Inpatient rehabilitation is for patients who need 24-hour medical care from doctors and therapists every day. Patients receive at least three hours of therapy each day.

Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute provides comprehensive inpatient stroke rehabilitation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis and United Hospital in St. Paul. Doctors and clinicians at Sister Kenny work closely with the neurological and neurosurgical teams at the Minneapolis Neuroscience Institute and the John Nasseff Neuroscience Institute to identify patients who are likely to benefit from the inpatient stroke  rehabilitation.

The Institute's stroke specialty programs are the only such programs in the Twin Cities area accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an independent national organization that certifies facilities which meet the highest patient care standards. This means we follow rigorous CARF guidelines for best practice quality and conform to nationally and internationally recognized service standards.

The Sister Kenny stroke rehabilitation program provides real-life experience that allows patients to:

• practice car transfers with a real car
• move about in a simulated store
• carry out simple kitchen chores in a real kitchen
• test out daily life situations in an apartment prior to discharge.

Patients receive a follow-up evaluation three months after discharge to make certain they continue to get the services they need. At that time, the doctor may recommend outpatient therapy or home health services.

Home care provides services to patients in their own homes.

Allina Home Care offers a wide range of health care services for patients in their homes, including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and social services.

Outpatient programs are for patients who live at home and visit a hospital or clinic for therapy several times each week.

When your condition has improved your doctor may recommend ongoing therapy at a clinic near your home.

We offer a variety of outpatient treatments to help improve basic functions like walking, swallowing, reading, dressing, homemaking and remembering. Patients can receive many therapies each day, or just one.