Day One at Nursing Home For Rehabilitation

Finally your patient is at the skilled unit of nursing home. The admission paper work into a skilled nursing home for rehabilitation can take near up to an hour to complete. The responsible party whether it is you the patient, your spouse an adult child, someone will have to sign all of the paper work.

The day that the resident is received at the nursing home skilled rehabilitation unit the resident or the responsible party will be offered a list of physicians to select one that will follow them during their stay. When a physician is selected the nurse will contact him/her to receive the resident. The nurse will receive report from the hospital nurse to verify the discharge orders from the hospital physician and the condition of the resident.

The first day (all time before midnight) at the nursing home is called the day of rest (day 1 of skilled care). No therapies or therapy evaluations will be offered on this day so that the resident can become adjusted to routines and staff.

The Admissions Coordinator will meet with the resident or the resident