Wesley Place Case Study

Wesley place is a skilled nursing facility in Chicago. We received a brief description and history of the facility before speaking with a physical therapist from the facility. This location contracts its physical therapists through an outside company, as does many other skilled nursing facilities like Wesley Place. During our visit, we talked about many of the barriers present at Wesley Place as well as other skilled nursing facilities. A large barrier to care is the shortage of nursing and assistive staff. Skilled nursing facilities are not grandeur places to work, and are often given little consideration by healthcare professionals because they do not offer the intense cases that hospitals and outpatient clinics possess. The CEO talked about hiring staff through a program in the Philippines so that they have access to more personnel while still offering their workers a better quality of life. Without an adequate amount of workers it is hard for physical therapists to treat patients in a timely manner because our work depends on the timeliness of our coworkers. …show more content…
For patients on long-term care or patients readmitted for medical conditions, they often do not get approved enough days or have limited days that the physical therapist is allowed to work with them. Many patients do not understand that they could pay privately for their care or do not have the means to stay at a skilled nursing facility any longer when insurance refuses to pay. This often leaves patients in a worse state because they no longer have the encouragement and support of the physical therapist to push them to get better physically. Despite small improvements in patient well-being, insurance companies can refuse to pay for treatment of patients and this can result in the deterioration of the patient, something physical therapists always strive to