Our mission is to focus on the individual needs of every infant, child, and adult who will benefit from our team of skilled professionals. We will make every effort to provide therapeutic intervention in the most caring, natural environment. We will provide every child with learning experiences that nurture self-esteem, independence, creativity, problem-solving, and essential development skills. We have our therapists collaborate closely with students, teachers, family members, and caregivers by developing educationally relevant goals and therapeutic techniques to ensure each child’s success in the community, at school and at home. We understand that family members and caregivers are an extremely important part in providing support for their loved ones. We will always include family members and caregivers in planning these goals and activities.  Our vision is to help our clients overcome challenges and achieve personal victories as we look to expand to other regions of Florida with school contracts and open more satellite clinics.

General Info

Independent Living Inc. Pediatric Therapy was established in 1996 by Stephanie Harris, Occupational Therapist (OTR). Her goal was to provide home-based, pediatric therapy then slowly hire additional therapists as the demand for services increased. The company began obtaining contracts with home health agencies to provide therapy for geriatric patients as well as marketing services to potential pediatric referral sources. Independent Living Inc. was initially run out of a small home office.  Independent Living Inc. Pediatric Therapy has been providing speech, occupational and physical therapy services for children and schools in Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties for the last 15 years. We have grown from one therapist to contributing to Florida’s economy by employing over 150 therapists and staff. The company has grown to be the largest pediatric, community based therapy provider in the Tampa Bay area. Community based therapy includes clinic based therapy, home based therapy and school based therapy.  Independent Living Inc. Pediatric Therapy has faced many challenges that have helped us grow into the company we are today. We have implemented internal auditing procedures to ensure that therapists conduct themselves appropriately in the field. We require mandatory parent/caregiver signatures to verify both date and times of services. Random chart audits are completed during annual reviews. These audits include phone calls to family members/caregivers, daycares and schools to verify therapists schedule, timeliness and accuracy of documentation. With each unique situation, our policy and procedure manual is constantly improving. We have also discovered that as the company progresses, it is even more important to maintain and update policies to serve two purposes: (1) improve the quality of services that we provide to clients and (2) support the therapists while they are in the field working on our behalf.  We continue to strive to make the company’s future as bright as our past.

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TollFree: 866-963-6923

Hours

Regular Hours

Mon - Fri:	8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sat - Sun	Closed

Categories

Physical Therapy Clinics, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Psychological Clinics, Speech-Language Pathologists

Services/Products

Schedule a FREE developmental screening as we specialize in home, clinic (Citrus Park|St. Petersburg|Wesley Chapel) and school based therapy services: occupational, physical and speech-language therapy, early intervention; psychological and behavioral therapy. Our mission is to focus on the individual needs of every infant, child, and adult who will benefit from our team of skilled professionals. We will make every effort to provide therapeutic intervention in the most caring, natural environment. We will provide every child with learning experiences that nurture self-esteem, independence, creativity, problem-solving, and essential development skills. We have our therapists collaborate closely with students, teachers, family members, and caregivers by developing educationally relevant goals and therapeutic techniques to ensure each child’s success in the community, at school and at home. We understand that family members and caregivers are an extremely important part in providing support for their loved ones. We will always include family members and caregivers in planning these goals and activities.

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Neighborhood

Citrus Park Community

Amenities

Spacious Lobby, TV, Child Play Area, Wireless Internet

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