Nationwide Partnering with skilled nursing facilities

Surpassing limits, conquering pain

A leading physiatry group committed to enhancing the quality of life for every patient we see — delivered inside your facility, at no cost to you, with no impact on facility billing.

Built for post-acute care
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Rehab Programs
  • PCC/Matrix integrated
  • ICD-10 charge capture
  • Full clinical oversight
The outcome

Four things change the day we walk in

Physiatry — Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation — tackles the obstacles that stall therapy and moves patients toward functional goals. In a skilled nursing facility, that shows up fast.

See how it works

Reduce readmissions

Catch problems before they begin. Fewer avoidable transfers back to the hospital.

Live pain-free

Trigger point and joint injections, plus a program to manage and wean pain medication.

Reduce fall risk

Mobility, strength, coordination and balance addressed as a clinical program, not an afterthought.

Expand patient scope

Diagnoses and ICD-10 codes uploaded straight into PCC/Matrix for full charge capture.

Why facilities call us

Success for a care facility is measured by patient satisfaction

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Cost to the facility. No impact on facility billing.

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Board-certified physiatry and advanced-practice clinicians.

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Pillars of care: insight, comfort, oversight, progress.

24/7

Collaboration with the teams you already have on the floor.

Our model

A dedicated physiatry team, embedded in your building

We oversee the comprehensive rehab program — raising your standard of care toward what patients would receive in a hospital setting.

01 — INSIGHT

Find the blocker

Identify and overcome the obstacles hindering therapy progress.

02 — COMFORT

Manage pain

Effective pain management strategies tailored to each patient's needs.

03 — OVERSIGHT

Prevent the setback

Catch problems before they begin, to help avoid hospital readmissions.

04 — PROGRESS

Discharge sooner

Holistic care that enables quicker and safer patient discharge.

A clinician assessing a patient's back and shoulder mobility Facility impact

“Every patient deserves their best shot at better daily living.”

American Physiatry

SNFs: what's in it for you

With us, better is always possible

  • Decrease fall risk and lower hospital readmission rates
  • Increase patient satisfaction across your census
  • Upload all diagnoses and ICD-10 codes directly into PCC/Matrix for full charge capture
  • Effectively manage and wean pain control medication
  • Collaborate with your existing facility teams — at no cost
Why American Physiatry
Clinical focus

What our clinicians actually do on the floor

Pain management

A specialized program built around trigger point and joint injections, non-opioid strategies, and a structured plan to manage and wean pain control medication — so therapy can actually happen.

Daily tasks

Mobility, strength, coordination and balance — the functional building blocks that decide whether a patient can dress, transfer, walk the hall, and go home.

Rehabilitation

Recovery after injury, surgery or sickness, directed by a physiatrist who owns the functional goal rather than a single organ system.

Prevention

Anticipating complications and secondary conditions — pressure injuries, contractures, deconditioning, falls — before they cost you a transfer.

Symptom management

Spasticity, weakness, fatigue and cognitive impairments, managed as ongoing clinical problems with measurable functional targets.

Integration

Multidisciplinary coordination across nursing, therapy, social work and attending physicians so the plan of care is one plan, not five.

A physiatry clinician mobilising a patient's hip on a treatment table Our mission

“We're on a mission to enhance facilities and empower patients.”

Insight · Comfort · Oversight · Progress

Partner facility success stories

What it looks like when it works

Real cases from partner facilities. Names withheld; outcomes are not.

Pain & mobility

From weight-bearing foot pain to independent walking

A resident arrived after septic shock and acute respiratory failure, severely deconditioned with bilateral plantar foot pain that worsened with weight-bearing. Physiatry identified a likely plantar-fasciitis component and coordinated a pain and rehabilitation plan with therapy. Within about a month, the resident denied foot pain, reported therapy was going well, and was observed walking independently back to his room.

Why it matters: Targeted pain evaluation turned a weight-bearing barrier into a path back to independence.

Facility in Danbury, CTJuly 17, 2026
Early recognition

Early DVT recognition prevented a missed diagnosis

During a routine visit, physiatry identified new 3+ pitting edema and warmth in a resident's left leg — a possible sign of deep vein thrombosis that covering nursing staff, unfamiliar with the patient, had not noticed. With the facility APRN away, physiatry escalated directly to the nursing supervisor, who coordinated with the covering medical service to order an ultrasound and rule out DVT.

Why it matters: A physiatrist's hands-on exam can catch a time-sensitive medical issue that might otherwise be missed during staffing gaps.

Facility in Hartford, CTJuly 12, 2026
What we're made of

Experienced. Innovative. Collaborative. Patient-centered.

We're experienced

Seasoned professionals with specialized training in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

We're innovative

The latest advancements and techniques, applied where they change outcomes.

We're collaborative

A diverse specialist team that works with — not around — your existing staff.

We're patient-centered

Compassionate, personalized care built on a holistic view of the patient.

A multidisciplinary clinical team The team
Collaborative by design

We work with your staff, not around them

Nurses, therapists, social workers, medical directors and attendings stay exactly where they are. We add the physiatry layer that ties the plan of care together — and we document in your systems so nobody duplicates work.

Meet our leadership
Let's talk

Connect with American Physiatry to raise the bar in your facility

Tell us about your building and census. We'll show you exactly what a physiatry program would look like on your floor.