# Telehealth and the Future of Nursing Home Care

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/telehealth-and-the-future-of-nursing-home-care/
- Published: 2021-07-29T09:00:11-05:00
- Author: dsignbyjw

Image by Chinnapong on Adobe Stock. Article by Brian Wallace. Small Biz Club – July 28, 2021. The needs of nursing home residents are changing.  Medicare requires residents to see a physician within 30 days of admission, but this policy is a holdover from the days when patients were primarily long-term residents in need of custodial care.  Currently, 20% of hospitalized patients are discharged to nursing homes for post-acute care.  This means that those patients need more medical intervention than long-term residents, whether it be intravenous antibiotics, physical therapy, or skilled wound care. […] Click here to view original web page at smallbizclub.com