It looks to me like the previous owner has been cutting back canes once they are done blooming. Not a great idea, but doesn't look like it hurt the plant any. I think if it were mine I would pull it out of the basket and divide it, discarding the old stumps. Then I'd put it back in the basket with new media. You can put all the divisions in the same basket together or put them in separate pots or baskets. I think I would opt to put them together.