Subacute/Transitional Care
What is Subacute Care?
Subacute care usually refers to the temporary interval following a hospitalization or pre-stabilization period of a chronic condition before an individual is well enough to go home or transfer to a more appropriate program unit.
In the past, when an individual had sufficiently recovered from an acute episode and no longer needed to receive highly complex medical care -- following, for example, a stroke or heart or orthopedic surgery -- they were transferred to a lower-cost hospital unit to continue their recuperation.
Now there is an alternative. The Botsford Health Care Continuum offers Subacute services in a first-class, skilled-nursing setting at Botsford Rehabilitation and Continuing Care Center (BRACC). Clients are referred to BRACC's Subacute program by their physician directly, from a hospital or other setting.
Who Pays for Subacute Care?
Subacute care is covered by most third-party insurances, managed care programs, and Medicare.
What Services are Offered in BRACC's Subacute Program?
Services include complex medical/nursing, post-operative recovery, wound care, orthopedic care, closed-head injury care, rehabilitation, hospice care, respiratory or pulmonary management, and cardiology management.
What Role Does a Client's Primary Care Physician Play in the Subacute Program?
The program is under the supervision of a clinical director who is a qualified and experienced physician. The clinical director is in consultation with the client's primary physician to monitor and implement the specific medical or rehabilitation protocols prescribed for the individual.
Call (248) 426-6975 for more information.