A special convalescent wing of a hospital or a nursing home staffed by registered nurses.<\/p>\n
Previously used in Medicare to mean a skilled nursing facility which qualified for participation in Medicare. In 1972, the law was amended to use the more generic term skilled nursing facility for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare coverage is limited to 100 days of post hospital extended care services during any spell of illness; thus Medicare coverage in a skilled nursing facility is limited in duration, must follow a hospital stay, and must be for services related to the cause of the hospital stay. These conditions do not apply to skilled nursing facility benefits under Medicaid. Thus, the continued use of the term ”extended care facility benefits” is a kind of shorthand to refer to the benefit limitations on skilled nursing facility care under Medicare.<\/p>\n
Institution that provides nursing, medical, and custodial care for a prolonged period, as in a chronic illness or rehabilitation from acute illness.<\/p>\n
A medical care institution for patients who require long-term custodial or medical care, especially for a chronic disease or one requiring prolonged rehabilitation therapy.<\/p>\n
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