• Medical care
• Speech therapy (if indicated)
• Rehabilitation nursing care and education
• Cognitive therapy (if indicated)
• Muscle re-education and strengthening
• Psychological support and counseling
• Activities of daily living
• Swallowing Therapy (if indicated)
• Gait training
• Leisure activities

If Driver Education is recommended, you will be provided with referrals to programs in other facilities.

REHABILITATION TEAM

From the moment of arrival, you and your family and/or significant others become a part of the team and remain essential members of the team throughout the rehabilitation process. Your Physiatrist (a physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine) will be the team leader responsible for your medical care and the coordination of your rehabilitation treatment program. Other team members include:

• Rehabilitation Nurses
• Social Workers
• Nutritionists
• Recreation Therapists
• Physical Therapists and Assistants
• Vocational Counselors
• Occupational Therapists and Assistants
• Swallowing Specialists
• Psychologists
• Horticultural Therapists
• Speech-Language Pathologists

REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Therapy will be provided in individual or group sessions six days per week. Your program will include:

• Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy (a minimum of 3 hours per day)

• Psychology evaluations and treatment sessions, (½ -1 hour)

• Speech/Language Pathology (½ -1 hour, if indicated)

• Horticultural Therapy (½ -1 hour, if indicated)

• Other specialists (if indicated)

• Individualized treatments are also scheduled on the weekends to continue the course toward maximizing your recovery and your ability to perform daily activities.

The rehabilitation nursing staff will work with you to reinforce functional skills you have achieved in therapy. The nursing staff will also provide you and your family and/or significant other with information regarding your care, including information on your medications, in preparation for discharge.

Your social worker will meet with you and help guide you through the rehabilitation process.

AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY AT THE RUSK INSTITUTE FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD A STROKE:

The length of stay varies depending on the medical and rehabilitation needs of each patient. Your physiatrist, social worker and the rehab team will keep you up-to-date with discharge information. Most patients who have had a stroke complete their inpatient stay within two to three weeks.

More information about the William Randolph Hearst Stroke Rehab Unit at Rusk Institute

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