Swing Bed Program
Recover Closer to Home
After a hospital stay for an illness or injury, you may need extra support—like therapy or wound care—before returning home. Our Swing Bed Program lets you transition directly into skilled nursing care without leaving the building. Instead of driving to multiple outside appointments, you receive all your care in a convenient, familiar setting, helping you heal faster so you can get back to your life.
The Swing Bed Program includes board certified physicians, highly qualified nurses, dietitians, social workers, clinically trained pharmacists, and a full spectrum of rehabilitative services teams. Here are some examples of what services we can provide:
- Discharge Planning Services
- In-House Imaging Department
- In-House Pharmacy
- IV Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Specialized Wound Care
- 24-Hour Emergency Department Services
- 24-Hour Availability of Doctors and Nursing Staff
Who Qualifies for the program?
Medicare and most insurance companies provide coverage for post-acute rehabilitative services. These services are generally covered under the “Skilled Nursing Facility” benefits category. The following are patient eligibility guidelines provided by Medicare and the state of Idaho.
- A patient must be hospitalized as an “Acute Care Inpatient” (not “Observation Patient”) for a minimum of three consecutive midnights within a 30-day period.
- Admissions may come from any hospital, including our hospital, after three consecutive midnights as an inpatient in acute care.
- A patient must require either Skilled Nursing Care or Skilled Therapy Services as part of their recovery program.
We recommend that you contact your insurance carrier or medical case worker for specific coverage details before you make any healthcare decisions.
Who Can Benefit from the program?
There are many reasons why someone might need long term skilled nursing care. These are just a few of the most common reasons that a patient might seek admission to a Swing Bed Program.
- Patients recovering from orthopedic surgeries, such as a joint replacement, who need port-operative rehabilitation or therapy.
- Patients recovering from a stroke and who do not qualify for admission to an inpatient rehabilitation center.
- Patients who need to regain their strength and mobility following a surgery, injury, or illness.
- Patients receiving IV therapy or wound care services.
- Patients who need assistance with diabetic management services.
- Patients who are recovering from COVID-19
Minidoka Memorial Hospital accepts patients from outside facilities. Please contact our Discharge Planning Office to review an initial referral at 208-436-8134
Minidoka Memorial Hospital
1224 8th Street
Rupert, ID 83350
Minidoka Medical Center RHC
1308 8th St #1
Rupert, ID 83350
Minidoka Memorial Orthopedic Center and Imaging
260 E 5th St N
Burley, ID 83318
