Who is Eligible for Skilled Nursing Facility

• Do you have a medical need for skilled nursing care such as Intravenous medications, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy or wound care?
• Does your insurance plan have skilled nursing benefits?
• Have you been hospitalized recently?

Who is Eligible for Long Term Care Facility

• Do you require assistance with two or more activities of daily living such as toileting, transferring, eating, walking or dressing?
• Do you have a catheter, alternative feeding tube, diabetes that requires sliding scale insulin daily?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, Vanguard Healthcare Services would like to help you determine if a skilled nursing facility is right for you.

What to look for in a long term care or skilled nursing home?

• Does the facility have background checks for all employees?
• How long has your provider been in business in your community?
• Is your provider Medicare certified?
• Is your provider state licensed?