Short Term Rehab

Short-term rehab is designed to get you ready to be safe and thrive at home.

Patients in short-term rehabilitation have typically undergone a procedure or suffered an illness.

Whether you’ve had surgery, an injury or you’re recovering from an illness, you’ll need time to recover and heal. You’ll also need to regain strength and mobility. That requires one or more therapies.
Here are a few sample scenarios:

• If you had a knee replacement, you’d work with a physical therapist to regain your strength, mobility and balance so you can return to the activities you love (if at all possible).
• If you had a stroke, you might have trouble swallowing or speaking. You’d work with a speech therapist to compensate for or recover these abilities.
• If you had a stroke, surgery or been ill, an occupational therapist would help you get back to doing day-to-day activities on your own like eating, dressing or bathing.
  

What circumstances can be considered short-term senior rehabilitation:

Post-surgery care:

• Joint replacement surgery
• Cardiovascular surgery
• Orthopedic procedures
• Joint replacement surgery
• Cardiovascular surgery
• Orthopedic procedures
  

Change in health due to:

• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Pneumonia
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Stroke or CVA
• Heart attack or MI
• Signature programming for:
• Accelerated Care Plus
• Struthers Tulip Program for Parkinson’s Disease
• LSVT BIG & LOUD Treatment

You’ll be evaluated when you enter short-term rehab: what can and can’t you do? What can you do but only with help? What was your life like before your injury, illness or surgery?

You’ll work with your doctor, therapists, care providers - and your family if you wish - to set reasonable goals.

Here are some sample goals:

• Move from a bed to a chair
• Get to the bathroom on your own
• Get in and out of a car
• Walk again with a walker or own your own
• Climb stairs
• Dress yourself
• Bathe

Your team includes a number of medical professionals who work together on your care:

• 24-hour skilled nursing teams
• Occupational therapists
• Physical therapists
• Speech therapists

How long Short-Term Rehab last depends on the time it takes to achieve your goals. For example, a knee replacement might take a few weeks. A stroke might take months.

To be eligible for a Medicare paid stay at Knute Nelson, you must meet the following criteria:

• You have Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance.
• You have had a qualifying hospital stay of three (3) or more consecutive nights as an acute inpatient.
• You are transferred to Knute Nelson as you require skilled nursing and/or rehabilitation therapy related to the condition for which you were hospitalized.
• You are admitted to the facility within thirty (30) days of leaving the hospital.
• A doctor certifies that you need, and you receive, skilled nursing or rehabilitation services on a daily basis.

Following a hospital stay and admission that meets the above criteria, you are eligible for a benefit of up to 100 days*. It is especially important to remember the requirement that you must need and receive skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services on a daily basis.

*Not every resident will qualify for the entire 100 days of coverage. Determination is made on an individual basis and according to Medicare guidelines.

Learn more about you and your Medicare benefit