Continue the Care
Kindred understands that when people are discharged from a traditional hospital, they often need continued care in order to recover completely. Because of this need, we offer services and points of care that span the post-acute care continuum through our long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals, nursing and rehabilitation centers and assisted living facilities. Our expertise in this post-acute spectrum allows us to help our patients recover to the fullest extent by providing care in the proper care setting.
Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals
Kindred long-term acute care hospitals provide aggressive, specialized interdisciplinary care to medically complex patients who require extended recovery time. These patients are critically ill and have few care options left; they come to us because they require the aggressive, specialized care and prolonged recovery time that conventional short-term acute care hospitals may not be equipped to provide.
Transitional Care and Skilled Nursing Centers
From intensive short-stay rehab provided in our transitional care centers to longer-term restorative care, our nursing and rehabilitation centers provide a full range of medical and social services to treat and support each and every one of our patients and residents. Many of our patients and residents go home each year, and for those who are unable to return home, we provide safe, compassionate care in an environment that fosters independence and dignity.
Assisted Living
Our assisted living residences offer a full range of services, from housekeeping to restaurant-quality dining, that help our residents remain independent. Apartments are designed to provide privacy, but with easy access to activities and companionship. These residences also include a 24-hour emergency response system to provide assistance and security.
Services include elegant living areas, a full complement of hospitality services including three restaurant-style meals per day, weekly housekeeping and laundry service, scheduled local transportation, personal care salons, maintenance of building and grounds, wellness programs and social activities.
Kindred Healthcare also provides the following services through our continuum of care:
Inpatient Rehab
Providing rehabilitative services in the most appropriate setting is a key component of Kindred’s overall approach to continuing care. Typically, patients receiving short-term inpatient rehabilitation are recovering from joint surgery or other procedures and need an intensive, supervised rehabilitation regimen. These services are provided by therapists with RehabCare, Kindred’s rehabilitation services division.
Outpatient Rehab
The first goal at Kindred hospitals and nursing and rehabilitation centers is to return patients to the highest level of function as possible, as quickly as possible. In some circumstances, continuing to provide rehabilitative support on an outpatient basis is the best option.
RehabCare, Kindred’s rehabilitation services division, includes a comprehensive array of outpatient rehabilitative support, including physical, respiratory, speech and occupational therapies provided by highly trained and certified rehab professionals.
Home Health Care
Many patients that are transitioning to home from a hospital or nursing center still require skilled medical care in limited amounts in the home. Other people are still independent but require assistance in managing declining health. Our home care services are staffed with rehab specialists who are specially trained to help our residents and patients feel safe and help you regain independence.
Hospice
When medical treatment cannot cure a progressive illness and physicians believe that life expectancy may be six months or less, hospice is a realistic and positive choice.
We embrace the traditional hospice concept of family-oriented care focused on the patient’s comfort and quality of living in life’s final season. The care is designed to meet both emotional and physical needs.