The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 drastically reduced the reimbursement for rehabilitation services. Most therapy companies, in order to remain profitable to please their shareholders, have utilized more rehab aides with no formal training in Physical Therapy. It is a common practice for these companies to schedule several patients in one hour in order to maximize profits. Physical Therapists are either forced to treat two or more patients at a time or are reduced to performing initial evaluations while the rest of the treatments are dispensed by rehab aides.
At SKILLED REHAB, our clients are treated [only] by licensed, highly trained and experienced Therapists, not rehab aides. Our clients are scheduled for one-on-one treatment sessions to ensure that they get their Therapist's full attention. Each client's treatment is closely monitored by their Therapist. SKILLED REHAB is a Physical Therapist-owned company that puts quality of treatment first before profit.