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CareLink of Jackson |
Rehabilitation Hospital |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
| Type of Care |
Long-Term Acute Care |
Inpatient Rehabilitation |
Supportive Care |
| Requires daily physician visit |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Requires highly acute nursing care |
Yes |
No |
Facility-based sub-acute care |
| Manages critically ill patients |
Yes |
No |
No |
Offers tracheotomy care / weaning
and home care education |
Yes |
No |
Depends on facility |
| Meets extensive goals for patient rehabilitation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Offers broad range of physician specialties |
Yes |
Yes |
Depends on facility |
| Delivers 24-hour in-house respiratory care |
Yes |
Depends on facility |
Depends on facility |
| Average length of stay |
25 to 40 days |
14 to 21 days
patient basis |
Varies on individual |
