Group Home for Traumatic Brain Injury Near Twin Cities, MN

Granite House offers specialized services to our residents, such as: sensory stimulation, fresh air on the porch, reading time, music therapy, massage therapy, and weight-bearing exercise.

Three homemade meals are prepared for those who take food by mouth. 

Granite House was built with features just for our residents and staff 

•  Large, private bedrooms with ceiling lifts and adjustable lighting

•  Built-in maple cabinet storage to maximize floor space 

•  Easy wheelchair access with wide doorways and zero clearance entries 

•  Heated floors, elevator, backup generator, and fire suppression system

Tiled walls, heated floor, warm air and the residents’ favorite toiletries!
•  Ceiling lift and safe shower chairs,

•  Adjustable raised changing table 

•  Tiled roll-in shower 

•  72” Sani-Jet pipeless hydrotherapy tub with six jets of warm water to promote range of motion and relaxation

Physical and Occupational Therapy is initiated by a physician-ordered plan and visiting therapists who train the staff to continue treatments.

•  Passive range of motion for knees, hips, shoulders, and hands

•  Weight-bearing exercise to maintain positive bone density

A bright, cheerful place for passive therapy, stimulation and family gatherings
•  Room for resident- owned  standers or tilt-tables for weight bearing therapy

•  Raised mat table, 48” x 96”

•  Ceiling lift for transfers to and from wheelchair

•  Big-screen TV, recliners for family gatherings and celebrations 

A certified music therapist comes to Granite House twice a month to provide group music therapy 

We have a Reverie Harp, a Q-Chord and an ocean drum, gifts from our donors.

•  Provides a pleasurable cognitive stimulation and leisure experience

•  Increase movement, awareness of body, and environment

Denise Hamp from Capitol Touch Massage comes twice a month for residents 

•  Goal is to assist with comfort and relaxation and provide feelings of caring and connection

•  Massage can relieve pain and muscle tension, increase circulation

•  Massage may provide a benefit for contracted muscles 

The staff love to take the residents to places for sensory stimulation. 

•  At home, we use our sensory buckets -for one-on--one engagements with objects that are soft, scratchy, smelly or have interesting sounds or tastes. 

•  We have dogs who come with staff members, and we enjoy visits from Horse Hugs with mini horses and soft angora rabbits. 

Bluestone Physicians and our staff nurse provide regular on-site care 

• The Bluestone staff comes once a month for care reviews and checkups. Families are welcome to attend. 

• Nursing Director is on site 2-4 days a week & on-call 24/7 for resident needs. 

•Medications are delivered by Merwin Pharmacy and on-site X-rays are provided by PPX.