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Family-Style Dining

Family-Style Dining at Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Provides “Regular Mealtime Atmosphere” for Subacute Patients. Program Helps Patients Interact With Family, Accept Different Foods, Gain Increased Independence, and Learn Appropriate Mealtime Behavior. Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has introduced a new family-style dining program that allows children in its subacute unit to participate in a regular mealtime atmosphere…

Family Matters

Families play an important role in a child’s recovery When a child experiences a significant illness or traumatic injury, it is devastating for the entire family. For the parents, it can be physically and emotionally exhausting. For siblings, it can be a frightening time. For a child who is rehabilitating, it can be all of…

Totally Kids Annual Easter Celebration Brings Fun and Smiles

Staff members from all departments worked together to host our annual Easter time celebration on March 30. It was a day to remember for patients and residents from every unit on our campus – acute rehab, subacute, intermediate care, and day health. The kids and their families dressed up in nice Easter outfits and headed…

Church Comes to Totally Kids

Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is honored to have volunteers offer church services for the residents. Church services are a truly unique experience where the residents have the opportunity to get in touch with their spiritual side. Each service offers residents the opportunity to hear live, different gospel music. Services take place in our multi-purpose room….

27th Annual “One More from the Heart” Biker Run

On Sunday, November 12th, the sound of revving motorcycles could be heard at Totally Kids as hundreds of bikers gathered for the 27th Annual “One More from the Heart” Biker Run Throughout the year, different motorcycle clubs fundraised for our residents. They then travel from all over Southern California to meet and donate gifts to…

Haircuts

Twice a month, Leslie our hairstylist, comes to Totally Kids to cut our resident’s hair. Each resident can look at themselves before and after their haircut to see the difference it makes in their appearance. After seeing their new look many residents smile while looking in the mirror. A few of our younger residents start…

Family Engagement

The first meaningful relationship a child forms is with their family. That is why Early Childhood Education and Child Development strongly focuses on engaging families in their child’s development. Families that are involved in their child’s learning improve their child’s cognition, language, and social-emotional development. Families help improve the quality of care their child receive….

A Day at Disneyland

Our recent trip to Disneyland gave our residents a day to enjoy the magic that is most magical place on earth! Being able to take them to Disneyland provided them with an opportunity to grow and develop. Every child’s experience and reactions are different, but overall their happiness is the same. Adrianna is one of…

Volunteer Opportunity Awaits at Totally Kids

Youth Volunteer Program Starting in June, we conducted interviews for the Totally Kids Youth Volunteer Program. Children and teens from the ages of 11- 17 years old have the opportunity to volunteer with our Child Development Department. Our volunteers will work directly with our residents by providing fun and meaningful activities that are both age…

A Night To Remember

This year four lucky patients went on an outing to attend the “Surf Shack” prom at Trinity Church in Redlands. When 2 of our patients found out that prom was coming soon, they asked if the Child Development Department could help them ask two young ladies in a special way. The first patient learned that…