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After Hospital Care
Before you are discharged, make sure you understand what comes next. If you need other care options after you leave—discuss this with your healthcare team and be sure your support person is with you when you ask. Options may include:
Home Health covers a range of healthcare services that can be given in the home for an illness or injury: Personal care: including bathing, dressing and eating
Healthcare: physical, speech & occupational therapy or skilled nursing
LTAC. LTAC stands for Long Term Acute Care. It is a specialty-care hospital for patients that are seriously ill or injured requiring specialized medical care with extended recovery times. The care needed in an LTAC often includes pulmonary, wound, transitional or sub-acute care, dialysis, IV antibiotic therapy, and pain management.
Rehabilitation
Hospital. Rehabilitation Hospitals o er medical rehabilitation for patients who have su ered traumatic injuries or illnesses. Their goal is to restore some or all of
the patient’s physical, sensory and mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness or disease. Speech, occupational and physical therapies are provided for patients who are medically stable and
can tolerate at least 3 hours of therapy per day.
Nursing Home. A nursing home provides personal and medical care for those patients who cannot be cared for at home. Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day. Sta provides medical care,
as well as physical, speech/ occupational therapy.
Hospice. This care plan is for people whose life expectancy is six months
or less, and involves palliative care (pain and symptom relief) rather
than ongoing curative measures. Hospice typically provides services, such as speech and physical therapy, therapeutic massage, dietary assistance, bathing and other personal care services,
emotional, and spiritual support and grief counseling.
AFTER HOSPITAL CARE