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About the Center for Neurorehabilitation Services (CNS)
Roberta “Jean” Brandly, a 19-year veteran of Anheuser-Busch’s Fort Collins brewery, knows the work of the Center for Neurorehabilitation Services firsthand. “I am a brain injury survivor,” she states. “I suffered my injury in 1988 and was a patient at the center from 1989 to 1990.”
After her recovery, Brandly’s experience at CNS motivated her to become a volunteer. “The ability to assist those who are impacted by neurological disorders gives me great satisfaction,” Brandly explained. “For the past 10 years, I have been involved in various volunteer capacities, as needed and requested by the Center.”
The Center treats more than 500 new patients each year, ranging in age from five to 85. Currently, 40 percent of the people the clinic treats have a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury. In addition, CNS serves the long-term needs of neurologically involved clients and the elderly.
CNS provides innovative, collaborative and supportive treatment that is focused on the needs of individual clients. The goal is to increase independence and quality of life for its patients. Treatment is focused around seven major treatment programs: brain injury recovery, multiple sclerosis, memory, adaptive driving, headache management, children’s services, spinal cord injury, and stroke rehabilitation.
CNS aims to equip each patient with the abilities and skills to live and function at the highest possible level. Unlike many programs, the Center takes therapy into the location where it will be utilized. This includes the patient’s home, workplace, or community settings such as grocery stores, shops and public transportation. This helps the patient learn strategies to directly reduce disabilities caused by impairments, as well as helping to modify features of the environment.
Anheuser-Busch’s Support
The Employee Volunteer Grant Program was established to recognize and support employees who are actively involved with non-profit organizations in communities where the company has operations and where A-B employees live.
Recently Brandly received an employee volunteer grant for her work with the Center. “This program provided a wonderful opportunity for me to further increase the impact of my volunteer efforts at CNS,” states Brandly. “Many of the patients at the Center lack the means to pay for treatment. This grant will help those in need of care, when they truly need it the most.”
Impact
The monies from the grant will be used to help purchase electrode supplies for neuroprosthetic equipment and functional electric stimulation. In addition, the grant will also be used for the Center’s neurologic music therapy program. This treatment addresses cognitive, physical, and communication deficits. A few of the specific benefits include:
The grant will allow those who have no insurance source and are unable to pay privately for the cost to reap the advantages of therapy, including participation in the music therapy program.
Roberta “Jean” Brandly, a 19-year veteran of Anheuser-Busch’s Fort Collins brewery, knows the work of the Center for Neurorehabilitation Services firsthand. “I am a brain injury survivor,” she states. “I suffered my injury in 1988 and was a patient at the center from 1989 to 1990.”
After her recovery, Brandly’s experience at CNS motivated her to become a volunteer. “The ability to assist those who are impacted by neurological disorders gives me great satisfaction,” Brandly explained. “For the past 10 years, I have been involved in various volunteer capacities, as needed and requested by the Center.”
The Center treats more than 500 new patients each year, ranging in age from five to 85. Currently, 40 percent of the people the clinic treats have a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury. In addition, CNS serves the long-term needs of neurologically involved clients and the elderly.
CNS provides innovative, collaborative and supportive treatment that is focused on the needs of individual clients. The goal is to increase independence and quality of life for its patients. Treatment is focused around seven major treatment programs: brain injury recovery, multiple sclerosis, memory, adaptive driving, headache management, children’s services, spinal cord injury, and stroke rehabilitation.
CNS aims to equip each patient with the abilities and skills to live and function at the highest possible level. Unlike many programs, the Center takes therapy into the location where it will be utilized. This includes the patient’s home, workplace, or community settings such as grocery stores, shops and public transportation. This helps the patient learn strategies to directly reduce disabilities caused by impairments, as well as helping to modify features of the environment.
Anheuser-Busch’s Support
The Employee Volunteer Grant Program was established to recognize and support employees who are actively involved with non-profit organizations in communities where the company has operations and where A-B employees live.
Recently Brandly received an employee volunteer grant for her work with the Center. “This program provided a wonderful opportunity for me to further increase the impact of my volunteer efforts at CNS,” states Brandly. “Many of the patients at the Center lack the means to pay for treatment. This grant will help those in need of care, when they truly need it the most.”
Impact
The monies from the grant will be used to help purchase electrode supplies for neuroprosthetic equipment and functional electric stimulation. In addition, the grant will also be used for the Center’s neurologic music therapy program. This treatment addresses cognitive, physical, and communication deficits. A few of the specific benefits include:
- gait training
- endurance
- range of motion/strength
- neglect training
- coordination
- attention/concentration
- executive functioning
- memory training
- initiation and rate of speech
- vocal control
The grant will allow those who have no insurance source and are unable to pay privately for the cost to reap the advantages of therapy, including participation in the music therapy program.