Knowra Long-term care Long-term care Long-term care is ongoing health and personal care for people who need help with daily activities or management of chronic conditions. It can be provided at home, in the community, or in residential settings.
Activities of daily living : Basic self-care tasks such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and moving between bed and chair. Difficulty with these tasks is a common basis for assessing long-term care needs.
Continuing care retirement community : A retirement community offering multiple levels of housing and care, often from independent living to nursing care. Its care levels can accommodate changing needs without requiring a move to an unrelated provider.
Acute care : Medical treatment for an illness or injury that develops suddenly and usually requires short-term intervention. Long-term care addresses continuing support needs rather than primarily treating a sudden episode.
Long-term care insurance : Insurance designed to cover some costs of extended personal or nursing care. It is one way households finance services that standard health coverage may not fully pay for.
Long-term services and supports : A broad range of paid and unpaid assistance for people who need help with daily activities over time. This policy framework includes long-term care alongside supports delivered outside medical institutions.
Instrumental activities of daily living : Everyday tasks that support independent living, including shopping, cooking, managing money, and taking medication. Help with these tasks can signal a need for support before basic self-care becomes difficult.
Adult day care : Supervised daytime services for adults who need support, social activities, or health monitoring. It provides structured care while allowing participants to live at home.
Rehabilitation : Services that help people regain or improve abilities affected by illness, injury, or disability. Rehabilitation aims to restore function, while long-term care may support ongoing limitations.
Medicaid : A United States public health insurance program for eligible people with low incomes, jointly funded by federal and state governments. It is a major public payer for long-term services and supports in the United States.
Universal long-term care insurance : A public policy approach that pools risks to finance long-term care coverage for an entire population. It addresses debates over broad access and shared responsibility for care costs.
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