Oncology Rehabilitation Admission Criteria
Inpatient Admission Criteria 
- Medically stable, motivated to participated in rehab, and has active goals.
- Has adequate cognitive communications abilities for rehab.
- Patient with psychiatric history must be well-managed.
- Off enteral feeding for 7 days, demonstrates safe swallowing.
- Completed or on hiatus from radiation and chemotherapy.
- Has a completed video fluoroscopy.
- Able to participate in a minimum 30 minutes of therapy daily.
- We are unable to accommodate palliative care.
- Has a predetermined discharge destination.
Special needs accomodated (on a case-by-case basis) include the following: IV therapy; intermittent oxygen therapy; tracheotomy (must be corked); tube feeds.
Outpatient Admission Criteria
- Motivated to participate in rehab.
- Has adequate cognitive communication abilities for rehab.
- Tolerates increasing amounts of therapy.
- Has identified goals for functional improvement in mobility, ADLs or IADLs.
- Is independent with toileting.
- Has a reliable means of transportation.
Resources
- Read more information about the oncology rehabilitation program
- Inpatient referral forms
- Outpatient referral form