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Continuing Care Program

Helping you transition from hospital to home

If you’re concerned that you or a loved one may not be ready to return home immediately following a surgery, procedure or hospital stay, talk with your case manager about our hospital-based Continuing Care Program. The Continuing Care Program at Parkview LaGrange Hospital and Parkview Wabash Hospital is designed to help you safely return home following an illness or surgery. Our hospital-based transitional environment combines 24-hour skilled nursing care with rehabilitation therapies to help you regain your strength, mobility and independence.

Personalized care in a hospital setting

Our program offers many of the same services you would receive during an inpatient stay, including:

With a lower nurse-to-patient ratio, you’ll experience personalized attention in a hospital facility, giving you greater access to the services and care you need. Patients within the Continuing Care Program are less likely to visit the ER or be readmitted to the hospital following their illness or surgery.

In the Continuing Care Program, you’ll be cared for by a team of dedicated professionals who are specialized in helping patients prepare to return home, including patients with complex medical histories, co-morbidities or chronic illnesses. Your care team will work closely with you and your provider to ensure you are receiving the care you need — including helping you with medication management, adapting your care plan based on your progress and symptoms and ensuring everything is in place when you are ready to be discharged home.

Who qualifies for the Continuing Care Program?

Typically, patients receive recommendations from their providers during their acute hospital stay to enter the Continuing Care Program. Eligibility criteria differ by hospital location. In most cases, patients must have a medical necessity. Reach out to your hospital’s case manager to discuss if this program is a good fit for you.

Patients do not have to have been at a Parkview hospital before being admitted to the program. Depending on the patient's initial diagnosis, a Continuing Care Program stay, on average, lasts one to two weeks.

Going home following your hospital stay

When patients are admitted to the Continuing Care Program, they have a meeting with their multidisciplinary care team once a week to discuss their progress and transition home. These meetings address items such as setting up the patient’s home for re-entry and determining which services, prescriptions and equipment the patient may need to return home.

Upon discharge, patients can choose between outpatient therapy and home health care. Some prefer outpatient therapy so they can return to the hospital or their local physical therapy provider. The case manager also ensures follow-up appointments are scheduled with the primary care physician for a seamless transfer to outpatient care.

Our dedicated team is here to provide the support and guidance you need for a smooth transition from hospital to home.

Learn more about the Continuing Care Program

If you’re concerned that you or a loved one may not be ready to return home right away following a surgery, procedure or hospital stay, talk to a member of your care team about the Continuing Care Program. You can contact your hospital’s case manager team at the phone numbers below: