SNF-At-Home In The ‘Next Normal’

It is common for many adults, post hospitalization, to spend at least three to four weeks in a skilled-nursing facilities (SNF) for “rehab.” But that may become the exception rather than the rule—with consumers going directly home from their hospital procedure (see Hospital Discharges To Home Health Rebounding, But SNF Volumes Lag).

The SNF “basics.” Consumers who are being discharged from a hospital after an injury, surgery, or a significant health event such as a stroke or heart attack may still need professional level care for the same condition they were treated for in hospital. They are referred . . .