Accessibility: what to confirm for your own situation
Rehabilitation centres are built around limited mobility — but "accessible" is a general word and your requirement is specific.
A rehabilitation centre is designed for people who cannot walk well, so the general standard is high. The questions worth asking are the ones general standards do not answer.
What to expect
Step-free access to therapy areas, lifts sized for wheelchairs, accessible bathrooms and corridors wide enough for equipment. This is the baseline of the building type rather than a feature.
What varies between centres is the equipment: ceiling hoists, mobile hoists, bariatric provision and specialised transfer aids are not identical everywhere.
What to confirm for your situation
Weight and dimensions if bariatric equipment is needed. Whether a ceiling or mobile hoist is available in the room the patient will occupy rather than somewhere in the building. Bathroom layout — shower chair, grab rails, turning space.
Ask about the specific room, not the centre. The difference between the two is where most arrival surprises live.
Bring what you already use
The splint, brace, cushion or walking aid the patient uses now should travel with them. Equivalents exist but the fit is personal, and a substitution on day one costs therapy time.
Tell us about equipment when the plan is written: a wheelchair that does not fold changes the transfer vehicle, not just the room.
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