🏡 #Intermediate Care Facility (ICF)

Purpose:
Support patients who no longer need hospital-level care but aren’t ready to return home.
Focus is on rehabilitation, recovery, and regaining independence.

Key Features:
Staffed mainly by nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, care assistants, and sometimes GPs.
No operating rooms or ICUs.
Caters to patients recovering from illness, surgery, or injury (e.g. stroke rehab, fall recovery).
Patients are medically stable but need help with mobility, self-care, or therapy.
Stay is short to medium term, typically up to 6 weeks in the UK.