UMRH IRF

Gretna, Louisiana

Comprehensive Post-Stroke Rehabilitation

We finish the job started in acute care: recovery, safety, and return home.

First 72 Hours

Baseline mobility, ADLs, swallow, cognition + fall risk
PT/OT/SLP evaluations and measurable goals
Care plan integrates secondary prevention

Core Interventions

Task-specific gait, balance, transfer + endurance training
Upper-extremity recovery and ADL retraining
Dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria, cognition/neglect therapy

Discharge Ready

Family/caregiver training and home safety planning
DME, orthotics/splinting, and outpatient/home health plan
Clear follow-up pathway (neurology + primary care)

CMS-13 Conditions We Treat

IRF 60% Rule Reference

UMRH delivers CMS-aligned intensive inpatient rehabilitation:

Multiple therapy disciplines (PT/OT required), physician-led interdisciplinary team, and intensive therapy (generally ≥3 hrs/day ≥5 days/week or ≥15 hrs/week in well-documented cases; therapy begins within 36 hours from midnight of admission).

Stroke
Neurological disorders (e.g., MS, Parkinson's, etc.)
Spinal cord injury
Burns
Congenital deformity
Active polyarticular inflammatory arthritis
Amputation
Systemic vasculidities with joint inflammation
Major multiple trauma
Severe/advanced osteoarthritis (2+ major joints)
Fracture of femur (hip fracture)
Knee/hip joint replacement meeting CMS criteria
Brain injury

CMS anchors: 42 CFR 412.29(b)(2) (CMS-13 list) and 42 CFR 412.622 (IRF coverage criteria). Admission is based on medical necessity and payer authorization.