Short-Term, Post-Acute Care Patients

Average Length of Stay: 33 days

Percentage of Patients with 3+ ADL limitations: 88%
(Activities such as dressing, bathing, toileting and other low-intensity services)

Male: 54%

Female: 46%

Nursing facilities now serve as the primary care setting for approximately 50 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries in need of post-acute care following an acute hospitalization for an episode such as a stroke or hip replacement surgery. Most patients arrive at a nursing facility immediately upon discharge from the hospital. A majority of these patients generally require extensive and intensive service to improve their functioning so they can eventually return home and remain active. The role of a skilled nursing facility as a post-acute care provider is to admit patients in the middle of their episode of care, provide nursing and rehabilitation services to improve patient functioning, and ideally, discharge the patient back to their home setting.

Primary Payer: Medicare