Special Tree exists to provide hope, encouragement, and expertise for people who have experienced life-altering changes.

Our team approach to rehabilitation, custom designed for each person’s needs and goals, offers these individuals the best opportunity for healing and recovery.

We strive for the most responsible and effective utilization and enhancement of our human, financial, technological, and community resources in order to achieve the highest level of satisfaction for the people we serve.

Our Mission
Special Tree exists to provide hope, encouragement, and expertise for people who have experienced life-altering changes.

Our Vision
Be the Midwest's premier provider of rehabilitation, care, and treatment for children and adults with brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other neurorehabilitation needs in sub-acute, residential, outpatient, home and community settings.

1. Customer.
All of our efforts are focused on achieving the highest level of satisfaction for our clients and their circle of support. 7. Optimism.
We begin our workday optimistically and in good cheer, focusing on what is positive with the belief in always doing better and becoming the best.

2. Integrity.
We deliver what we promise. We do not promise what we cannot deliver, and we accept personal responsibility for our actions.
8. Professionalism.
All of us do our work in a professional manner. We take pride in what we do, because we know it is important and valuable.

3. Empathy.
We serve others most effectively by seeking first to understand their needs and what brings meaning to their lives.
9. Trust.
Trust is at the foundation of everything we do. We operate in an environment of trust, first striving to be trustworthy in all of our relationships.

4. Agility.
In our ever-changing environment, success demands agility - a capacity for rapid change and flexibility. Excellent communication and information access are key for an empowered workforce to provide the right response at the right time.
10. Diversity.
Respect for each other and embracing- even celebrating-our unique talents, diverse backgrounds, and points of view is how we achieve our best, most creative and effective solutions.

5. Commitment.
We work both hard and smart, and always as a team, with our energy and efforts focused toward