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Newark resident Vivian Ray was having difficulty walking and pain in her hands. After a brief stay at the hospital, she needed physical therapy in an in-patient facility. She chose to come to for services. A little over a month later, she was able to return home after making great progress.

Ray said she couldn鈥檛 walk and needed help strengthening her legs and hands. Her condition caused her to stay at聽聽for a short time. The hospital recommended that she receive physical therapy at Extended Care to help in her recovery. She agreed and came to the facility on Sept. 9.

Ray called the physical therapy she received at Extended Care 鈥渇abulous.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檝e come a long way,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey helped me a lot with my walking and my hands are much better because I鈥檝e been doing exercises for them.鈥�

Her improvement allowed her to return home on Oct. 12. While she still needs a walker, she鈥檚 hopeful that it won鈥檛 be for long.

Extended Care Licensed Practical Nurse Maria Cruz said that in addition to providing Ray with physical therapy and pain management, staff members were able to educate her and her daughter about resources available to them that they were unaware of. The staff explained how to get medical transportation so they wouldn鈥檛 need to use a cab service to get to and from doctor appointments and also gave them information about resources to help pay utility bills.

鈥淚t was a quick stay but she appreciated every bit of it,鈥� Cruz said. 鈥淲hen we did the discharge meeting, they said they were more than grateful for everything we did for them.鈥�

Ray lives in Newark with her daughter and their two cats: Tiny and Midnight. She was happy to return home to them after her stay at Extended Care and hopes that with her continued exercises she will be able to remain there.

The 80-year-old is optimistic about her prognosis.

鈥淚 know I鈥檝e got a ways to go but I think I鈥檓 capable. I think I can do it,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just going to take some time.鈥�

She鈥檚 grateful for the services she received at Extended Care, saying the people were nice and the nurses worked hard. She has no complaints and recommends the facility to anyone in need of services.

Ray is going to use what she learned at Extended Care to continue her recovery.

鈥淎t home, I鈥檓 going to keep practicing my stretching and my walking,鈥� she said.

91看片 Extended Care Facility is a skilled nursing facility located at 266 South Orange Ave., Newark. It offers long-term care, short-term care, subacute care and Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia care. For more information, visit or call 973-624-2020.