Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities provide medical and daily personal assistance for individuals who cannot live independently.
These facilities offer various levels of care, including skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and help with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, and eating, alongside 24-hour supervision.
Nursing homes focus on long-term residential care and medical support, while skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are often geared toward short-term rehabilitation.
Types of Care & Facilities
Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) / Nursing Homes: Provide a high level of medical care and support for individuals with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or those recovering from surgery.
Services: Include nursing care, physical/occupational/speech therapy, medication management, and 24-hour supervision.
Purpose: Often for long-term living or shorter-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay.
Custodial Care: Focuses on assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, eating, and toileting.
Rehabilitation Services: May be offered in a nursing home or dedicated skilled nursing facility to help residents recover from surgery or illness.
Services Provided
Medical Services: Oversight by licensed medical professionals, including registered nurses and therapists.
Personal Care: Assistance with daily activities like bathing, grooming, dressing, and eating.
24-Hour Supervision: Ensures safety and immediate assistance is available around the clock.
Therapy Services: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy to aid in recovery and independence.
Meals and Nutrition: Three meals a day and assistance with dietary needs.
Socialization: Opportunities for residents to connect with others and maintain quality of life.
Who They Serve
These facilities serve various individuals, including: Seniors with chronic medical conditions, Individuals recovering from surgery or hospitalization, and People with disabilities who require ongoing support.
Payment Options
Private Pay: Individuals often pay for nursing home care out of pocket.
Medicare: May cover some costs, particularly for short-term rehabilitation services, but generally not long-term stays.
Medicaid: Can cover costs for individuals who meet specific income and resource eligibility requirements.
Long-Term Care Insurance: Some policies offer coverage for nursing home care, so it’s essential to check the specifics of your policy.
Assisted Living Facilities
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 310400000X
A facility providing supportive services to individuals who can function independently in most areas of activity, but need assistance and/or monitoring to assure safety and well-being.
Custodial Care Facilities
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 311Z00000X
A facility providing care that serves to assist an individual in the activities of daily living, such as assistance in walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, feeding, and using the toilet, preparation of special diets, and supervision of medication that usually can be self-administered.
Custodial care essentially refers to personal care that does not require the ongoing attention of trained medical or paramedical personnel.
Dementia Center Alzheimer Centers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 311500000X
A freestanding facility or special care unit of a long-term care facility focusing on patient care of individuals diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease or their related diseases.
Six elements of the facility/unit set it apart from other facilities:
- Admission of residents with dementia (including those with Alzheimer’s disease).
- Staff who are specially selected, trained, and supervised.
- Activities specifically designed for individuals with cognitive impairments.
- Marketing of a special care unit in brochures.
- A high level of family involvement.
- A physical environment designed to keep residents safe and segregated from other populations.
Inpatient Hospices
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 315D00000X
A provider organization, or distinct part of the organization, which renders an interdisciplinary program providing palliative care, chiefly medical relief of pain and supporting services, which addresses the emotional, social, financial, and legal needs of terminally ill patients and their families, where an institutional care environment is required for the patient.
Intellectual Disabilities Intermediate Care Facilities
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 315P00000X
An intermediate care facility providing services for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Mental Illness Intermediate Care Facilities
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 310500000X
A nursing facility that provides an intermediate level of nursing care to individuals whose functional abilities are significantly compromised by mental illness.
Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facilities
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 313M00000X
An institution (or a distinct part of an institution) which-
(1) is primarily engaged in providing to residents-
- (A) skilled nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing care,
- (B) rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or, regularly, health-related care and services to individuals who because of their mental or physical condition require care and services (above the level of room and board) which can be made available to them only through institutional facilities, and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases;
(2) has in effect a transfer agreement with one or more hospitals.
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 314000000X
(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.
It meets any licensing or certification standards set forth by the jurisdiction where it is located.
A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.
(2) provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy, and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.