Can Therapy Continue After Moving Into Assisted Living?
Moving from rehab into assisted living does not necessarily mean therapy stops.
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When Rehab Recommends More Supervision Than the Family Expected
Families can be surprised when rehab says a parent who expected to return home now needs “more supervision.”
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How to Review a Home Exercise Plan Before Leaving Rehab
A home exercise plan is most useful when it is individualized, demonstrated, and tied to the resident’s current restrictions.
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Rehab Discharge With a Wheelchair: Planning Beyond the Front Door
A wheelchair can solve one mobility problem and reveal several others.
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How to Ask Whether a Rehab Goal Is Safe at Home, Not Just in the Therapy Gym
Rehabilitation can look successful in a wide hallway with grab bars, level flooring, raised equipment, and a therapist standing nearby.
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When a Parent Refuses Therapy: How to Understand the Barrier
A resident who says “no” to therapy may be expressing more than unwillingness.
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What to Ask About Speech Therapy After a Long Hospital Stay
After a long hospitalization, a referral to speech-language pathology may have nothing to do with pronunciation.
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Rehab After an Amputation: Questions About Equipment and Daily Support
Amputation rehabilitation is not simply “learning to walk with a prosthesis.”
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Rehab After a Long ICU Stay: How to Set Realistic Questions and Goals
A long ICU stay can leave an older adult with a very different starting point from the person who entered the hospital.
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After Shoulder Surgery: When One-Handed Daily Tasks Create a Care Gap
Shoulder surgery can create a care gap even when the person can still walk.
