Rehabilitative Medicine
Inpatient Rehabilitation
The Ingalls Center for Rehabilitative Medicine is a state-of-the-art 53-bed facility focusing on acute rehabilitation in five primary areas:
• Amputee
• General
• Neurological
• Orthopedic/spinal cord dysfunction
• Stroke/brain dysfunction
Because of the comprehensive nature of our program, many of our patients are referred to us from local and Chicago-area hospitals.
In fact, our program is so strong that in 2006, the center became the first and only in the State of Illinois to receive a three-year stroke specialty accreditation by the prestigious Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). CARF also awarded Ingalls three-year accreditation for its overall inpatient adult rehabilitation program, with Ingalls scoring in the top three percent of all CARF surveys nationwide. This demonstrates that we meet internationally recognized standards and commit to continually enhancing the quality of our services and programs, while focusing on consumer satisfaction. The Center for Rehabilitative Medicine is also accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for specialty rehabilitative services.
If You Need 24-hour Rehabilitation
When disability strikes, you can count on the Ingalls Center for Rehabilitative Medicine. Our 53-bed acute inpatient unit helps bridge recovery from an acute hospital admission with a dedicated team of clinicians that works with you to help you achieve maximum recovery. At Ingalls, we believe that you are an active partner in your recovery. From taking that first assisted step to re-entering the community, you will work with our dedicated staff to reach your goals. Your motivation, combined with skills learned from our experienced staff, provides you with tools needed to regain your independence, adapt to new realities and discover new strengths – close to home.
Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapies and Services
In addition to 24-hour nursing care, our individual rehabilitation program consists of physical, occupational and recreational therapy. Speech therapy or neuropsychology is added by the rehabilitation physician's order. Patients follow a rigorous daily treatment program that consists of a minimum of three hours of therapy Monday through Friday, and one-and-a-half hours of therapy on Saturday. Sunday is a day of leisure. Because this commitment of time and energy is so great, family members are vital partners in the rehabilitative effort.
Services include:
• Functional Mobility Training – to help you learn how to safely perform transfers and use your wheelchair.
• Gait Training – to help you walk with or without assistive devices (braces, canes, walkers).
• Home Evaluation – to assess your home environment, evaluate your ability to function in this setting and recommend environmental adaptations that may be necessary.
• Muscle/Sensory Re-education – to assist you in restoring voluntary control of movement through exercise and activities.
• Orthotics and Prosthetics – if needed braces or artificial limbs will be utilized.
• Activities of Daily Living – to assess your ability to perform tasks such as eating, grooming, hygiene, dressing and homemaking, as well as upper body strengthening will be assessed. If necessary, adaptive equipment will be provided to improve their function.
• Speech Pathology & Audiology – to help improve difficulties with auditory comprehension, verbal expression, speech and voice.
• Vocational Rehabilitation – to provide evaluation of your employment potential and provide follow-up assistance if you are planning to return to work.
• Discharge Planning – to help you and your family arrange appropriate follow-up services and resources as needed following your discharge.
• Community Reintegration Program – to help you participate in activities that occur outside of the rehab unit.
