Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Program
Patients recovering from total hip and knee joint replacement are able to successfully rehabilitate at home with the support of physical therapists, visiting nurses, and home health care aides.
Sterling Care has a specialized program tailored to provide a successful outcome, revolving around consistency of care delivery, achieving better overall health, and lowering readmission rates.
Our program is customized to each patient’s needs and is designed to allow the patient to return to the community safely and comfortably while retaining their independence.
A referral for this program can be made at the same time the surgery is scheduled at the surgeon’s office or at the time of discharge from either a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
PROGRAM GOALS
- Educate family and patient on home safety and home safety measures
- Build a range of motion, strength, and endurance
- Optimize patient capabilities toward independent transfers and ambulation
- Maximize patient and family confidence
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- Nurses and therapists will initiate services within 24 hours after discharge from the inpatient facility.
- Therapy services will assess your safety and durable medical equipment needs in the home setting.
- Individualized home exercise programs, including gait training, stair management, post-operative cautions, and positioning.
- Education on joint protection and maintenance of weight-bearing status at all times.
- Provide hands-on instruction for activities of daily living and home management.
- Skilled nursing will assess your post-op clinical status, including pain management, edema control, incision healing, and monitoring signs/symptoms of infection.
- Home Health Aides are available based on your individual assessment to reinforce the home exercise program and assist with ambulation and activities of daily living.
- Medical Social Workers are available to address understanding and coping with altered functional status and to assist in identifying community resources.
