It gives us great pleasure to announce that Karen Macaluso, a Certified Case Manager and Catastrophic Case Manager, has joined our team. Karen is our Director of Admissions Business Development & Nurse Case Manager. She is available to our patients at the our NeuLife Rehab facility located in Mount Dora.
Karen Macaluso
Quick facts about Karen:
- 20+ years’ Hospital and Workers’ Compensation experience
- 14+ years in a Specialized Acute Physical Rehabilitation Hospital
- 6+ years doing Clinical Utilization Review for Medical Necessity criteria and fraud
- Bilingual – Spanish
- Performs assessments, does discharge planning, coordinates services, and identifies barriers to working towards recovery
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Associate’s in Business Administration (AA)
- Certified Case Manager (CCM)
- Certified Rehabilitation Nurse (CRRN)
- CAT, Longshore, Crisis, and Defense Act
NeuLife Rehab is a modern, patient-friendly facility located in a beautiful area of Mount Dora, FL. Features of our facility include:
- 54 private patient suites
- Large accessible restrooms and living area
- Full-service kitchen
- Highly trained chef
- Fully equipped therapy rooms
- Training kitchens
- Skills retraining laundry room
- Arts & crafts room for sparking creativity and improving fine motor skills
- Accessible theater
- Non-denominational chapel on-site
- Cozy sitting rooms for family gatherings
- Outdoor gathering areas
- Outdoor working garden
- Group activities to improve socialization
- Gaming area with foosball and a pool table
- Wii® gaming system for virtual reality rehabilitation
- Accessible NeuLife van for seated/wheelchair transport
- On-site equine therapy
If you’d like to find out more about brain injury rehab, neuro rehab or post acute rehab, our professional staff or facility, we encourage you to visit our website or call us at 800-626-3876 - we are here to answer any of your questions. We are looking forward to seeing you!
