Intermediate care for patients recovering from acute conditions is which term?

• A. Subacute Care
• B. Residential Care Facility
• C. Long-term Care Services
• D. Secondary Care

Answer: (A)

Subacute care describes the level of care between hospital acute care and long-term support. It provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and medical management for patients who are medically stable but still need focused therapy to recover from an acute illness or surgery. The goal is to continue healing and functional improvement so the patient can safely return home or move to a less intensive setting, rather than staying in fullacute or becoming dependent on long-term custodial care.

Residential care facilities are aimed at long-term living support rather than post-acute recovery. Long-term care services cover ongoing assistance and chronic needs, not the intermediate rehabilitation phase. Secondary care refers to specialized medical care provided after referral, not the post-acute rehabilitation stage.