Inpatient Rehabilitation Program

Patient on parallel bars When it comes to physical rehabilitation, Nashville Rehabilitation Hospital's goal is simple: Help the patient achieve maximum independence in the shortest possible time through compassionate, effective care.

When the ability to walk, talk or perform simple daily tasks has been lost due to a stroke, accident or other medical condition, it's often the patient's self-confidence that suffers most. We have restored that self-confidence time and time again and we can do it for you or your loved one too.

Our Staff and Programs

At NRH, our staff-to-patient ratio is generous to ensure that each patient gets the one-on-one treatment they need for optimal improvement. Our programs are designed to respect the patient and promote continuous improvement in a structured, healing environment that preserves the dignity of those entrusted to our care.

Who Can Benefit

Persons who are unable to perform normal life functions and who show potential for improving are considered for admission to NRH. These functions include:

  • Self-care
  • Bowel and bladder management
  • Safety awareness
  • Independent living skills

Many of our patients have recently undergone total joint replacement surgery, been diagnosed with a stroke, multiple trauma, spinal cord injury, neurological disease, or have experienced an amputation or severe burn.

To be approved for admission, the patient must:

  • Require 24-hour rehabilitation medicine and rehabilitation nursing care
  • Need the services of one or more rehabilitation disciplines (physical, occupational and speech-language therapy)
  • Be willing and able to participate in at least three hours of intensive therapy five days a week
  • Be medically stable
  • Be over 16 years of age