• Healing is quicker in a home setting rather than an institutional type of environment.
  • Patients are calmer when they feel like they are at home, they don’t fear being rushed to be transferred home where they would not receive the same level of attention, service or treatment.
  • Some patients feel that they are too young to be in a convalescent home.
  • Families prefer to have care provided close to where they live.
  • Significant cost savings when compared to an acute care hospital or skilled nursing facility.
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