Medicare's three-day inpatient hospital stay

[NV Whino]

6. We are sadly lacking intermediate car facilities.

This happens at both ends. We need a triage/clinic stage where minor, but immediate, problems can be taken care of rather than going to the emergency room. Some areas may have these. We sure don't in my area.

We need post hospital evaluation or rehab centers for people who need to transition from the hospital to home, assisted care or nursing homes.

I ended up in a nursing home when what I really needed was minor assistance and rehab. It was not pleasant. Although being the vocal sort that I am, I made sure I got the rehab I needed to get out of there.

And what we really need is single payer medical care for all. If we had that, I think these other things would fall into place.