Arbitration Vs. Mediation. Terms: The main difference between arbitration and mediation is a simple one: arbitrators hand down decisions, just as judges do, which can only be contested under certain circumstances.
Definition of Subacute Care. 1  Subacute care is a level of care needed by a patient who does not require hospital acute care, but who requires more intensive skilled nursing care than is provided to the majority of patients in a skilled nursing facility.
A: Acute Rehab provides 2-3 hours of intensive therapy (physical and occupational therapy) a day and in an acute rehab unit of a general hospital or rehab hospital. Subacute Rehab provides 1-1.5 hours of therapy per day and is generally provided in a rehab unit of a skilled nursing facility.