Keeping a Rehabilitation Philosophy of Care in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

The term “rehabilitation” comes from the Latin words “Re,” which means to restore, and “habilis,” which means suitable or fit. Rehabilitation is therefore the restoring of the individual to a suitable state and helping them achieve their highest level of function and quality of life. Rehabilitation is not a new concept, having started in ancient Egypt, where rehabilitation was initiated for soldiers and those who sustained acute events such as a stroke. Treatment generally involved physical movement.