A nursing home is a medical institution that provides physical therapy (e.g., hydrotherapy, phototherapy), along with diet, exercise and other therapies to help patients regain their health.
Strictly speaking, a nursing home is a medical institution, not a hospital, and not a nursing home.
That is to say, a nursing home is a place where people who are sick or have just had surgery can get well, and is generally like a recreational center.
What is a sanatorium
1, sanatoriums are generally located in a natural healing factor, the natural environment is relatively quiet and beautiful sanatorium.
2, sanatoriums for the object of treatment for the convalescent, most of them are suffering from certain chronic or occupational diseases with disease convalescence, rehabilitation and convalescence certificate, or for some special occupations.
3, sanatoriums are generally equipped with a variety of physiological function examination equipment, physical therapy, physical therapy equipment, as well as suitable for the use of natural therapeutic factors (such as mineral springs, seawater, air, sunlight, etc.) a variety of equipment and conditions and the most basic diagnostic and therapeutic equipment.
4. The sanatorium applies therapeutic factors (including natural therapeutic factors and artificial physical and chemical factors) as the main means, and adopts a holistic and comprehensive therapeutic treatment method that integrates therapeutic factors with medical technology, mental health and life services.
5, sanatoriums for convalescents in addition to a certain diagnosis and treatment or preventive health care medical examination, mainly to organize them to carry out a variety of recreational activities and physical exercise.
The organization and management of convalescent patients is obviously different from hospital patients, hospital patients most of the time is lying down or indoor activities in a small space, and generally do not allow patients to leave the hospital to go out.
Can be divided into two categories of comprehensive sanatoriums and specialized sanatoriums
1, comprehensive sanatoriums
Mainly includes staff sanatoriums (most of the trade unions or the local government in charge), cadres sanatoriums (most of them belong to the management of the old cadres in charge of the department), the special sanatoriums (mainly refers to the army sanatoriums and sanatoriums of the Civil Aviation.
Force sanatoriums can be divided into army sanatoriums, air force sanatoriums, naval sanatoriums, special forces sanatoriums)
2, specialized sanatoriums
Mainly refers to the government or large-scale factories, mines and enterprises run by occupational disease hospitals, tuberculosis sanatoriums, liver disease hospitals and so on.