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Understanding Long Term Care
Understanding Long Term Care
Long term care is the personal care and assistance for people who, as a result of
an accident, a chronic illness such as arthritis, paralysis due to a stroke, or a cognitive impairment
like Alzheimer’s disease, can no longer function independently. Long term care differs
from traditional medical care in that the focus is on caring instead of curing.
There are three types of long term care:
Personal or Custodial Care:
Assistance provided to those who need help performing the various activities of
daily living (bathing, dressing, toileting, eating, transferring and continence).
This may also include homemaker services such as cleaning, paying bills, preparing
meals, laundry, etc.
Supervisory Care:
Supervision of those who are cognitively impaired and need monitoring and verbal
reminders to accomplish everyday tasks.
Skilled or Professional Care:
Care provided by a medical professional such as a doctor, nurse or therapist. Skilled
care can be provided either in a long term care facility or in the home.
"The vast majority of long term care required is personal or supervisory care."