intermediate care

American  

noun

1. an intermediate level of healthcare for chronically ill, disabled, or elderly people, especially in a facility for this purpose.

2. a level of nursing care that is supervised by physicians or a registered nurse, intermediate between intensive and basic care.

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intermediate care

Denmark, for example, has created a national network of "intermediate care beds" in community hospitals and care homes, staffed by nurses and carers, that patients can be discharged into.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026

The state can claim only up to the amount Medi-Cal spent on certain medical services, including long-term and intermediate care and related costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

Timmons and O’Malley are accused of overbilling the state and using tax dollars meant to fund its intermediate care facility, where the incapacitated woman lived, to fund other parts of its operation.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2020

That meant that some critical-care patients were being treated on a different floor, in a unit that is normally used for intermediate care, she said.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2020

Hacienda operates the only privately-run intermediate care facility in Arizona and currently serves 37 intellectually disabled children and adults.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2019