Guidelines for Admission and Referral

Here are the guidelines for patient admission to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Cheshire Medical Center.

Patient would benefit from an intensive interdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation; requiring two or more therapy disciplines (PT, OT, SLP).
Patient demonstrates a sufficient ability to achieve measurable functional improvements.
Patient must be adequately medically stable. Their medical needs can be managed safely while they participate in required therapy sessions.
Patient must be willing and able to tolerate a minimum of 3 hours of intensive therapy 5 days a week (with limited exceptions).
Patient demonstrates a willingness to participate in the rehabilitation process.
Patient requires daily physician oversight.
Patient requires 24-hour rehabilitation nursing care.
Patient is willing and able to participate in the rehabilitation program cognitively, behaviorally, and medically.
Patient will require a minimum of a 5-day stay in the Inpatient Rehabilitation facility.
Possibility of the patient’s safe community discharge is a rehabilitation priority.

Would like to review referrals for patients who are currently below their functional baseline. Our team will then determine if the patient meets all of the requirements for our program.
Will consider for admission patients referred with any medical diagnosis; there are no exclusions.

Patients are not considered medically stable for transition to inpatient rehabilitation if they:

Have unstable vital signs.
Require telemetry.
Have medical or psychiatric issues that would prevent full participation in the program.
Require physical restraints.
Are receiving IV medications that require monitoring (example: cardiac, blood pressure, pain).
Require a ventilator.
Require a 1-on-1 sitter (rare exceptions).

To make a referral

Contact the Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Unit Admissions team

Please send the following information:

Case Management evaluation and notes.
Current medication list.
Demographics sheet.
History and physical.
Most recent therapy treatment notes.
- Must include mobility and ADL status.
- Must have occurred within 2 days of referral.
Physician consultation and progress notes.
Pertinent labs, vitals, and imaging reports.
Therapy evaluations (PT/OT/SLP as appropriate).