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intermediate care facility

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intermediate care facility (ICF),
a health facility that provides medically related services to persons with a variety of physical or emotional conditions requiring institutional facilities but without the degree of care provided by a hospital or skilled nursing facility. An example is an intermediate care facility for mentally retarded or other developmentally disabled persons.

intermediate care facility
Managed care A state-licensed facility that provides nursing care to those who don't require the degree of care which a hospital or skilled nursing facility provides. Cf Hospice, Nursing home, Shelter, Tertiary care center.


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Originally built as an intermediate care facility, Peace River Haven is not functionally suitable for meeting the complex needs of today's residential care clients.
Julie Campbell-Taylor is the staffing coordinator at Centennial Health Care Center, a skilled nursing and intermediate care facility in Portland, Oregon.
Custodial care must be provided in a skilled or intermediate care facility and home care is included.
 
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