Inpatient Rehabilitation
Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville offers rehab services for those with disabling effects of injury, illness or surgery. Patients are treated in a therapeutic environment by a skilled, experienced nursing and therapy staff specializing in rehab services. Under the direction of the medical director, the staff is dedicated to helping patients and their caregivers overcome or adapt to the effects of disabilities, so they can return to an active and independent lifestyle as quickly as possible.
Who Qualifies for Services?
Acute inpatient rehabilitation is available for patients age 18 and older who have medical and functional limitations related to physical impairment and who have the ability to tolerate and benefit from a rehabilitation program. You must also have a physician referral, be willing to participate in three hours of therapy a day and require the treatment of two or more therapies (physical, occupational and/or speech).
Services include:
The most common reasons patients are admitted to the rehab center are:
- Stroke
- Orthopedics (fractures and joint replacement)
- Major trauma
- Spinal cord injury
- Head injury
- Amputation
- Burns
- Polyarthritis
- Neurological disorders
- Neuropathy and myopathy
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Cancer
- General debilitation from medical complications
Treatment plans and daily activities
Each patient’s routine and daily activities are tailored to his or her specific rehabilitation needs, but generally a treatment plan may include:
- Walking and balance activities
- Exercise
- Functional activities
- Activities of daily living (dressing, bathing and home management tasks)
- Memory and cognitive re-training
- Patient/family training sessions
Along with occupational, speech and physical therapy evaluations, each patient receives a treatment plan developed for their individual needs. From that point, every aspect of the patient’s care is reviewed weekly in team meetings consisting of a physician and staff from nursing, rehabilitation, dietary and social work who coordinate care for the best possible outcome. All patients are required to participate in therapy a minimum of three hours per day.
How are patients referred?
Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville welcomes referrals from physicians, social workers, case managers, family members, insurance representatives and patients themselves.
After referral, the rehab center staff will complete a screening process and determine whether a patient is a candidate.
Acute inpatient rehabilitation is covered by most major medical insurance plans, including Medicare.
For more information or to initiate a referral, call 931-502-4001.