California Rehabilitation And Pain Management

During hip replacement surgery at UCLA Orthopedics in Santa Monica, my surgeon broke my femur. I now face an additional month and a half of physical therapy to recover. At UCLA's recommendation I went to CRI where I spent five days. AFTER I was admitted CRI told me they only did physical therapy five days a week and that I mine would begin on the THIRD day I was there!

I told them I would leave immediately if they did not provide therapy every day I was there, which they did. The physical therapists are generally quite good as is most of the nursing staff. Many doctors come and go and sometimes they do not coordinate. Focus your attention on the doctor in charge of your case. The food is not very good so suggest having dinner delivered from nearby restaurants.

The case manager and doctor walked in and said things to my dad in direct contradiction to what his long term doctors have repeatedly said (ie, he can't live alone again after his recent falls and multiple hospitalizations). It seemed as though they riffed without actually consulting his case notes or chart - or any messages I'd left. And upset a frail old man in recovery, needlessly.

It was extremely upsetting to learn of this, as I'd left multiple messages asking I be consulted first as his only next of kin/daughter and power of attorney. Otherwise this place is clean and has good specialists.

If I could give California Rehab Institute 10 stars, I would. I take my mom there for neuro physical therapy. We have gone through many other clinics in LA but nothing compares. Our therapist Emily has been a godsend. She is so thorough, professional, yet incredibly kind. The therapy and exercises she been giving to my mom have improved her mobility and quality of life.

The entire experience has been positive. Maureen and others in the front have been beyond helpful and so friendly. It has been such a pleasure working with them all. They even validate parking. I don't know of any clinics that do that. I highly recommend California Rehab Institute. We feel so lucky to have been taken off the waitlist.

During Covid this can be very isolating for recovering patients who are given limited interaction during the day and none on weekends. Recovering brain injury patients will decline during this time of forced bed restriction for hours at a time when their brains are craving and ready for therapy in the form of interaction of any kind. The reality is that nursing staff see many patients and are following charts and schedules and see very little of the patient as they rush from room to admin.

They rely on charts and don't have context to interpret medicines so can inadvertently mis advise patients and family, but access to those giving prescriptions/schedules is limited. Unless you cannot care for your loved one at home I would strongly advise against putting your loved one here if they are vulnerable to isolation issues and instead use outpatient options.

My mom who turned 88 Jan 1 2021 was admitted to California rehab for a partial hip replacement. Her surgery was successful at cedars and was up walking, laughing, eating when she arrived and the rehab institute. With in 2 -3 days she stoped eating didn't want to get out out bed, extremely depressed. Dr said she was medically fine. Her date to come home was Jan 12.

The evening of 1-12 she was experiencing bacterial pneumonia symptoms. Dr said they caught it fast but she will do better at the hospital. She arrived at cedars Sinai that evening. The ER Dr called to tell me my mom was on her way out. I was shocked and confused. By Jan 13 my mom passed away. If California rehab would have noticed a bacterial Pneumonia sooner she may still be with us.

If a patient isn't eating and not feeling well he would assume they would send them back to the hospital and not wait to the last minute. This was very traumatic for my family and to see my mom in distress and not able to breathe was heartbreaking. I hope California Rehab Institute takes medical situations more serious sooner So this will not happen to another patient

This outpatient rehab clinic has the finest staff and policies that are created to help the patient. Everyone is kind and supportive and extremely professional. I look forward to my physical therapy there as I have just begun.

Draconian visitation policy Here is the policy: Only one visitor per day is allowed in the three hours between 5 and 8pm. The psycho-social needs of a patient is no less a part of rehab than PT, OT and nutrition. Denying the psycho-social needs of a patient is denying vital therapy. While some patients may do fine with this policy, others don't and the across the board, no exceptions policy is void of logic.

There is no medical reason that a person who's fully vaccinated cannot visit a family member, if that member needs the family's support to recover. Policy and guideline should never subvert common sense and good clinical practice of medicine. Each case should be evaluated individually. Even though all the other aspects of this facility appeared good, this one glaring omission can be hazardous to your loved ones recovery. I hope Cal Rehab reconsiders this policy

Best experiences with my 92 year old mother. The crew of doctors, nurses, and help were impeccable. One particular person I want to acknowledge and thank is Catie Lingelbach, the occupational therapist. She was very attentive, super helpful in every question, even she managed to go out of her "territory" and help us to solve organizational problems at discharge. Her magic smile and kind soul is striking. Catie is a great person. Many thanks from the Olshanskys family

Very clean establishment, nurses are so extremely nice and you see your doctor regularly. I was on the fifth floor with Dr. Turk and I found the entire staff encouraging and attentive. The therapists adjusted their programming to my specific circumstances and gave me a lot of support. Nice place to for acute physical rehabilitation.

Disorganized hospital that has grown too fast. Maybe the hospital is good for physical rehabilitation of patients who otherwise are younger and healthy, but it provides horrible service or the elderly. The staff does not work as a team, is not coordinated, information is not communicated well between shifts, is inexperienced. The case workers are not friendly, caring or competent.

The patient was readmitted to hospital due to consequences of poor treatment at this facility. It's sleek and clean, but the quality of care for patients with underlying health conditions needs a huge amount of improvement.