Jordan Valley Rehabilitation Center moves to new home Sports medicine and rehab clients in our area now have more room to bend, stretch, build muscles, and regain abilities. Jordan Valley Rehab recently moved to its new home in Main Street Center in downtown East Jordan, tripling its space and expanding services in the process. Occupying about 3,000 square feet of the newly renovated center’s second floor, JV Rehab offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy; functional capacity exams; cognitive rehabilitation for stroke patients; and reconditioning for injured athletes. Acquatic therapy will continue to be offered at the East Jordan High School and Charlevoix Area Community pools.

There’s plenty of space in Jordan Valley Rehab’s new location at Main Street Center, where physical therapist Mike Aenis works with Dan Browne to gain mobility after hip replacement surgery.

Physical Therapist Mike Aenis, who serves as manager of the rehab center, says the new location provides more room for equipment and will allow therapists to see additional patients.

“Our new center is bright and spacious and designed to be very comfortable and convenient for clients,” says Aenis, adding that adjacent parking and an elevator will make it easy for patients with limited mobility. “We now have four private treatment rooms, as well as a fully equipped gym with a treadmill, stationary bike, exercise tables, and plenty of space for weight training.”

With this move, the rehab center plans to expand its hours as well, seeing clients from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. In most cases, patients—who need to be referred by a physician—can be scheduled for an appointment within 24 hours of their referral. “We know how important it is for patients to gain confidence, maximize their potential, and get back to their routine quickly and safely after illness or injury,” ways Aenis, “so everything at our rehab center is designed to do just that.”

Jordan Valley Rehabilitation Center is an affiliate of Charlevoix Area Hospital, which also operates sports medicine and rehab programs at the hospital, and at Boyne Rehabilitation Center in Boyne City. All centers are staffed by licensed therapists, and most services qualify for health insurance coverage.

The rehab center will soon be joined by Charlevoix State Bank and the East Jordan Chamber of Commerce at the newly renovated Main Street Center. Built in 1900 , the structure has housed the Porter Lumber Company, a company store, hardware store, dime store, dentist and law offices, the Masonic Temple, and apartments over the years.

Standing empty for nearly 20 years, the building was slated for demolition when the city of East Jordan partnered with the DDA, Northern Lakes Economic Alliance, and private investors to save the historically significant facility. With an infusion of funding and various state tax credits, Main Street Center has undergone a complete renovation by local developers Floyd and Todd Wright Builders.

Although Jordan Valley Rehabilitation Center’s address has changed, it will retain its same phone number: (231) 536-1451. The new address is 100 Main Street, Suite 9, PO Box 455, East Jordan, Michigan 49727. The Rehab Center will host the East Jordan Chamber of Commerce business after-hours on Thursday, November 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, and the public is invited to tour the facility then.