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Top 20 skilled nursing facilities by physical therapy hours
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) provide long-term care for our oldest citizens. They are responsible for delivering cost-effective yet high-quality care to an especially vulnerable patient population.
Physical therapy is among the most prevalent specialty care services provided in SNFs, as it addresses three widespread challenges of aging: pain, mobility, and independence. SNF residents may rely on physical therapy to manage the physiological effects of aging or to support recovery following an injury or illness.
Because physical therapy must be performed by specialists, a facility’s rate of physical therapist staffing hours per resident per day provides insight into its ability to meaningfully support its resident population.
Definitive Healthcare’s database currently tracks more than 18,000 skilled nursing facilities across the U.S. Using LongTermCareView, we compiled the following list of the 20 skilled nursing facilities able to provide the most physical therapy hours.
| Rank | Skilled nursing facility | City | State | Physical therapist staffing hours per resident per day | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthews Glen | Matthews | NC | 2.78 | Explore |
| 2 | Phelps Health | Rolla | MO | 1.81 | Explore |
| 3 | The Evergreens - Skilled Care | Moorestown | NJ | 1.49 | Explore |
| 4 | Montefiore Nyack Hospitals Transitional Care Unit | Nyack | NY | 1.39 | Explore |
| 5 | Northern Westchester Hospital Transitional Care Unit | Mount Kisco | NY | 1.17 | Explore |
| 6 | Country House Skilled Nursing Care | Wilmington | DE | 1.11 | Explore |
| 7 | Helen Hayes Hospital Transitional Care Unit | West Haverstraw | NY | 1.11 | Explore |
| 8 | Park Pointe Village Skilled Nursing Care | Rock Hill | SC | 1.09 | Explore |
| 9 | Capitol View Transitional Care Center | Saint Paul | MN | 1.07 | Explore |
| 10 | Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing | Wyomissing | PA | 1.04 | Explore |
| 11 | Beacon Hill | Lombard | IL | 1.03 | Explore |
| 12 | Lee Memorial Hospital - Skilled Nursing Unit | Fort Myers | FL | 1.01 | Explore |
| 13 | Torrey Pines Senior Living | San Diego | CA | 0.95 | Explore |
| 14 | Meadville Medical Center Transitional Care Unit | Meadville | PA | 0.94 | Explore |
| 15 | Holy Redeemer Healthcare Transitional Care Unit | Meadowbrook | PA | 0.93 | Explore |
| 16 | Oak Park Place Nakoma - Skilled Nursing | Madison | WI | 0.90 | Explore |
| 17 | Clara Maass Medical Center Transitional Care Unit | Belleville | NJ | 0.89 | Explore |
| 18 | Advanced Health Care of Salem | Salem | UT | 0.86 | Explore |
| 19 | LindenGrove Mukwonago - Skilled Nursing | Mukwonago | WI | 0.85 | Explore |
| 20 | Wellpark at Shannondale - Knoxville | Knoxville | TN | 0.85 | Explore |
Fig. 1 Data is from Definitive Healthcare’s LongTermCareView. Data is accurate as of September 2022.
Which SNF provides the most physical therapy hours?
Matthews Glen in Matthews, North Carolina has the most physical therapy hours per patient per day with 2.78. Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri is second with 1.81 hours and The Evergreens in Moorestown, New Jersey is in third with 1.49 hours.
There is a noticeable difference between the top two skilled nursing facilities. Matthews Glen has almost a full hour more than second-place Phelps Health. This is likely because Matthews Glen is an incredibly small facility with only 16 beds and makes physical therapy a high priority for its patients. Its small size allows for more individualized care for each person and more time dedicated to physical rehabilitation. By contrast, Phelps Health currently has 242 staffed beds making for much less individual care time per patient.
What is the difference between a skilled nursing facility and a nursing home?
A skilled nursing facility differs from a nursing home in that it is not designed to be a permanent residence for its patients. The main goal of a SNF is rehabilitation through treatment for specific ailments, after which patients will be released and sent home.
A nursing home is designed to be a permanent home for older adults in need of long-term care throughout the day. Because many residents require a level of care unavailable in-home or need 24-hour monitoring, nursing homes are equipped to treat patients for long periods of time. In addition, skilled nursing facilities are usually covered by Medicare while nursing homes are not.
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