Rehab Select Blog

Joint replacement surgerycan be life-changing, relieving chronic pain while improving mobility and quality of life. Although most people focus on the procedure, real and lasting progress happens during recovery. 

Healing from knee surgery takes time, patience, and determination. But you can fast-track your recovery with proper rehab. Knowing what to expect and how to become an active participant in your treatment can help shorten knee surgery recovery time.

While it was routine for surgical patients to receive the services they needed to recover before leaving the hospital, today’s shorter hospital stays mean that patients who need post-surgery rehabilitation must plan their recovery separately.  

Moving from the acute care setting of a hospital to a long recovery journey at home can be challenging for many. Transitional care in a short-term inpatient rehab facility helps make this experience less stressful and more fruitful by supporting a patient in regaining strength and functions lost to surgery, injury, or illness as quickly as possible.   

So, what is transition care, why is it important, what can you expect, and how do you choose the right transition care facility for your recovery journey? Here’s what you need to know to maximize the benefits.

When recovering from an accident, illness, or surgery, short-term rehabilitation can provide the appropriate support to help you shorten your recovery timeline, regain independence, and resume your normal activities. Reputable short-term rehab facilities offer the expertise and equipment you need along this journey. 

What should you look for to ensure your short-term rehabilitation program will help you achieve successful outcomes? Let’s review the four characteristics of top short-term rehab facilities. 

If you're recovering from an illness, surgery, or accident, your healthcare provider may recommend short-term rehab services to help you regain independence and facilitate the transition back home. 

Let’s review what short-term rehab services entail and what you may expect from your stay at a short-term rehab facility.

At all of our Rehab Select facilities, we work to provide the best possible experience for all patients through providing the resources and staff needed to assist with a thorough and efficient recovery.

We love hearing from patients as well as their families about their experiences at our facilities.

If your medical team has recommended short term rehab for you, chances are that you have questions about this type of care, especially if this will be your first experience with rehab. Perhaps the most common question people have is what they can expect a rehab program to to do for them. To help you answer this question, we’ll go over 3 goals of short term rehab.

So you’ve just had surgery or you’re planning to, and your healthcare team has recommended short term rehab to ease your path as you’re recovering from surgery. What is short term rehab and what do you need to know to make the most of the experience? These programs are designed to give you the comprehensive therapy, treatment and support you need to make your best recovery, regaining your personal best level of health, function and independence as quickly as possible.

We recently shared a kind response we received from one of our patients at our Hillview facility. It’s always great to hear from patients who have enjoyed their stay and not only recovered in a safe and comfortable environment, but also know that they can trust our staff for all of their needs throughout the recovery process.