What is Mary Free Bed at Sparrow’s Day Rehab Program?

• If you’re searching for intensive rehabilitation care that would normally take place in a skilled nursing facility but would also like the ability to live at home
• Treatment focused on transition to home, work, and community life
• Patients scheduled with outpatient Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and/or Speech Therapists as recommended by a provider

Location: 2911 Eyde Parkway, Ste. 120 | East Lansing, MI 48823

Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Services Provided

• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Caregiver support

Criteria for Admission

Caregiver must be present if physical/cognitive supervision is needed (i.e. assist with medication management, toileting, etc.)

• Able to tolerate and would benefit from two to four hours of therapy
• Ability to get to Mary Free Bed at Sparrow (on own or with community transportation)
• In need of two or more disciplines
• Age 16 or older

How to join the Day Rehab Program 

• Have your hospital discharge planning team or community primary care provider write a signed order for physical therapy, occupational therapy and/or speech therapy. (A script for at least 2 therapy disciplines should be written to best utilize the day program’s treatment model). 
• External Physicians: Fax script to 517.253.4030 with request of Physician or primary care provider to Day Rehab 
• If there are any other questions or concern regarding the referral process, please call the Office Coordinator at 517.333.8980.

Typical Diagnoses Served

• Brain injury (traumatic and non-traumatic)
• Spinal cord injury (traumatic and non-traumatic)
• Multiple trauma
• Stroke
• Deconditioning
• Cardiopulmonary
• Oncology
• Other 

Program Goals

• Improved coordination of care to promote recovery
• Timing and scheduling for optimal Patient benefit
• Decreased length of rehabilitation
• Frequency of visits/per week and length of stay in the program are tailored to each individual Patient

Beth Spitzley, PT, MSPT
Physical Therapist
Beth.spitzley@sparrow.org



Katie Wright M.A., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Katharine.wright@sparrow.org