The practice apartment

Our story

Eighteen days, start to finish

What eighteen days of rehab actually look like, from the ambulance bay to the front porch.

Our story

One stay, day by day

Arm work after a stroke
Walking to the door with a walker
A nurse checking blood pressure
Vitals before therapy
Fine-motor work with therapy putty
Chapter 01

Day 1 · The ambulance bay

You arrive from the hospital in the afternoon. Your nurse checks you in, reviews every medication and gets you settled. Before supper, a therapist stops by to see how you move.

Chapter 02

Day 2 · The plan

Your case manager, therapists and nurse meet. You get a written plan: what you'll work on, what has to be true before you go home, and a target date.

Chapter 03

Days 3–10 · The work

Therapy five or six days a week. Parallel bars, then the walker, then the stairs. It's hard, and some days you won't want to. We'll come get you anyway.

Chapter 04

Days 11–16 · Practicing home

Cooking in the practice apartment, climbing into the truck-cab trainer, walking the gravel course. A therapist visits your house and moves the rugs.

Chapter 05

Day 17 · Family training

Your family comes in and practices with you: transfers, exercises, medications. The equipment you need is ordered and delivered.

  • 18average days to home
  • 52private rehab suites
  • 6days of therapy a week
  • 1998serving southwest Oklahoma

Ratings & recognition · sample

  • Regional Medical Center · Preferred Post-Acute Partner
  • Orthopedic Associates · Joint Replacement Partner
  • Readers' Choice · Best Rehabilitation Center
  • Military Retiree Association · Community Partner
  • Stroke Support Network · Partner Site
  • County Chamber · Healthcare Employer of the Year
  • Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
  • Regional Health Network · Low-Readmission Recognition

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