What is the Difference Between a Skilled Nursing Facility and Assisted Living?

Welcome to Legacy Living! A skilled nursing facility (SNF) dedicated to teaching residents that it's okay to live again and keep on living! The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center offers both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation and is part of Campbell County Health Medical Group’s wide range of licensed care facilities.

So what exactly is a skilled nursing facility and how is it different from assisted living?

Skilled nursing communities provide 24/7 around the clock nursing care to those who require specialized medical care or daily therapy services. Care is provided by trained registered nurses in a medical setting under a doctor’s supervision and can be similar to the same level of care you’d see within a hospital setting. Though many skilled nursing facilities are limited to short-term stays following hospitalizations, surgery, injury or other notable declines in health, The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center offers long term care in addition to short-term rehabilitation (Witt & Hoyt, 2022).

An assisted living community however, provides care to older adults who are unable to safely live alone. Residents reside in apartment style communities that can be private or semi-private. These older adults don’t necessarily require the same higher level care that a skilled nursing facility specializes in. In assisted living communities, independence is encouraged while assistance is available for daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, medication management and more (Witt & Hoyt, 2022).

Both skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities offer 24/7 care to their residents.

Built with residents and their families in mind, The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center is committed to providing dignified care and purposeful living.

For more information on services provided by The Legacy, living at the Legacy or to learn how to become a resident with us, visit our website: https://www.cchwyo.org/services/the-legacy-living-and-rehabilitation-center/

References

The Legacy Living & Rehabilitation Center | Assisted Living. (n.d.). Campbell County Health. Retrieved August 26, 2022, from https://www.cchwyo.org/services/the-legacy-living-and-rehabilitation-center/

What’s the difference between a skilled nursing facility and a nursing home? (n.d.). Www.uhc.com. https://www.uhc.com/medicare/medicare-articles/whats-the-difference-between-a-skilled-nursing-facility-and-a-nursing-home.html

Witt, S., & Hoyt, J. (2022, May 17). Assisted Living vs Skilled Nursing | What’s the Difference & How to Choose. SeniorLiving.org. https://www.seniorliving.org/compare/assisted-living-vs-skilled-nursing/