Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

When a person is discharged from the hospital following an illness or injury, although the patient is no longer in need of hospital services, they do still require medical care. Under the leadership of Mark Berger Chicago, Villa Healthcare, a leading provider of post-hospital care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and long-term care services, offers post-acute care services to bridge the gap between hospital and home.

Villa Healthcare owns and manages twenty-two Short Term Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers throughout the Midwest. Mark Berger Chicago has decades of experience in nursing facility ownership and management. His company goes beyond simply providing resident-focused care, and its goal is “to make people better” - staff and residents, and to improve their lives.

A post-acute and long term care physician is a primary care provider interested in providing care for post-hospital discharge skilled nursing home patients as well as long term patients.  They work with other physicians, as well as nurse practitioners, to provide seamless care in transitioning patients from hospital to nursing facility, as well as nursing facility to home/assisted living.

Mark Berger Chicago believes it is important to distinguish between traditional long-term care, such as assisted living, and long-term acute care.  In most cases, traditional long-term care focuses on patient comfort, medication management, and assistance in daily living, while post-acute care, on the other hand, involves medication management and help with performing tasks such as bathing and dressing. However, Mr. Berger adds, it also includes skilled nursing care by medical professionals and treatment plans designed to help patients recover, rehabilitate, and restore functioning.

Villa Healthcare provides a home-away-from-home for patients of all ages who are transitioning out of the hospital but who still require specialized care following an illness or injury.  The company’s team of compassionate and highly qualified medical professionals creates a treatment plan designed to help each patient achieve their recovery goals and live their best lives.  For more information about Villa Healthcare skilled nursing services and rehabilitation programs, contact Mark Berger Chicago.