Librarian's Picks: Finding a Rehabilitation Center or Provider.
'Quick picks' from librarians at the National Rehabilitation Information Center.
In the weeks and months following an injury, stroke, or diagnosis of a chronic condition, people with disabilities and their families and caregivers will find themselves searching for a facility or individual provider for rehabilitation services. These may range from acute, inpatient rehabilitation to speech therapists or driver rehabilitation.
Collected here are the resources our information specialists use to find facilities for our patrons. Use this guide to find a facility or practioner near you.
You may also download the brochure in PDF format at the bottom of this page. Disponible en español.
FINDING REHABILITATION FACILITIES
Accrediting Bodies
Rehabilitation facilities are accredited by two main organizations. Both can help you locate accredited facilities in your area:
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
4891 East Grant Road
Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone/TTY: 520/325-1044 or 888/281-6531
Fax: 520/318-1129
Email: medical@carf.org
www.carf.org
CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of human service providers in the areas of aging services, behavioral health, child and youth services, DMEPOS, employment and community services, and medical rehabilitation. Use their search page to find inpatient and outpatient medical rehabilitation centers, brain injury centers, and other facilities and providers.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Phone: 630/792-5000
Fax: 630/792-5005
jointcommission.org
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. To search for rehabilitation providers in your area, with their JCAHO ratings, visit www.qualitycheck.org.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore MD 21244-1850
Phone: 800/633-4227
www.medicare.gov
Medicare offers search tools to locate a physician, find suppliers of medical equipment, and compare hospitals and nursing homes in your area.
Guides to Choosing a Quality Program
NRH Field Guide to Choosing a High Quality Medical Rehabilitation Program
www.naric.com/public/choosingquality.pdf
This guide was developed by National Rehabilitation Hospital and Boston University to help patients and their families evaluate rehabilitation facilities and choose the right program to fit their needs. It includes checklists, questions to ask, a glossary of terms, and information on insurance and Medicare/Medicaid. The guide is free to download.
Guidelines for Selecting a SCI Rehabilitation Facility (Factsheet #4)
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 300-9
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: 800/962-9629 (V); 301/214-4006 (V)
Fax: 301/990-0445
Email: info@spinalcord.org
www.spinalcord.org
Serves as a comprehensive information source for anyone effected by spinal cord injury. Referrals and consultations are available through the national office or one of the many state chapters. Web site includes fact sheets, rehabilitation centers by state and state chapter information. NSCIA features a fact sheet on choosing a rehab facility available at www.spinalcord.org/news.php?dep=17&page=94&list=1188
US News and World Report Top Hospitals: Rehabilitation
1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202/9955-2000
health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/search.php?spec=repreha&
Each year US News and World Reports issues rankings for top US hospitals by specialty, including rehabilitation. For information on the selection and rating methodology, see health.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/070715/23meth.htm
Finding Rehabilitation Specialists
American Physical Therapy Association 1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1488
Phone: 703/684-APTA (2782) or 800/999-APTA (2782) TTY: 703/683-6748 Fax: 703/684-7343 www.apta.org
APTA is the main professional body for physical therapists in the US. Their website includes a Find a PT service. Be sure to check out their Guidelines for Choosing a PT.
American Speech, Language, Hearing Association (ASHA) ProSearch Database
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Phone: 800/638-8255
Fax: 240/333-4705
www.asha.org/findpro
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 127,000 members and affiliates who are speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally.
American Occupational Therapy Association
4720 Montgomery Lane
PO Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
Phone: 301/652-2682
TTY: 800/377-8555
Fax: 240/333-4705
http://www.aota.org
The American Occupational Therapy Association is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students of occupational therapy and to improve the quality of occupational therapy services. While they do not have a member directory that is searchable by the public, they do have a database to find a Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (www1.aota.org/olderdriver).
Case Management Resource Guide
www.cmrg.com
The Case Management Resource Guide is a directory of healthcare providers, national organizations, and state and federal agencies. Use the Area Search to locate rehabilitation centers, long term care and assistive living facilities, independent living centers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, home health services, etc. Note: The listings in this database contain little or no information regarding specialties, insurance requirements, or rankings.
Stroke Centers Directory
Internet Stroke Center, Washington University of St. Louis
www.strokecenter.org/strokecenters.html
This directory is provided as a convenient resource to catalogue U.S. medical centers that offer treatment for acute ischemic stroke. This is not intended as a referral device for patients looking for a physician, nor is this intended to provide a full listing of stroke rehabilitation facilities.
Other Rehabilitation Programs
For drug and alcohol rehabilitation, visit the Treatment Facilities Locator at dasis3.samhsa.gov.
No facilities locator was found for rehabilitation of paroled offenders. The HIRE Network (www.hirenetwork.org) lists government and community resources for parolees in every state.
For more online information:
- National Rehabilitation Awareness Week (third week in Sept)
www.nraf-rehabnet.org - Vocational Rehabilitation Offices
www.jan.wvu.edu/SBSES/VOCREHAB.HTM
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