Skilled Nursing Facility

Written by admin@pcpierce.com on March 16, 2011. Posted in Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

Skilled nursing homes and skilled nursing care facilities, or SNFs (pronounced “sniffs”), are health care facilities that are licensed and inspected by the State Department of Health Services. They offer both short and long-term care options for those with temporary or permanent health problems too complex or serious for home care or an assisted living setting.

Skilled nursing care facilities are most appropriate for the very sickest of patients. In addition to medical care by licensed health care providers, patients in skilled nursing care facilities can receive almost any kind of rehabilitative therapy. Services will vary in skilled nursing care facilities.