My wife has been on a trauma rehab hospital ward from some time now but is heading towards her next stage. The team on the ward believe she no longer needs to be in a hospital setting but has the capacity to continue to improve and so should move to a neuro rehab facility.
Three have been considered but one does not have availability until August (earliest) so that leaves a choice of two. The choice won't be up to me but I will have an input if I tell the Rehab and Placement Service that I have a strong preference for (or reservations about) either facility.
I've looked at their websites, CQC reports etc (in fact one is new so has not been CQC inspected but I've read the report of a 'sister' facility run by the same organisation). I plan to phone them and hopefully visit (unless Covid restrictions get in the way) but apart from a general feel for the place, I'm not sure what I'll be looking for.
I've had some helpful pointers from another member here on the back of another post. Also the Dr from the Rehab Placement team gave me some suggestions but also pointed out that they will be looking at many of the same things themselves.
For those who have been through this before me, can I ask:
What was important to you when assessing a neuro rehab facility? Or what do you wish you'd looked more into at the time?