Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation

Our goal is to help patients attain their highest possible level of independence 

Who do we help?

Patients typically come to us from an acute care hospital, nursing care facility or home with one of these diagnoses:

• Stroke
• Spinal cord injury
• Amputation
• Major multiple trauma
• Femur (hip) fracture
• Brain injury
• Neurological disorders
• Burns
• Active polyarticular rheumatoid arthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Seronegative arthropathies
• Systemic vasculidites with joint inflammation
• Severe or advanced osteoarthritis involving two or more major joints with a minimum of three weeks of pre-surgery outpatient therapy, several times a week.
• Bilateral knee or hip replacement
• Single joint replacement with BMI of 50 or above
• Single joint replacement of person 85 years of age or older

How do we help?

Our services start with a referral from the patient's physician. Then, we will collect and assess information on the patient's:

• Diagnosis
• Medical condition
• Physical function
• Cognitive status
• Endurance
• Preadmission activity level
• Discharge plans

There are many levels of rehabilitation, each of which is designed to meet specific needs and conditions. Medicare has set specific and binding rules for each level. Our staff rehabilitation physicians must ensure patients meet those guidelines and qualify for admission.

Those who do not meet guidelines for acute inpatient rehabilitation might find appropriate care in a less intense rehabilitation program, such as transitional care, sub-acute rehabilitation, a skilled nursing facility, outpatient therapy or home health care. Your referring physician or social worker will be able to explain those options to you.

If you qualify for admission and agree to participate in the program, we will contact your insurance provider and obtain pre-certification before you are admitted.

What can you expect? 

Here's what you can expect during Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation:

• Patients are involved in all decisions made about their rehabilitation program.
• A team of rehabilitation professionals is assigned to each patient.
• Your team will conduct an intensive three-day assessment.
• We design an individualized rehabilitation plan of therapy, teaching and activities to help each patient achieve his or her optimum level of function.
• Patients dress in street clothes during the day.
• Patients dine with one another in our rehab dining room.
• We'll provide a projected discharge date after the fourth day of rehabilitation.
• We'll teach both the patient and care givers about the patient's disability, medication and home therapy programs.
• Each patient will receive weekly progress notes.
• At least once during the patient's stay, he or she will have a conference with rehab team members and others he or she designates.
• Our discharge plan will address the home environment, care giving, medications and follow-up treatment.
• Our rehabilitation physicians are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• The patient can choose friends and family members to get updates by phone at any time.
• Your program will be flexible to allow for possible additional needs.

Visiting Hours

Friends and family may visit weekdays from 4 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m.; and on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Pets are welcome during visiting hours.

Your Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation team

• Experienced board-certified neurologists who manage the medical requirements of patients.
• Registered rehabilitation nurses who provide around-the-clock care to prevent further disability, maintain present ability and restore lost ability.
• Physical therapists who evaluate, prevent and manage disorders of human motion.
• Occupational therapists who help restore the patient's physical and psychological abilities and prepare them to return to their work, families, schools and communities.
• Nutritionists who provide for the dietary needs of disabled patients.
• Speech language pathologists who evaluate and treat communication and swallowing disorders secondary to disability.
• Social Workers who assess family support systems and help patients and families alleviate or solve personal problems that surface when a disability occurs.
• Recreational therapists who assess patients to determine skills and abilities and design a program to manage disability through the use of leisure skills and activities.

More information 

For more information, call Mansfield Hospital 419-526-8576.

Last updated August 30, 2012