Center for Rehabilitation
Award-winning expertise to help you recover from a stroke
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ChristianaCare is a national leader in stroke recovery, recognized by the American Heart Association, Joint Commission and CARF for superior stroke care. The Center for Rehabilitation at Wilmington Hospital (CRWH) provides an inpatient stroke rehabilitation program with an individualized treatment plan that’s as unique as each patient and their family.
Our care team focuses on helping you or your loved one regain their independence and get back to enjoying the things you love with family and friends. Our goal is to help you prevent recurrent stroke or other associated complications, learn how to cope and adapt to stroke and provide stroke services and support programs for you and your family members.
These services are provided at an intense level of rehabilitation for patients who can participate in and benefit from a minimum of three hours of daily therapy from at least two disciplines. To be accepted at the CRWH, medical necessity criteria must be met, and you must need physician management. The CRWH operates 24 hours/365 days per year in skilled rehabilitation nursing and inpatient medical care. Our therapy services are provided seven days a week. Patients are seen by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician at least three times per week. All services are provided by ChristianaCare except for Orthotics and Prosthetics, which is offered by referral.
Our Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation providers are physicians specially trained in rehabilitation medicine who are responsible for guiding the plan of care for each patient in our program. They will take care of ordering necessary services, tests and equipment for you. Your overall medical management is the responsibility of the physiatrist.
Rehabilitation nursing is skilled nursing services unique to each patient with a physical disability or impairment. Our rehab nurses individualize the care plan specific to your needs. These care plans may include medication management, bowel and bladder management, skin care and positioning, hypertension and diabetes education as needed, education on the health risks of disease processes and how to live a healthy lifestyle.
Our speech pathologist will evaluate your communication and swallowing abilities as needed. Therapy may focus on improving speaking and understanding of language, thinking and swallowing safely. The unique skills of the speech pathologist use sophisticated diagnostic tools to develop an individualized care plan for you.
Speech therapy may also include:
Clinical psychologists are available to see patients on a consultative basis. They are uniquely qualified to perform neuropsychological testing as needed. The psychologists will follow up with patients and their families for individualized counseling and therapy to ensure continuity of care after they leave our program.
Case managers provide comprehensive guidance for discharge planning and navigating insurance benefits for you and your family. They can help provide the equipment needed after your discharge and give you educational resources for the next level of care.
Social work services can assist with alternative placement after discharge if you or your loved one need to go to a place other than home, such as a less intensive rehab facility. They can also provide community resources available to you and your family.
Recreational therapy provides meaningful activities that support the goals of each patient’s care plan. From playing cards to painting abstracts, our recreational therapists are ready to help you enjoy break time between more intensive therapy sessions or help you wind down after your busy day.
The Center for Rehabilitation at Wilmington Hospital accepts Medicare and Medicaid, commercial insurance and self-payment for services rendered. Financial counseling is available through Financial Services at Christiana Care Health System.
Center for Rehabilitation
501 West 14th Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Fax a referral: 302-733-1303