How Do I Qualify For Skilled Swing Bed Under The Medicare Program?

A consecutive, 3-day, acute level care hospital stay immediately prior to skilled swing bed care is required.

The patient must need some form of skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitation service which can only be provided in a skilled nursing facility.

Examples of skilled care include:
IV therapy
Sterile dressing changes
Skin/wound care
Rehabilitation therapy: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and respiratory therapy.

Efforts will be made to assist the patient to achieve an optimum level of function and self care. The goal is to help the patient return to their home independently or with the help of other community resources such as: home health care, or outpatient therapy.

Physician's Referral

Payment Qualifications for Medicare Swing Bed

Not Ready to go Home After an Acute Stay?

Health Care Benefits of the Swing Bed Program

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