Examples of Swing beds in a sentence
Swing beds do not have to be located in a special section of the hospital.
Swing beds may be established only in rural hospitals with fewer than 100 licensed acute care beds.[PL 2019, c.
Swing beds are hospital beds that can be used for either skilled nursing facility (SNF) or hospital acute care levels of care on an as needed basis if the hospital has obtained a swing bed approval from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Swing beds are uniquely set up to care for this older, poorer, and sicker population.
Swing beds" means licensed acute care beds that are approved to be used interchangeably as skilled nursing beds.
The Division is also responsible for authorizing Await and Swing beds for hospitals, in-State and out-of-State, while Alaska Medicaid members are waiting for admittance to a skilled nursing facility or if a skilled nursing facility is not available in the community.
Swing beds are available on the second floor acute care area of the hospital; seven skilled beds are available on the third floor.
The facility is designated as a 25-bed critical access hospital including 4 ICU and 10 Swing beds.
Swing beds in hospitals are excluded, because they are considered a lower level of care.
Facility types subject to the rule requirement are: Nursing care Small care Intermediate care for the mentally retarded Assisted living I & II Swing beds of hospitals All facilities subject to the rule will be notified of the re- porting due dates and provided with an ID/Password in the fall of each year.