Therapy & Rehabilitation
Recovery doesn’t end at discharge
The first 30 days after a hospital stay are when most patients either get stronger or slide backward. In-home physical therapy is built around that window — the therapist comes to your living room with the same goal a hospital therapist had, but in the environment you actually move through every day.
What an in-home PT visit looks like
Sessions usually run 45–60 minutes, two or three times a week to start. Your therapist will assess balance, gait, and strength, then build a plan that uses the furniture and rooms you already have. The first visit is often more about scoping the home than exercise — where are the rugs, the slick floors, the awkward thresholds?
Mobility milestones
- Week 1: safely transfer from bed to chair, stand without assistance for 30 seconds
- Week 2: walk to the bathroom independently with a walker or cane
- Week 3-4: climb 4-6 stairs with handrail support
- Week 5-6: walk outside on a paved surface for 5 minutes
These are typical, not universal — your therapist sets the pace based on the discharge diagnosis.
Preventing the fall that sends you back
One in three older adults who have fallen will fall again within a year. Most of those falls happen in the first six weeks after returning home. A physical therapist’s first job is reducing that risk: clearing pathways, reviewing footwear, training caregivers on how to spot a near-fall before it becomes a real one.
If you or a loved one is preparing for discharge, call us at 305-363-7755 to set up the first visit.
