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What Is Skilled Nursing Care?

People often use words like “assisted living,” “nursing homes,” and “skilled nursing” interchangeably, yet they are all very different terms.

For example, a nursing home describes a physical building that houses residents that receive skilled nursing care or assisted living.

Assisted living is dedicated to seniors that don’t require 24/7 nursing assistance but still need help with specific ADLs (activities of daily living). ADLs often include help with medication reminders, eating, dressing, bathing, and help to get into or out of bed.

Skilled nursing care references a treatment or care level that only licensed nurses can perform. This level of care is typically offered in Life Plan Communities, nursing homes, assisted living communities, and any other type of certified location. Skilled nursing is mainly regulated by the Department of Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). To receive certification by the CMS, a skilled nursing community has to match up to stringent criteria. They are also subjected to frequent inspections to make sure quality standards have been met.

Skilled Nursing Care Types

Suppose your loved one or you have suffered a stroke, undergone extensive treatments for a respiratory, heart, or kidney condition, or you have recently had surgery. In that case, you or your loved one might still need rehabilitation on offer at one of the skilled nursing communities once you are released from a hospital. Medicare pays for “skilled nursing” services when a doctor has prescribed specialized therapies. These can include occupational and physical therapy, medical supplies and equipment, social services, and medications to assist you or a loved one recover. However, to qualify, one must attend one of the Medicare-certified skilled nursing communities.

• Physical Therapy

After hospitalization, surgery, or an illness, rehabilitation care teams create personalized plans to achieve an optimal outcome.

• Occupational Therapy

This includes adapting to physical and social environments through customized and specialized therapies dedicated to memory training, coordination exercises, and getting dressed.

• Speech Therapy

Deals with swallowing dysfunction and communication issues. Language and speech pathologists design treatment plans that assist with language abilities, offer alternative communication strategies, and provide appropriate diet recommendations.

Skilled nursing facilities often provide several medical care and services, including speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, IV (intravenous) therapy, wound care, medical equipment, monitoring of vital signs, and injections.

The skilled nursing employees include:

• Licensed practical nurses
• Registered nurses
• Language or Speech pathologists
• Audiologists
• Licensed vocational nurses
• Medical directors

These communities also have transfer agreements with hospitals to cover residents that may require emergency care.

Advice On How To Choose Skilled Nursing:

• What does the place look like? Is it clean and professional-looking?
• Do the staff know the name of the residents, and do they greet them?
• Does it smell and look clean?
• Do the residents seem happy and cared for?
• Do you think your loved one would be able to live there?

We are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service in a warm and inviting environment with contemporary decor and top-notch amenities.

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