Intermediate Care Facilities
a.k.a. “Long Term Care Facility”
Main Value: Medical expertise and equipment for chronic medical conditions.
For people who:
Have chronic but manageable medical conditions/needs.
Require direct nursing services intermittently throughout the day and night.
Potential Downsides:
Institutional atmosphere and poor staffing ratios.
Long-term residents often mixed with short-term SNF patients.
Price Range: $10,000-$14,000/month
Intermediate (Nursing) Care Facilities are an excellent option for your Kupuna whose medical conditions require intermittent or frequent nursing services on a permanent basis. Intermediate care facilities are rarely stand-alone (rather are part of a Skilled Nursing Facilities), and the greatest benefit is the nursing and physician services available daily. At some skilled nursing facilities, when a person receiving rehabilitation is no longer eligible for Medicare reimbursement, he or she is allowed to stay at the facility as an intermediate nursing patient without worrying about being suddenly discharged from the facility. However, the setting at an intermediate care facility can feel very clinical, and despite often robust recreational activities available, long-term patients often find it difficult to connect with other patients in a meaningful way.
Unfortunately, some people who do not necessarily need nursing services find themselves without the option to move into a residential or community care arrangement because they may have disruptive behavior, or simply because residential care facilities are unwilling to accommodate their intensive physical needs. Since caregiver to patient ratios at intermediate nursing facilities tend to be very low, it is very easy for patients to feel dissatisfied at an intermediate care facility if they do not need frequent nursing services.
If your Kupuna needs extensive (but not nursing care), consider an Expanded Adult Residential Care Home.
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** The above statements are shared with permission from Caring Manoa, LLC’s Elderly Care Options in Hawaii guide. The statements are for informational purposes only and are in no way meant to be used for medical or legal advice, or for case management purposes. Pricing and availability figures may not be most up to date, but can provide a ball park approximation.