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Nursing homes

Nursing  homes are facilities for people who need 24-hour care. Most nursing  homes provide both short-term and long-term care, including:

• Short-term care for people who need rehabilitation after surgery, like physical therapy after a hip or knee replacement
• Short-term care for people who need skilled nursing to recover from an illness, like pneumonia
• Long-term care for people who need help with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, or eating

Some  nursing homes offer specialized care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. The nursing homes here are  certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid.coming soon

Home health services

Home health care provides skilled, short-term services in-home. These services are typically ordered by a doctor to help with recovery  following an inpatient hospital stay, rehabilitation, or a stay at a  facility providing skilled nursing care. In general, the goal of home  health care is to help you get better, regain your independence, and be as self-sufficient as you can.

Hospice care

Hospice offers care and support that focuses on the quality of life for people  and their caregivers who are experiencing an advanced, life-limiting  illness. This type of care is most often provided where patients live, whether it's at home, an assisted living facility, or a nursing home.  Hospice care uses a team of health care providers who care for patients'  medical, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Depending on the illness or condition, the hospice team creates a plan of care that can include some or all of these services:

• Nursing care
• Hospice aide and homemaker services
• Social worker services
• Medical equipment and supplies
• Doctor/Physician Assistant services
• Prescription drugs for symptom control or pain relief
• Dietary counseling
• Physical and occupational therapy
• Speech-language pathology services (like to help with swallowing)
• Grief and loss counseling

Inpatient rehabilitation facilities

Inpatient  rehabilitation facilities are hospitals, or parts of hospitals, that  offer an intensive rehabilitation to inpatients. Many patients with  various conditions, like strokes or brain injuries, are transferred or  admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation facility. Some inpatient  rehabilitation facilities specialize in treating patients with certain  medical conditions. 

Long-term care hospitals

Long-term  care hospitals are acute care hospitals that provide extended medical  and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and  have multiple acute or chronic conditions. Patients may improve with  time and care and get discharged to home. Most patients are transferred  to long-term care hospitals after they've been treated in an intensive  or critical care unit. Long-term care hospital services include:

• Multiple organ failure treatment
• Sepsis/septicemia treatment
• Ventilator weaning
• Severe wound care