What is a skilled nursing facility?

And then a nursing facility or skilled nursing care is what we historically have called a nursing home. So that’s a higher level of care. It provides skilled nursing care. It’s a higher level than an assisted living. Typically, in a skilled nursing facility, there’s going to be a nurse who is on site and available 24/7. So that would be the highest level of care. And then the other care option that I want to mention too is hospice or palliative care. Hospice is a benefit that can be covered through Medicare, and I’ll talk a little bit more about that. Hospice care is care that’s given when you have a diagnosis from a doctor that states that you are terminal and that you may have six months or less to live.

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