Acute Medical Inpatient Rehabilitation

Baxter Regional Rehabilitation Center is committed to providing individualized and flexible treatment programs for patients who have been disabled by injury or illness. Our mission is to assist the patient in obtaining the skills needed to live and work independently. Each individual referred to the center is evaluated and a customized rehabilitation plan is developed to help the patient live as independently as possible after leaving the hospital.
 
Rehabilitation addresses physical or medical problems; difficulties with activities of daily living; and unique problems related to feeding, communicating, concentration and self-care. Successful rehabilitation demands a healthy transition from the hospital to the home and community. This adaptation requires the support of both a specialized rehabilitation team and the patient’s family.
 

Pre admission

Prior to admission to the rehabilitation center, each patient is carefully assessed to determine whether his or her specific condition would benefit from the comprehensive level of services provided. A rehabilitation center team member can conduct this personal assessment at home, in the doctor’s office or at the hospital. There is no charge for the assessment, which is initiated by an order from the patient’s physician. The rehabilitation center’s medical director is responsible for authorizing a patient’s admission to the program.

Your treatment team may include:

• Dietitians
• Your family physician
• Rehabilitation center medical director
• Occupational therapists
• Physical therapists
• Psychologists
• Rehabilitation nurses
• Social workers
• Specialty physicians
• Speech-language therapists

Family members are also an important part of the team and are encouraged to participate in all aspects of treatment, from the initial assessment and the daily treatment regimen to discharge planning and the post-inpatient phases.

Recommended admission criteria include:

• The individual requires at least two forms of therapy, such as physical, occupational or speech therapy;
• The patient is medically stable;
• The individual has the potential to improve function or achieve independence;
• The patient has difficulty performing activities of daily living, such as eating, grooming, dressing, bathing and homemaking;
• The individual experiences memory problems, judgment difficulties and/or speech/language problems, in addition to physical limitations;
• The patient is not able to work or function in the community due to physical impairment;
• The individual has weakness or limited motion in his or her arms, legs or trunk;
• The patient struggles with balance impairments and/or coordination trouble;
• The individual has difficulty swallowing; and
• The patient has difficulty moving in bed or from one place to another.

Call 870-508-3300 for more information.