Highland Community Hospital Swing Bed Program

Highland Community Hospital's Swing Bed Program is a 10-bed unit providing continued care in the following areas:

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Therapeutic Recreation
• 24-hour Nursing Care

Services and Features

• Activities offered daily for residents.
• Private rooms with bathrooms, showers and flat screen televisions
• Therapy gym located on the third floor.
• Activity room available to all patients, 24-hours a day.
• Social Services available to assist with discharge planning needs, such as:
  • Home health, extended care facilities
  • Assisted living facilities
  • Durable medical equipment needs
  • Home or outpatient therapies
• Pharmacists available to assist residents with questions regarding their medications.
• Recreational Therapy provided to residents that could benefit from additional therapeutic services to improve their overall quality of life.
• Nutritionist consultation for each patient upon admission and as needed throughout their stay to assess any nutritional needs
• Average length of stay can be from five to 20+ days.

Patient Qualifications

• Residents must have had three consecutive midnights of inpatient acute care within the last 30 days during a hospital stay and must require skilled nursing or skilled therapy.
• The resident's physician must certify that the resident requires these skilled services.

Medicare Coverage

Medicare covers the first 20 days at 100 percent, depending on the resident's participation in therapies.