Rice Rehab offers a team approach to their Wheelchair Assessments. The majority of the Wheelchair Assessments are done in conjunction with:

• Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare - seating/adaptive equipment practitioner
• Rice Home Medical - durable medical equipment supplier and technician, specializing in wheelchairs and standers

Rice Rehab encourages the family and/or care provider to be involved with the assessment appointment.

Assessment consists of:

• Transportation
• Home environment
• Community mobility
• Participation and interest in participation in community

If an individual does not have a wheelchair, further assessment would consist of:

• If a chair is needed
• Type of chair
• Promotion of independence
• Mobility
• Activities of daily living skills
• Functional and independent

If an individual has a wheelchair, further assessment would consist of:

• Repairs needed
• Replacement parts needed
• Adaptive seating changes and updates

Clientele served is birth to geriatrics.
A physician's referral is needed for the evaluation and assessment to be completed.

For more information on Wheelchair Assessments at Rice Rehab:
lsti@rice.willmar.mn.us or (320) 231-4175