We offer a full spectrum of inpatient acute rehabilitation services designed to help you recover and get back to normal life as quickly as possible. Because no injury or illness is the same as another, inpatient acute rehab is an individualized process. Every patient receives a care plan personalized to fit their specific needs. Your rehab plan may include:
- Assistance overcoming balance, mobility and coordination impairments
- Coaching and guidance to perform activities of daily living, such as feeding or bathing
- Education and resources to help you learn how to deal with a new “normal” as needed
- Exercises to help regain movement, strength and endurance
- Guidance related to assistive devices and equipment that may help after you leave
- Help overcoming communication or swallowing difficulties
- Training of family members to help with your care or daily activities
Why Choose CMH? When you need rehabilitation, you want to receive that care close to home. CMH offers specialized care to help you regain abilities and maintain function, located in or near the setting you received your initial care. This benefits patients by providing continuity of care, promoting positive outcomes and return to normal activities. CMH believes in the power of family, allowing family members to participate in their loved ones’ care when possible.
Quality Outcomes: You can feel peace of mind knowing that CMH offers rehab services that exceed nationally recognized quality standards and best practices. CMH maintains CARF International accreditation for medical rehabilitation services. CARF is an independent, nonprofit accreditor, which means that our processes, procedures and outcomes have been thoroughly reviewed internally and by an external team of experts selected by CARF.
Our drive for constant improvement is evident in our quality measures. Approximately 80% of our rehabilitation patients are discharged directly back to the community on completion of their rehab program. This speaks to the quality of care and the thorough approach our providers take to identifying and implementing individualized care plans for each patient.
Acute Rehab Patient Outcomes 2023
| Discharge Location | Total # of Patients: 242 | CMH Acute Rehab | Regional Average | National Average |
| Home or Community | 192 | 79% | 76% | 81% |
| Long Term Care or Skilled Rehab | 27 | 11% | 9% | 6% |
| Acute Hospital | 21 | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| Average Length of Stay | 13.8 days | 11.1 days | 11 days |
Source: Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023.
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Rehabilitation and Therapy Objectives: The CMH rehab therapy team realizes that every patient has unique needs and creates programs tailored to each condition. Our focus is on what patients can do — identifying their strengths and maximizing independence — and providing appropriate therapeutic programming. We help with a variety of cognitive, perceptual, communication and physical limitations:
- Use specialized equipment as needed, and adapt to barriers
- Adapt to life with disability beyond rehab
- Address swallowing, feeding and nutritional needs
- Improve personal care such as feeding, bathing and dressing
- Increase mobility (e.g., the ability to get out of bed and walk)
- Overcome balance and coordination impairments
- Overcome communication deficits
- Regain strength and range of motion in arms, legs and trunk
- Teach family members to provide assistance
Swing Bed Program in Bridgton and Rumford: The Swing Bed Program at CMH was created to help inpatients transition from hospital-based care back home. Because these patients are allowed to stay in the hospital as opposed to a skilled nursing facility, they receive care from many of the same providers who treated them while they were ill, providing continuity of care. When you receive our swing bed services, you have access to:
- A case management team to assist in locating resources and preparing you for discharge
- Central Maine Healthcare’s extensive network of medical specialists
- Comfortable, private rooms with bath, shower, cable, telephone and free Wi-Fi
- Infusion, lab, X-ray, pharmacy and other on-site services
- Our swing bed medical director and providers on-site 24 hours a day
- Physical and occupational therapy, seven days a week
- Speech therapy up to five days a week
Who Should Consider the Swing Bed Program? Patients with a variety of health conditions and needs can benefit from this service. Our different offerings include:
- Bariatric rehabilitation
- End of life/comfort care
- Neurological rehab for strokes and progressive conditions
- Orthopedic rehab for fractures and joint replacement
- Post-surgical/post-trauma care
- COPD, congestive heart failure or coronary artery bypass surgery reconditioning and rehab
- Wound care management with a certified wound nurse
Contact Our Swing Bed Coordinator for More Information:
Bridgton Hospital – 207-647-6052
Rumford Hospital – 207-369-1000
