Definition of Aphorism. An aphorism is a short saying that expresses a truth in a memorable way. Aphorisms can sometimes be humorous, but are not necessarily so. They often have some parallelism or juxtaposition to make the point, such as in the example of Lord Actonâs famous quote âPower tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.â. Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician, coined the term aphorism.
79: Average age upon admittance to a nursing home. 40% : The percentage of individuals who reach age 65 who will enter a nursing home during their lifetimes. 892 days (2.44 years) : Average length of stay for current nursing-home residents, 1999.272 days (8.94 months) : Average length of stay for discharged nursing-home residents, 1999.113,640: The maximum amount of assets a healthy spouse can retain for the other spouse to be eligible for long-term care benefits provided by Medicaid. 49 %: Percentage of nursing home costs covered by Medicaid, 2002. 25 %: Percentage of nursing home costs paid out of pocket, 2002.
Post-acute care hospitals strive to surpass patientsâ goals and obtain optimal results whether the patients they treat are admitted from an acute care hospital, a doctorâs office, or directly from the community. Acute care hospitals have an average length of stay of 4-5 days.Yet many patients require a longer period of time to recover from their injuries or illnesses, or need intensive rehabilitation, ventilator weaning, or care for complex wounds that may require up to two hours per day to treat.COPE OF SERVICES LTACHs treat medically complex patients who, on average, are hospitalized more than 25 days. IRFs treat acute rehabilitation services for patients who are able to tolerate three hours of rehabilitative services per day for an average length of stay of 15 days.