Shorten Episodes of Care with Specialized Rehabilitation

For critically ill patients, timely access to a Kindred specialty hospital, which provides continued acute care and early rehabilitation, can improve patient outcomes.

Additionally, because Kindred offers intensive care unit (ICU)-level care, stable patients can be transferred to a Kindred specialty hospital while they are still in a critical condition, shortening their inpatient lengths of stay and total episodes of care.

Importance of Early Rehabilitation

Studies have found many benefits of early rehabilitation in an acute care setting, including reduced time on a ventilator, length of stay, and readmissions, as well as improved functional outcomes.^1-4

Patient Benefits of Rehabilitation at Kindred Hospitals

Kindred specialty hospitals provide physician-led, long-term acute care and rehabilitation to medically complex patients after a stay in the ICU or medical-surgical nursing unit. Some key patient benefits of rehabilitation at a Kindred specialty hospital include:

• Access to therapy while still receiving ICU-level treatment
• Personalized rehabilitation plans, which may include physical, occupational, speech, or respiratory therapy
• In-hospital service, reducing the need for outpatient scheduling or transportation

Move Early Program

Kindred Hospitals’ Move Early program incorporates movement into patients’ care plans as soon as is safe, even for those on mechanical ventilation. The Move Early program includes:

• Mobility assessment completed by an interdisciplinary care team upon admission
• Patient placement into one of three “zones” of mobility
• Continual evaluation on a daily, or even hourly, basis for mobility potential

Outcomes of Kindred Hospitals’ Specialized Rehabilitation

As a result of Kindred's rehabilitation program, 89% of all medically complex patients and 86% of patients on mechanical ventilation are able to reach a high level of mobility based on the Johns Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility Scale.⁵

With Kindred’s specialty in treating and rehabilitating medically complex patients, including those on mechanical ventilation, early access to a Kindred Hospital can not only improve outcomes, but also reduce their overall episodes of care.

To learn more about how Kindred Hospitals can improve outcomes for critically ill patients, visit kindredoutcomes.com.

References:

1. Simpson R, Robinson L. Rehabilitation after critical illness in people with COVID-19 infection. Am J Phys Med Rehab. 2020; 99(6): 470-474. doi:PHM.0000000000001443
2. Zhao F, Whang S, Lin H. The effect of early pulmonary rehabilitation on the treatment of ICU chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with severe respiratory failure. Eur Respir J. 3028;52:PA2335. doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA2335
3. Kumar A, Roy I, Falvey J, et al. Effect of variation in early rehabilitation on hospital readmission after hip fracture. Phys Ther. 2023;103(3):pzac170. doi:10.1093/ptj/pzac170
4. Kjærgaard J, Juhl CB, Lange P, Wilcke T. Adherence to early pulmonary rehabilitation after COPD exacerbation and risk of hospital readmission: a secondary analysis of the COPD-EXA-REHAB study. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2020;7:e000582. doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000582
5. Kindred Internal Data, 2022 Average; https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/physical_medicine_rehabilitation/education_training/amp/toolkit.html; “high level of mobility” defined as a score of 4 or better.