Long-Term Care service:-
"Long-term care" means helping people of any age with their medical needs or daily activities over a long period of time. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, or in various types of facilities. This section deals mainly with older people who need long-term care. However, the information also may be useful for younger people with disabilities or illnesses that require long-term care.
Quick Check for Quality
Look for long-term care that:
(a.)Has been found by State agencies, accreditors, or others to provide quality care
(b.)Has the services you need
(c.)Has staff that meet your needs
(d.)Meets your budget.
Types of Long-Term Care:-
Research shows that many people do not know about or understand long-term care options. Following are brief descriptions of the major types of long-term care:
(1.)Home care :- Home care can be given in your own home by family members, friends, volunteers, and/or paid professionals. This type of care can range from help with shopping to nursing care. Some short-term, skilled home care (provided by a nurse or therapist) is covered by Medicare and is called "home health care." Another type of care that can be given at home is hospice care for terminally ill people.
(2.)Community services are support services that can include adult day care, meal programs, senior centers, transportation, and other services. These can help people who are cared for at home-and their families. For example, adult day care services provide a variety of health, social, and related support services in a protective setting during the day. This can help adults with impairments-such as Alzheimer's disease-continue to live in the community. And it can give family or friend caregivers a needed "break."
(3.)Supportive housing programs offer low-cost housing to older people with low to moderate incomes. The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and State or local governments often develop such housing programs. A number of these facilities offer help with meals and tasks such as housekeeping, shopping, and laundry. Residents generally live in their own apartments.
(4.)Assisted living provides 24-hour supervision, assistance, meals, and health care services in a home-like setting. Services include help with eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, taking medicine, transportation, laundry, and housekeeping. Social and recreational activities also are provided.
(5.) Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) provide a full range of services and care based on what each resident needs over time. Care usually is provided in one of three main stages: independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing.
(6.)Nursing homes offer care to people who cannot be cared for at home or in the community. They provide skilled nursing care, rehabilitation services, meals, activities, help with daily living, and supervision. Many nursing homes also offer temporary or periodic care.
(7.)Another type of long-term care takes place in home-like settings called Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded. They provide a wide variety of services to mentally retarded and developmentally disabled people from youth to old age. Services include treatment to help residents become as independent as possible, as well as health care services.
List and BRIEFLY describe the modes of long-term care services delivery (Chapter 9)
Describe recent innovations in long-term care (Chapter 9)
List and describe the three determinants for long-term care.
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. If a state is concerned about increasing Medicaid spending on long-term care services and supports, what are some of the policy alternatives that could be used in terms of expanding home or community-based services? Describe key historical milestones and major long-term care policies that could have an impact. What are options for promoting the utilization of long-term care insurance instead of Medicaid as a last option?
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List 5 of Long Term Care issues
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