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== Patient Profile == | == Patient Profile == | ||
This unit is suited to patients who are ready to be discharged but can’t return home to their current living situation this includes patients who are not severely ill or are in recovery phase, exacerbation of a chronic illness, mobility issues including those with non-operative fractures, and end of Life care. | This unit is suited to patients who are ready to be discharged but can’t return home to their current living situation this includes patients who are not severely ill or are in recovery phase, exacerbation of a chronic illness, mobility issues including those with non-operative fractures, and end of Life care. While in transitional care the care team monitors health needs and works with the patient to find a safe, long-term living option in a setting that has the services required to meet their situational needs. | ||
in a setting that has the services required to meet their situational needs. | |||
* patients admitted to this unit do not have a Family Physician or whose Primary Care Provider does not admit to a Sub-Acute Unit. | * patients admitted to this unit do not have a Family Physician or whose Primary Care Provider does not admit to a Sub-Acute Unit. | ||