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Transitional Care is provided in Transition Care Units (TCU) | Transitional Care is provided in Transition Care Units (TCU)s. | ||
A transitional care facility is a temporary place for patients that are waiting for placement into an alternate care setting. | A transitional care facility is a temporary place for patients that are waiting for placement into an alternate care setting. | ||
Other medical care and rehabilitation is provided before going home, to a nursing home or to other more permanent placement. | Other medical care and rehabilitation is provided before going home, to a nursing home or to other more permanent placement. This includes Geriatric Rehab. | ||
In the WRHA setting TCUs usually have a defined period of time for the resident's stay to determine most appropriate final discharge destination. | In the WRHA setting TCUs usually have a defined period of time for the resident's stay to determine most appropriate final discharge destination. | ||
== Transitional Care Units == | == Transitional Care Units == | ||