intermediate care facility

American  

noun

1. a medical facility specifically providing care for chronically ill, disabled, or elderly people.

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intermediate care facility British  

noun

1.  ICF.  a medical facility that provides institutional health care services but not to the degree of those provided by a hospital

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Example Sentences

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

Until recently, Hacienda was the only privately run intermediate care facility in Arizona, providing long-term care for children and young adults who are severely intellectually or developmentally disabled or medically fragile.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2019

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

Officials with Hacienda HealthCare said its board of directors determined it’s not sustainable to keep operating its intermediate care facility in Phoenix.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2019

I recommend looking into things such as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities group home or setting that focus on what is called “integrative care.”

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2017