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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Example Sentences

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

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

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

From Washington Times • Feb. 8, 2019