FAQ
Program Description:
Community Rehabilitation Services(CRS) provides an intensive, coordinated rehabilitation program in a patient's most functional environments-their own home and/or community. Services include: physical therapy, speech therapy, functional skills coaching and case management.
How is Community and Home Based Therapy from CRS different from Home Health(HH)?
- HH requires patient to be "home bound," CRS does not.
- HH provides an average of 30 minutes per visit for therapies, CRS is 90 minutes per visit.
- HH is billed on a fee-for-service basis; CRS bills on a per diem basis.
- HH is focused on care of the patient in the home; CRS focuses on building independence in the home, community and return to work or school.
- HH provides critical nursing care services in the home (wound care, IV, etc.); CRS does not, however, can work in conjunction with a HH agency to provide the therapies along side this level of nursing care.
How is CRS different from traditional outpatient rehabilitation?
- Outpatient clinics provide single discipline services; CRS requires a minimum of two disciplines for care.
- Outpatient clinics focus on skill building in a clinic environment; CRS uses real-world barriers to address skill development.
- Outpatient clinics have difficulty addressing home safety issues; CRS works with patient/family members to address home safety.
- CRS frequently refers patients to outpatient rehabilitation for continued services once community based services are no longer warranted.
How can CRS benefit me or my family/support group?
- CRS addresses real-world barriers to allow patients to be independent at home and in the community. Facilitates return to work, school or other productive life activity at a more rapid rate.
- Patient Satisfaction is high-between 98% and 100% for the past eight years.
- The program is efficient and cost effective-patients leave inpatient rehab approximately one week earlier and have average CRS length of stay of eight to ten days of service.
- Patient make progress-patients demonstrate an average of 50% improvement in functional independence in measured areas of admission to discharge. Measurement areas include: hours of supervision, assistance needed for mobility, problem solving, daily tasks, return to work, and socialization.
- Outcomes are durable-patients maintain or exceed their independence scores three months after discharge 97% of the time.
- Program has been CARF accredited for over seven years. Has received exemplary ratings during three CARF surveys.
- CRS provides a unique link in the continuum of care for University Health Care.
What kind of accreditation does the program have?
Community Rehabilitation Services is CARF Accredited for Home- and Community-Based Rehabilitation (Adult).
Rehabilitation Services is CARF Accredited for adult programs in Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, and Stroke Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Services is also accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). It is a member of the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMPRA), and the National Spinal Cord Injury Association.
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