FAQs
General
While both assisted living and skilled nursing aim to support individuals in leading fulfilling lives, a key distinction lies in the type and intensity of care required. Assisted living communities offer a home-like atmosphere, emphasizing residents’ independence, with staff available for assistance in daily activities (ie: bathing, dressing, eating, etc). The flexibility to choose varying levels of care ensures individual needs are met.
In contrast, skilled nursing facilities provide medically intensive care and rehabilitation, catering to those with complex or chronic medical conditions or recuperating from injury, illness, or surgery. Skilled nursing is recognized as a medical setting, whereas assisted living is more residential in nature. Once the appropriate level of care is determined, the focus shifts to identifying the right environment where you or your loved one can feel comfortable, content, and fully supported.
Absolutely! We offer a range of social activities, outings, and events to promote engagement and companionship among our residents. These include exercise classes, cultural outings, and entertainment.
Fill out our contact form, or contact our facility directly to schedule a tour. During the tour, you’ll have the opportunity to see the living spaces, common areas, and meet with friendly staff to ask any specific questions you have about our community!
Long-Term Acute Care
A Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) is a unique type of hospital that serves the medically complex, critically ill and catastrophically injured population. We provide an acute level of care to patients requiring a longer hospitalization and greater levels of care.
At times, patients in a Short-Term Acute Care Hospital (STACH) require longer periods of hospitalization due to acute illness or complications of surgery or trauma. Once the patient is stabilized, it can be weeks before the patient is ready to be transferred to a Skilled Nursing Facility, Acute Rehabilitation Facility, or home.
The goal of an LTACH is to rehabilitate patients to a healthcare setting which will allow them greater independence and medical stability.
In contrast, skilled nursing facilities provide medically intensive care and rehabilitation, catering to those with complex or chronic medical conditions or recuperating from injury, illness, or surgery. Skilled nursing is recognized as a medical setting, whereas assisted living is more residential in nature. Once the appropriate level of care is determined, the focus shifts to identifying the right environment where you or your loved one can feel comfortable, content, and fully supported.
LTACHs allow patients to stay and receive care for extended periods of time. The length of stay at an LTACH depends on the severity of the patient’s illness but is typically 25 days. BridgePoint LTACHs provide teams of interdisciplinary caregivers who work together to tailor patient-focused healthcare plans.
Patients with one or more complex medical conditions are referred by their physicians to an LTACH. Our LTACHs provide patient-centered care in our Critical Care, Cardiac Monitored or Medical/Surgical Units.
Patient visiting hours are from 11:30 am to 8:00 pm for the DC locations and 8:00 am to 10:00 pm for our NOLA location (special accommodations can be made upon request). We have free visitor parking available at all our locations.
Sub-Acute & Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facilities
A Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Facility is less intensive than acute rehabilitation and focuses on physical and functional improvement and personal independence of the resident. Today’s shorter hospital stays result in patients being discharged before they are ready to function independently and safely at home.
In order to prepare patients to return to their own homes, continued skilled nursing care and rehabilitation is often required. In these facilities, residents are cared for by a multidisciplinary team of experienced and welcoming physicians, dietitians, social workers and activity workers who round out the spectrum of clinical services.
A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) is a clinical care provider offering 24-hour licensed nursing care. A SNF primarily provides services for residents requiring medical and nursing care and/or therapy services for rehabilitation.
A licensed physician supervises each resident’s care, while a nurse and other medical professionals, such as occupational or physical therapists, are always onsite
All residents are seen by a physician, social worker and a case manager at least once a week and on an as-needed basis. Our residents have access to physician specialists 24/7.
We have flexible visitation hours to allow residents to spend time with family and friends while promoting opportunities for patient care, privacy, and rest.