Guides
What Is an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF)?What Medicare means by an inpatient rehabilitation facility, who qualifies, and how it differs from a nursing home or outpatient therapy.What Is a Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH)? Long-Term Acute Care ExplainedWhat long-term acute care hospitals do, who they serve, how Medicare treats them, and how they differ from nursing homes and rehab hospitals.Discharge Planning: Your Right to Choose a Rehab Hospital or Post-Acute ProviderWhat federal rules say about discharge planning, patient choice and lists of post-acute providers, and how to use them.Questions to Ask Before Choosing an Inpatient Rehab or Long-Term Acute Care HospitalA practical question list for families comparing inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals, with places to check the answers.