Levels of Care

Overview

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital is unique in that it offers a broad continuum of care with multiple levels of care and a multitude of specialty programs and services. Click on any of the care categories on the left to learn more about each level of care.

Each level of care is designed with the same ultimate goal: return the person served to the most independent lifestyle possible, enabling them to do the things that are most important to them personally. To accomplish this goal, some individuals may experience only one level while many others may move smoothly from one level to another. Some of the key differences between levels of care are shown in the table below:

Level of Care Licensure Focus of Care Average Therapy Physician Visits Average Length of Stay
Long Term Acute Care Hospital Hospital Medical with some rehabilitation 0 to 2+ hours Daily Internal Medicine, Physiatry as needed 26 days
Acute Rehabilitation Hospital Hospital Intensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation 3+ hours Daily Physiatry, Internal Medicine as needed 15 days
Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Skilled Nursing Facility Less intensive medical and/or rehabilitation 0-1+ hours On admission and discharge, in between as medically necessary 17 days
Rehabilitation Day Program (Day Hospital) Outpatient Intensive, interdisciplinary outpatient rehabilitation 3-5 hours per day, 3-5 days per week Nurse Practitioner visit every 1-2 weeks as needed 22 days
Therapy Plus Outpatient Clinics Outpatient Single or Multiple discipline outpatient rehabilitation 1-3 times per week None 15 visits

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
5401 South St. • Lincoln, NE 68506
Phone: (402) 489-7102 • Toll-Free: (800) 676-5448
E-mail: info@madonna.org
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