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.
The Hospital Association of New York State conducted a survey of all the nursing homes in New York State of subacute care in March 1993. The response rate on this mail survey was 43 percent. Public nursing homes were the most likely to return the survey, while proprietary facilities were the least likely.