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intermediate care

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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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It allows patients like him to take blood pressure and oxygen levels which are then monitored remotely by an intermediate care clinician - nurse Claire Coleman.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023

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

A Hacienda spokesperson says a 28-year-old resident at the intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities was found to have several maggots beneath his gauze bandage near a surgical incision.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2019

Devices can only be placed in the state’s 13 intermediate care facilities, which serve nearly 3,000 patients with intellectual disabilities.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2019

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