Facts about the California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center

California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center is recognized as a regional referral source for brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, amputee and general rehabilitation. We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for our Comprehensive Adult Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs, Comprehensive Inpatient Adult Brain Injury Program, Outpatient Adult Day Treatment Brain Injury Program, and Adult Spinal Cord Rehabilitation System of Care that includes both inpatient and outpatient services. This International CARF accreditation is the hallmark of our commitment to the highest rehabilitation care standards. We are proud to be a part of CARF’s forty-year tradition of excellence. In addition, we are also accredited by the Joint Commission.

Our Specialty programs are designed around complex catastrophic rehabilitation diagnoses so that we are able to address complicated rehabilitation needs as well as complex medical needs resulting from a catastrophic illness. Our outcomes are the results of skilled and committed rehabilitation professionals at California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center and rank among the top in the nation.

We track and document the success and effectiveness of our programs through the use of an independent national data collection system. This system utilizes a Functional Independence Measure scale (FIM). FIM is a measure of function categories that includes self-care, mobility, locomotion, communication, sphincter management, and social cognition. These functions are measured at the time of admission, discharge and three months after-discharge. We are proud of our outcomes and are honored to share them with you.

Program Outcomes

Acute Specialty Rehabilitation Programs

Acute Specialty Rehabilitation Programs at California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center utilize coordinated, outcome-driven, integrated programs that address the complicated rehabilitation needs of individuals. We offer a professional environment and a warm, healing atmosphere. We emphasize a comprehensive and personalized approach to recovery. Family participation is encouraged and patient and family education occurs throughout the rehabilitation process.

Our successful patient outcomes for 2003 were achieved while serving over 410 patients with an average length of stay of 21 days and a Length of Stay Efficiency of 1.85 – higher than the national average. This indicates an efficient use of the time spent by our patients in our acute rehabilitation programs.

Our patients experienced an overall improvement in functional independence that averaged 29.1, also higher than the regional and national average. And our community discharges were in line with the region and nation.

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Brain Injury Specialty Program

The Acute Brain Injury Specialty Program at California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center provides a coordinated, outcome-driven, integrated rehabilitation program that addresses the complicated needs of individuals with acquired brain injuries. We emphasize a comprehensive and personalized approach to recovery that focuses on both the physical and psychosocial well being of the brain injured individual. Our goal is to achieve functional outcomes focused on home and community integration along with enhancement of self-worth and engagement in productive activities.

Our Brain Injury Specialty Program had a higher length of stay than that of the national average. During their stay, our patients achieve a higher Improvement in Functional Independence than either the regional or national average. We served 60 individuals with an acquired brain injury in 2003.

Our Brain Injury Specialty Program produced a length of stay efficiency that was in line with the regional and national averages and our Discharges to the Community was within range of the region and the nation. These outcomes rank our Brain Injury Specialty Program among the top in the nation.

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Stroke Specialty Program

The Acute Stroke Specialty Program at California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center is a coordinated, outcome-driven, integrated rehabilitation program that provides individualized and expert treatment for Stroke survivors so that they may achieve greater life satisfaction, independence and productivity. We emphasize a comprehensive and personalized approach to recovery that focuses on the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical well being of the individual. Our goal is to achieve functional outcomes focused on home and community integration along with enhancement of self-worth and engagement in productive activities.

Our Stroke Specialty Program achieved an average length of stay of 21 days – the regional average length of stay was 19 days and the national average of stay was 18 days. Although our population had a slightly longer length of stay, our patients achieved a higher Improvement in Functional Independence than either the regional or national average. We served 167 Stroke survivors in 2003.

The Length of Stay Efficiency for our Stroke Specialty Program is better than either the region or the nation. Our Community Discharges are in line with the regional and national average. These outcomes rank our stroke program in the top in the nation.

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Spinal Cord Injury Specialty Program

The Acute Spinal Cord Injury Specialty Program at California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center is a coordinated, outcome-driven, integrated rehabilitation program that addresses the complicated needs of persons with spinal cord disfunction. Our program focuses on preventing further impairment, reducing disability and lessening handicap. Our goal is to achieve functional outcomes focused on home and community integration and enhancement of self-worth and engagement in productive activities. We served 47 individuals with non traumatic spinal cord injury and 8 individuals with a traumatic spinal cord injury and in 2003.

Our Spinal Cord Specialty Program posted an average Length of Stay that was in line with the region and the nation, 21 days verses 21 and 18, respectively. Our measurement for Improvement in Functional Independence out-paces the regional and national. 4 of the traumatic injuries wee paraplegic and 4 were Quadplegic. Of the 47 nontramatic injuries, 31 were paraplegic and the remaining were quadplegic.

Our Length of Stay Efficiency is in line with the regional and national average. These outcomes rank our program among the top in the nation.

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Amputee Specialty Program

The Acute Amputee Specialty Program at California Pacific Regional Rehabilitation Center provides a coordinated, outcome-driven, integrated rehabilitation program that addressed the complicated needs of individuals with an amputation. We emphasize a comprehensive and personalized approach to recovery that focuses on the physical and psychosocial well being on the individual with an amputation. Our goal is to achieve functional outcomes focused on home and community integration along with engagement in productive activities.

The efficiency of our Amputee Specialty Program can be seen in the contrast between our Length of Stay versus our Improvement in Functional Level – while they stayed longer patients achieved greater functional improvement.

Our Specialty Amputee Specialty Program produced a significantly higher Improvement in Functional Independence while maintaining Length of Stay Efficiency and out pacing the region and the nation in Community Discharges.

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