All nursing homes have physicians that attend patients within their facility.
There are different levels of physician involvement depending on the needs of the patients. Skilled nursing facilities that accept patients for subacute care or short stays often have physicians that come on a regular or daily basis to care for their own patients. Nursing homes that have long-term care patients or residents have physicians that visit on a routine basis or when there is a sudden change in the resident s health. Often physicians recommend certain nursing homes because of their familiarity with a doctor that visits there. Physicians that practice in a group setting may alternate rotations at a local nursing home.