The Benefits of Inpatient Rehabilitation

Inpatient Rehabilitation – What is Inpatient Rehabilitation and What are The Benefits of Inpatient Rehabilitation for Elderly Patients?

Unfortunately, many elderly people experience stability and mobility issues following illness, injury or surgery. The ability to complete tasks such as standing, walking, and getting in/out of bed unaided is essential for quality of life and for an individual’s capacity to live safely and independently at home.

If you or a loved one find that your motor skills have been affected following a recent hospital stay or health episode, specialist inpatient rehabilitation services provided by Therapies on Thames can help you safely get back on your feet again.

What is Inpatient Rehabilitation?

Inpatient rehabilitation is a type of rehabilitation that takes place in a clinical setting, often referred to as rehabilitation centres or rehabilitation units. Inpatient rehabilitation centres are often used for elderly patients who are recovering from surgery, illness or injury and are medically safe for hospital discharge but not yet ready to go home.

What is a Rehabilitation Centre?

A rehabilitation centre, or rehabilitation clinic, is a specialist form of residential home that provides patients with the opportunity to regain physical strength and confidence following injury, illness or disease.

Rehabilitation centres generally consist of a team of highly specialist nursing staff, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, working together to provide personalised therapy programmes to patients awaiting their return home.

What Are the Benefits of Inpatient Rehabilitation?

Inpatient rehabilitation offers many benefits for an elderly patient struggling to live independently including:

• Improved mobility
• Improved communication skills
• Improved quality of life
• Increased Independence
• Quicker recovery
• Decreased hospital admissions

The main objective for any inpatient rehabilitation is to help patients regain their independence by providing them with the resources, skills and practices they need to return living independently at home.

The Role of Inpatient Rehabilitation Centres for Elderly Patients Leaving Hospital

For patients deemed well enough for hospital discharge, inpatient rehabilitation centres enable our specialist teams of physiotherapists and occupational therapists to provide vital rehabilitation for vulnerable patients until they are safe to return home.

Before a hospital discharge, NHS staff will complete an initial care assessment on each patient. This assessment will determine whether there is the need for intermediate (short-term) care and support before leaving hospital and returning home.

If a patient is deemed medically fit for hospital discharge but requires intermediate and reablement care, our specialist physiotherapists will be called into local inpatient rehabilitation clinics to help patients relearn everyday skills needed to live safely and independently at home.

How Therapies on Thames Helps Support NHS with Inpatient Rehabilitation Centre Partnerships

Our specialist NHS inpatient rehabilitation partnerships play a crucial role in supporting local NHS Trusts, by enabling elderly patients to receive the therapy and support they require, in a safe, controlled environment away from hospital – improving overall quality of life and the skills required to live safely and independently at home.

About Therapies on Thames 

Founded in 2012, Therapies on Thames offers specialist rehabilitation services for the elderly across the UK. With a head office located in Berkshire, our team provides inpatient and home visit services for those who are in need of physiotherapy and occupational therapy to help recover from an injury or ongoing health issue. 

We offer specialist physiotherapy clinics and one-to-one sessions to elderly patients across the UK, with branches in the West Midlands, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. If you or a loved one needs assistance in regaining or maintaining their independence at home, contact us today by completing our contact form.