“Can I please have Tom?”
“Is Tom coming to see me?”
“I’ll participate in physical therapy if Tom is my therapist.”
These are just of the few comments we constantly hear at Baker Rehab Group. It is only fitting that we shine this month’s Spotlight on Excellence on Tom Westwood.
Tom has been a loyal, faithful employee of Baker Rehab Group for over ten years. He has endeared himself to our staff, our patients, and the senior community through his excellent physical therapy skills and incredibly likeable personality. He is simply a joy to work with.
Tom has been a physical therapy assistant for over 14 years, focusing most of his career on seniors in settings including skilled nursing facilities, home health therapy, and outpatient centers. Spending most of his days treating patients for balance, gait, and soft tissue dysfunction, Tom also leads training sessions for caregivers on transfer and ambulation techniques, especially in assisted living environments.
Tom clearly loves this line of work. When asked what he likes about it, and why he connects so well with his patients, he immediately responds with a shoulder shrug of “aw shucks” sincerity. Then, after careful consideration, he answers, “I guess it’s because I like listening to them. I like hearing their stories about their youth and how times have changed.”
Tom then adds: “I feel passionate about helping my patients stay safe but also keeping their independence as long as possible.”
A full-time physical therapist covering two counties, Tom also finds time to be a dad to busy kids, Cody and Hannah, and husband to Lisa. He also enjoys metal detecting, especially on a beach.
Baker Rehab Group is so proud of Tom, and thankful for his character, kindness, and extraordinary capacity for delivering physical therapy services to older adults with empathy and respect.
If you’d like to reach Tom, or any of the other spectacular physical therapists at Baker Rehab Group, please email us or call our office at (301) 662-1997.