Admission Criteria
Requirements for Admission
The patient requires a rehabilitation hospital level of care if he/she:
- Requires an active comprehensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment program
- Requires active and ongoing multiple therapies, one of which must be physical therapy or occupational therapy
- Can participate in at least three hours of therapy, five days per week or fifteen hours over seven days
- Is sufficiently stable on admission to actively participate in therapy
- Requires close medical supervision by a physician with specialized training and experience in rehabilitation
- Has problems in two or more of the following areas:
- Activities of daily living (ADLs)
- Mobility (walking, wheelchair, stairs)
- Transfers
- Sphincter control (bowel and bladder)
- Communication
- Cognition (memory, social interaction, problem-solving, etc.)
- Has potential for measurable functional improvement, expected in a reasonable period of time
- Has realistic goals (goal is to return safely home or to a community-based environment)
- Is not able to achieve independence with self-care. This may require a shift from patient-centered therapeutic services to patient/caregiver education to prepare the patient for a safe discharge to home or a community-based environment