Rehab Services, Healthcare Organizations, and
Rehab Occupations/ (Chp. 2 & 3 Into to PT
Text) Chp 2 (focus pages 27-38) Chp 3 (focus
pages 45-47) Exam Q&A.
Sub-Acute Rehabilitation (i.e. Kindred) - Answer: Patient is ready to leave the
hospital, but is not ready to be discharged directly home and may not be ready for
more intensive in-patient rehabilitation (described below). Patient may then go to
a Sub-Acute Rehabilitation facility
Criteria for admission and defining characteristics of a sub-acute rehab facility is
that the patient: - Answer: - Needs to be medically stable (may be slightly less
medically stable than Acute Rehab patient)
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, - Must be able to tolerate 2 hours of therapy/day
- Therapy could be PT, OT, ST
- Often take ventilator dependent patients
Criteria for admission and defining characteristics of an Acute Rehabilitation
Hospital is that the patient: - Answer: - Needs to be medically stable
- Defined admission criteria based on diagnosis and there must be a plan for the
patient to be discharged to more independent living
- Must tolerate 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days per week
- Therapy can be a combination of PT, OT, ST
- These rehab services fall under "Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation"
Acute Rehabilitation Hospital (Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital) - Answer: Based
on a team approach (Based on patient's identified needs, different disciplines
make up a patient's Rehab Team. * See the list of "Rehabilitation Occupations"
below.)
Rehabilitation (Rehab) services - Answer: services concerned with providing
patient care that work towards the goal of returning an individual to the fullest
function of which they are capable
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Rehab Occupations/ (Chp. 2 & 3 Into to PT
Text) Chp 2 (focus pages 27-38) Chp 3 (focus
pages 45-47) Exam Q&A.
Sub-Acute Rehabilitation (i.e. Kindred) - Answer: Patient is ready to leave the
hospital, but is not ready to be discharged directly home and may not be ready for
more intensive in-patient rehabilitation (described below). Patient may then go to
a Sub-Acute Rehabilitation facility
Criteria for admission and defining characteristics of a sub-acute rehab facility is
that the patient: - Answer: - Needs to be medically stable (may be slightly less
medically stable than Acute Rehab patient)
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, - Must be able to tolerate 2 hours of therapy/day
- Therapy could be PT, OT, ST
- Often take ventilator dependent patients
Criteria for admission and defining characteristics of an Acute Rehabilitation
Hospital is that the patient: - Answer: - Needs to be medically stable
- Defined admission criteria based on diagnosis and there must be a plan for the
patient to be discharged to more independent living
- Must tolerate 3 hours of therapy per day, 5 days per week
- Therapy can be a combination of PT, OT, ST
- These rehab services fall under "Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation"
Acute Rehabilitation Hospital (Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital) - Answer: Based
on a team approach (Based on patient's identified needs, different disciplines
make up a patient's Rehab Team. * See the list of "Rehabilitation Occupations"
below.)
Rehabilitation (Rehab) services - Answer: services concerned with providing
patient care that work towards the goal of returning an individual to the fullest
function of which they are capable
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