Criteria for admission to a rehabilitation program usually requires that the client be medically stable and able to:
a. pay for the services c. sit supported for 4 hours a day
b. learn d. have bowel and bladder control
B
Rehabilitation helps clients reach their optimal level of physical, mental, and psychosocial functioning. This goal is established by preventing complications, modifying the effects of the disability, and increasing the client's independence. A concern of rehabilitation is increasing the client's ability to perform the activities of daily living (ADLs) and the instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). ADLs include grooming, hygiene, eating, dressing, toileting, and mobility; IADLs include managing one's household and finances, using the telephone, and driving a car. The client must be willing to participate and have the ability to learn.
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