Christa Layou, OTR/L, CSRS, CLT

Christa Layou is an occupational therapist at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Vineland. She received an associate's degree in humanities and social science from Mercer County Community College and has a bachelors of science in occupational therapy from Kean University. She also has a certification in hand and upper extremity therapy from Drexel University.

Christa has worked in in a variety of areas of occupational therapy but has spent the past 16 years in inpatient rehabilitation at Encompass Health Vineland in New Jersey. There she is a member of the fall prevention committee, health care acquired infection committee and disease specific programs in stroke and hip rehabilitation. She is also co-champion of STOP, Encompass Health's safe patient transfer program.