Long-term Care Resources
Accessing Long-term Acute Care
Paying for Long-term Acute Care

The Role of Long-term Acute Care
Patients with the most severe and complex conditions are treated by long-term acute care hospitals. Patients typically come to these hospitals directly from intensive care units of general hospitals and require extended treatment — 25 days or longer. So, admission into a nursing home or rehabilitation hospital would be inappropriate for these patients. The goal of these hospitals is to help patients recover and return to their home.

What Qualifies a Patient for Long-term Care
The severity of the long-term acute care patient’s condition requires:

• An on-site doctor to assess the patient's condition every day
• A doctor-directed professional team
• Significant supplementary services as dictated by the patient's medical needs
• Care providers with advanced assessment and intervention skills
• Education for the patient and family to manage their present and future healthcare needs

Accessing Long-term Acute Care
Hospital discharge planners work with you, your doctor, and the Long-term Acute Care facility to arrange your transfer.

You can contact us for additional Long-term Acute Care resources or for resources for on-going needs after Long-term Acute Care. You can also e-mail us your questions.