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Causes: Health, Rehabilitative Care
Mission: Joe's kids is a pediatric rehabilitation center serving the special needs children of kosciusko county and surrounding area. We exist to help each child to reach their full potential and to educate and support their families along the way.
Programs: Joe's kids serves children between the ages of 0-18 years who have developmental delays caused by a wide range of diagnoses including but not limited to: sensory processing disorder, autism, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, spina bifida, stroke and other genetic disorders and developmental disabilities. The clinic offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy in order to help children reach their maximal level of independence in the areas of gross motor skills and mobility, fine motor skills, sensory processing, self care, feeding and swallowing, and speech and language. Our chief objectives are: 1) to offer quality therapeutic care that is both accessible and affordable to the special needs children of kosciusko county and surrounding area. 2) to support the families of special needs children through education, special programs, support groups and referral to other community resources. 3) to promote the highest level of care by providing ongoing professional development and continuing education for the therapy staff. 4) to address the shortage of pediatric therapists serving kosciusko co. By promoting the development of student programs at the high school, collegiate and graduate student levels. Out total patient breakdown for 2017 was physical therapy - 133, occupational therapy - 140, and speech therapy - 174. Our revenue breakdown consists of pt $138,962, ot $174,045, st $174,521 and rental income of $3,020. The rental income was from a company called midwest orthotics who fits orthotics and braces to many of our patients. We rent space to them in our building twice a month.