Acute care is medical terminology for the type of health care provided to a patient with a life threatening condition. The treatment often involves life support or other intensive care services.
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Because long-term care needs and services are wide-ranging and complex, there are many myths that surround these services. Here are some of the most frequently mentioned.
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A Transitional Care Unit (TCU) is a short-term intensive rehabilitation facility that is typically a bridge between a hospital stay and returning home.
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When patients are well enough to be discharged from a traditional hospital but not well enough to care for themselves, post acute care fills the void.
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When most people hear they need “rehabilitation” it is common tendency to think “physical therapy” but in reality it is much more. Rehabilitation is a wide variety of medical, psychological and physiological services to help one restore good health, function, strength, mobility and cognitive ability and usefulness in society.
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Your treating physician has told you that you can go home now after a stay in the hospital, but you will need follow-up outpatient care to maintain and monitor your condition.
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It's sometimes hard to keep track of all the types of outpatient health care services. Check out our glossary of post-acute health care services.
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These are the things you need to keep in mind when you're considering outpatient health care treatment facilities.
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Following a total hip replacement, there are precautions you will need to follow to prevent your hip from dislocating.
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Following a total knee replacement there are precautions and treatment guidelines you will need to follow.
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