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Short-Term (Subacute) Care

What is Subacute Care?

Patients enrolled in a subacute program reside for a short period (28 days, on average) at a designated facility where they receive nursing and therapy care to rebuild their strength and also learn how to better manage their disease or condition.

Subacute facilities provide transitional care between the patient's hospital stay and his or her return to home.

Candidates for Treatment

Patients who may be referred for subacute services may have the following:

• Medical diseases or conditions that limit a person's functional status (i.e. congestive heart failure, status-post open heart surgery, pulmonary deficits)
• Neurological conditions, including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, neuropathies, ect.
• Orthopedic conditions, including total joint replacements and fractures
• Wound management

Services

Through Partners In Rehab, we offer physical, occupational, and speech therapy services provided by licensed professionals.

Each patient is evaluated upon admission and a care plan is developed in conjunction with his or her physician, the patient and family to fit individual functional needs and goals. Rehabilitation services are available seven days per week and include, but are not limited to:

• training in activities of daily living
• ambulation/gait training
• therapeutic exercises
• range of motion activities
• pain reduction
• wound care management
• speech and swallowing disorders

Watch the video below for an overview of our subacute services.

Why Partners in Rehab?

• Our high quality standards require a higher level of staffing than government regulations.
• We have Western New York's largest number of board certified specialists and doctors of physical therapy caring for our patients.
• Our professionals regularly pursue continuing education programs to best serve our patients.

Subacute Facilities

Subacute care is available at the following Catholic Health locations:

• Father Baker Manor (Orchard Park)
• McAuley Residence (Kenmore)
• St. Francis of Williamsville (Williamsville)

Becoming a Patient

Patients are often discharged from a hospital to a subacute setting and are referred by a physician, case manager or discharge planner. Patients and their families can request a Catholic Health subacute facility by telling their hospital discharge planner of their preference.

Admission may also occur directly from your physician's office or after a visit to the Emergency Department.