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Physical therapy
Strength, walking and balance on real stairs, curbs, ramps and outdoor paths.
Medicare Part A
Short-term rehabilitation · Overland Park, Kansas
Recovery, by design.
A short-stay rehab center built around daylight, quiet and hard work: private suites, therapy twice a day and a team that plans the trip home before you've unpacked.
- 2016built for short-term rehab, from the ground up
- 60private suites, all with walk-in showers
- 19days, our average stay
Chapter one
We designed every room around the trip home.
Most rehab centers are nursing homes with a gym added on. Tomahawk Creek was designed for one thing: getting people home after a hospital stay. The hallways are short. The windows are big. The therapy gym sits at the center of the building, not the basement, with a full practice apartment, a car, a curb and a set of stairs that match the ones in most Johnson County split-levels.
Our patients come from Menorah, Overland Park Regional, Saint Luke's and KU Med after joint replacements, spine surgery, strokes and heart procedures. They stay in private suites, eat food that tastes like food, and work with therapists who measure progress every week and share it with the family.
— Nathan Brightwell, administrator
- 2016built for short-term rehab, from the ground up
- 60private suites, all with walk-in showers
- 19days, our average stay
- 7days a week of admissions
What sets us apart
Three things patients notice first
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Joint replacement pathway
A day-by-day plan built with Johnson County orthopedic surgeons.
Medicare Part A
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Weekly family care conference
IncludedPhoto tour
A look inside
Rooms & suites
Suites
Every short-stay patient has a private suite. Four layouts, depending on what your recovery needs.
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Private rehab suite
Our standard suite: a quiet room with a big window, a recliner for family and a walk-in shower with a fold-down seat.
- Walk-in shower
- Family recliner
- Smart TV
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Garden suite
Ground-floor suites opening onto the courtyard, so the walk to fresh air is part of therapy.
- Courtyard door
- Wood floors
- Extra closet
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Extended-stay suite
For longer recoveries after stroke or complex surgery, with a sitting area and space for a wheelchair to turn.
- Sitting area
- Ceiling lift available
- Mini fridge
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Bariatric suite
Wider doors, a reinforced bed and equipment rated for larger patients, with the same privacy and comfort.
- Wide doorways
- Bariatric bed and lift
- Roll-in shower
Our team
The team
Nathan Brightwell
Administrator
Dr. Danielle Ford
Medical Director
Evan Kowalski, RN
Director of Nursing
Ryan Mendes, DPT
Director of Rehabilitation
Sample family reviews
In their words
It doesn't feel like a nursing home because it isn't one. Private room, good food, therapy twice a day. I went home walking in sixteen days.
The stairs in the gym are the same height as the stairs in our split-level. That's not an accident. They asked.
After my stroke I couldn't button a shirt. Jenny had me buttoning, cooking eggs and folding laundry before I left.
We got a written plan on day two and a progress update every Thursday. That's all we wanted.
My mother is ninety-one. Nobody here treated her like she was too old to get better. She went home.
Marcus figured out my Medicare Advantage paperwork in an afternoon. I'd been on hold with them for a week.
I did my outpatient therapy here after I went home, with the same therapist. That continuity mattered.
Insurance & payment
Paying for rehab
Most of our patients are covered by Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan. Here's how the main options work.
Original Medicare
Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled rehab per benefit period after a qualifying inpatient hospital stay, with a daily coinsurance from day 21.
Medicare Advantage
Coverage, prior authorization and copays vary by plan. We verify benefits before you arrive.
Commercial insurance
We work with most major employer and individual plans. Call us to check yours.
VA and TRICARE
Ask our social worker about veterans' benefits and military coverage.
Private pay
Available for stays not covered by insurance. Our business office will give you the daily rate in writing.
For families
For families
You're part of the recovery team.
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Thursday updates
A therapist calls with the week's progress every Thursday.
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Care conference
Weekly, in person or by video.
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Sit in on therapy
Watch a session and learn how to help at home.
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Stay late
Visit any time; the front desk is staffed around the clock.
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Sample: Regional Rehab Excellence Award
- Sample: Top Workplaces, Healthcare
- Sample: Readers' Choice, Best Rehab
Careers
A new building, real benefits and a team that likes each other.
Visit
Off College Boulevard
- 11800 W 119th Street
Overland Park, KS
Free surface parking at the main entrance. A covered drop-off lane holds two vehicles at once. - (913) 555-0172
- Text us
- admissions@tomahawkcreek.example
- TomahawkCreekRehab
Tour & office hours
- Tours, every day9a – 7p
- Admissions, 7 days7a – 8p
- Families visitAny time
Families are welcome any hour. Ask at the front desk for your loved one's therapy schedule.
Plan your recovery before your surgery.
Call admissions seven days a week, or have your surgeon's office send a referral.