Swing Bed Program

The IMH Swing Bed Program provides patients with a private room within the hospital to serve as an alternative to a nursing home or rehab facility stay after an illness, surgery, or other procedure.

During your stay, you can count on our skilled staff to help you meet your goals with personalized therapy and educational plans to regain the strength and confidence you need to return home. Our Hospitalists will provide you with consistent 24/7 healthcare, creating a patient - provider relationship for the duration of your stay. Once you are discharged, you can choose to return to your primary care provider in your own town, or if you do not have a primary care provider, our Case Manager will work with you to establish a provider to continue your rountine care at one at one of our five IMH Medical Group Clinics.

How do I qualify for the program?

• A referral for the Swing Bed Program can be made for a patient who receives Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or has private insurance coverage 

• Patients with traditional Medicare Advantage must have 3 inpatient midnight stays within a 30 day period, and replacement plans require PA

• The referral must be generated from a physician’s order

What is the program cost?

Medicare

Days 1-20: 100% coverage
Days 21-100: 80% coverage
Days 101+: No coverage

Medicaid Coverage

Not covered in the state of Illinois.

Medicare Advantage Plan

Coverage and length of stay in the program will be determined once the physician's order has been authorized.

Private Insurance Coverage

Available with some insurance plans. Coverage and length of stay in the program will be determined once the physician's order has been authorized.

• Conveniently close to home 
• Located in the hospital for easier access and transition, though you are able to transfer to the IMH Swing Bed Program from an inpatient unit at any hospital
• Personalized therapy and education
• Private patient rooms
• Meals are served in your room
• Daily activities
  

• IV medications
• Daily injections
• Feeding tube management
• Complex wound care
• Colostomy care
• Medication management
• Education on new diagnosis’s such as diabetes or CHF
• Regular interdisciplinary team care conferences
  
  

• 24/7 Cardiology Care
• 24/7 Emergency Department
• 24/7 Labs & Medical Imaging
• 24/7 Nursing care from skilled hospitalists
• Housekeeping and laundry
• Pharmacy
• Physical & Occupational Rehabilitation Therapy
• Wound, Pain, & Respiratory care
• Social Worker offering social, emotional, and/or financial assitance related to concerns with hospitalization, rehab and/or long term care.

Referrals can be directed to Brooklyn Dandurand, LPN, Case Managment.
Phone: 815.432.7717
Fax: 815.432.7816
Email: brooklyn.dandurand@imhrh.org

Financial questions can be directed to Ellen McCullough, MSW, Social Services.
Phone: 815.432.7713
Fax: 815.432.7816
Email: ellen.mccullough@imhrh.org