Convalescent homes are staffed by medical professionals and provide short-term care and recovery for patients after surgeries and long-term illness. These facilities can be freestanding hospitals or hospital-based units and are a lower level extension of hospital care.

What is the difference between convalescent home and nursing home?

A convalescent home can often also be called an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, or IRF. ... A nursing home is a facility, like Mount Hope Nursing Center in Kansas, that can provide similar medical and life-assistance care to patients, but typically will remain the facility the patient resides at for the long-term.

What is the purpose of a convalescent home?

Convalescent homes, commonly called Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, are designed to provide care for senior patients who are recovering from surgeries or long-term illnesses. While some patients return home after their care at a convalescent home is complete, there are many patients who do not.