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 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
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
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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