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intermediate care

1. A level of medical care in a hospital that is intermediate between intensive and basic care.

2. A level of care for nonacutely ill, disabled, or elderly individuals.

intermediate care

[-mē′dē·it]

1 a level of medical care for certain chronically ill or disabled individuals in which room and board are provided but skilled nursing care is not. Title XI of U.S. Medicaid legislation mandates standards and federal subsidies for intermediate care of the recipients of public assistance.

2 a unit for patients who do not require intensive care but who are not yet ready to be kept in a regular medical-surgical unit.

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