By: Emily Carpintero  Nov. 22, 2017

Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) are optional care facilities for patients discharged from a hospital. Doctors decide on using an SNF according to whether a patient requires medical experts to assist with care and/or the rehabilitation process. Using Medicare inpatient data collected between October 2015 and September 2016, Dexur analysts identified Medicare inpatient discharges, discharges to SNFs, and the percentage of SNF discharges at the national, state, and individual hospital level.