********* Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I didn't know that. I swear I'm learning more about medical care than I ever wanted to know with all this stuff going on with dad. Anyway, in case it will be helpful to anyone else... There are facilities called "Long Term Acute Care" hospitals. They are sometimes located *inside* a hospital building, but they are a separate entity, They're for people who need longer term hospital care. Like my dad. They're much harder to find than nursing homes, and therefore harder to get into. But I'm glad to have found the option for my dad, and thought I'd share it with you all in case it could ever help someone else. Man. This all stinks. Sigh. Anyway, pity party over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: My mother very recently passed away, after spending her final weeks in a LTAC facility. She was sent there directly from ICU, so there was no issue of it being hard to get into. Apparently Medicare (and maybe private insurance plans?) are quite picky about a hospital referring a patient to a LTAC facility that is owned/operated by that same hospital. Thus the reason for them being operated as separate entities. Or so we were told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 There are also short term care facilities that specialize in rehabilitation. Some times they are referred to as "swing bed" facilities or inpatient rehab centers. Typically the patients have intensive therapies (i.e. physical, occupational, speech) for several hours/day and the goal is to discharge the patient straight to home without requiring any further in-home services (although PT, OT and speech may continue on an outpatient basis). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Oh, yes, I knew someone who stayed in one after having surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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