intermediate care
Americannoun
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an intermediate level of healthcare for chronically ill, disabled, or elderly people, especially in a facility for this purpose.
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a level of nursing care that is supervised by physicians or a registered nurse, intermediate between intensive and basic care.
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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 also ordered that hospitals, skilled nursing centers and intermediate care facilities must verify that visitors indoors are either fully vaccinated or have tested negative for the coronavirus within 72 hours of their arrival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
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 is the first intermediate care facility in Arizona to be licensed since the 1990s, when lawmakers approved an exemption for them.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2019
State regulators in a letter Friday say Hacienda HealthCare’s contract does not allow it to close its intermediate care facility without written consent from the state.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
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