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This article will review the basics of spinal cord injury and the services Sierra Care provides that can prime your body for the best possible recovery.

Skilled Nursing Facilities and Long Term Care Facilities are two of the main options for patients recovering from a serious injury or operation.

A tracheostomy is a surgical incision through the neck and your trachea that provides an alternative breathing airway. A tracheostomy tube is placed to help a patient breathe without any obstruction.

In your search for the right medical facility, you may have come across this term -- but what is a skilled nursing facility, exactly, and who needs one?