Real-life therapy environments
Practice apartment
The goal of inpatient rehabilitation is to prepare patients to live independently, even with long-term disabilities. To help patients adjust and practice in a realistic setting, our inpatient rehabilitation program has designed home-style rooms, including a bathroom, a bedroom, a kitchen and a living room.
Therapists demonstrate — and patients practice — many common activities of daily living, such as:
- Getting in and out of a tub, safely.
- Reaching high kitchen cupboards from a wheelchair.
- Loading a dishwasher.
- Getting up from a soft sofa and bed.
- Using a washer and dryer from a wheelchair.
- Cooking and cleaning safety.
The practice apartment provides a realistic environment for our doctors and therapists to assess a patient’s readiness to return home.