care provided primarily for maintenance of the patient or care designed essentially to assist the patient in meeting his or her activities of daily living. Custodial Care includes, but is not limited to, help in walking, bathing, dressing, feeding, preparation of special diets, and supervision over self-administration of medications that do not require the technical skills or professional training of medical or nursing personnel in order to be performed safely and effectively. Custodial Care is not primarily provided for therapeutic value in the treatment of a sickness, injury, disease, or condition.

The medical or non-medical services, which do not seek to cure, are provided during periods when the medical condition of the patient is not changing, or do not require the continued administration by medical personnel.

Care which does not require a licensed medical person such as a Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocation Nurse, or specialized therapist.

Help and supervision with daily living activities - dressing, eating, personal hygiene, and similar functions.

Care provided for individuals who need assistance, but are not convalescing.

The level of care required to assist an individual in the activities of daily living. This care helps meet personal needs and can be provided by persons without professional licenses or extensive training. Skip alphabetic navigation to D

care that does not require specialized training or services. Assistance with activities of daily living, as well as with self-administration of medications and preparing special diets. Examples: help in walking, eating, and taking medicine. These may be referred to as Activities of Daily Living (ADL).

Care provided primarily to meet the personal needs of the member. This includes help in walking, bathing, and dressing. It also includes food preparation or special diets, feeding, administrating medicine that is usually self-administered, or any other care not requiring the continuing services of medical personnel.

is care (including room and board needed to provide that care) that is given principally for personal hygiene or for assistance in daily activities and can, according to generally accepted medical standards, be performed by persons who have no medical training. Examples of Custodial Care are help in walking and getting out of bed; assistance in bathing, dressing, feeding; or supervision over medication which could normally be self-administered.

Care provided in a residential care or assisted living facility which provides for daily services of meals, dressing, grooming, housing and other services provided by personnel other than nursing personnel.

Maintenance care of a patient which is designed to assist the patient in daily living and not primarily provided for the treatment of an illness, disease or condition. Custodial care includes but is not limited to help in walking, bathing and feeding.

Care that primarily deals with activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, and supervision.

Level of health or medical care given to meet daily personal needs, such as dressing, bathing, getting out of bed, etc. Although custodial care does not need to be provided by trained health care professionals, it must be administered under a physician's order.

Basic care provided on a 24 hour basis that meets an individual's basic physical needs; simple assistance or total care may be needed.

means care provided primarily for maintenance of the patient and designed essentially to assist in meeting the patient's daily activities. It is not provided for its therapeutic value in the treatment of an disease, illness, Accidental Injury or condition. Custodial care includes, but is not limited to, help in walking, bathing, dressing, eating, preparation of special diets, and supervision over self-administration of medication not requiring the constant attention of trained medical personnel.

A level of nonmedical care for people who do not require the constant services of nurses or aides; also called sheltered care. It is designed for people who are capable of independent living but who may require some assistance with personal care and homemaking services.

Care furnished for the purpose of meeting non-medical care necessities, including room and board, such as personal needs, which could be provided by persons without professional skills or training, which must include assistance in mobility, dressing, bathing, eating, and taking medication. Neither AdvantageCare, nor Original Medicare covers custodial care unless provided in conjunction with skilled nursing care and/or skilled rehabilitation services.

Care that assists in performing everyday activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating. When someone receives custodial care, reasonable homemaker services such as cleaning, washing dishes, doing laundry, and shopping are also covered.

Non-medical care in which the patient receives help with their ADL's. Providers of this care do not need to be professionally trained nurses or therapist.

Custodial care usually refers to care rendered in a skilled nursing facility. Custodial care does not require a licensed medical provider, such as a nurse or therapist.

Assistance and supervision with daily living activities - dressing, eating, personal hygiene and other functions as listed above under, "Activities of Daily Living."

Care furnished for the purpose of meeting non-medically necessary personal needs which could be provided by persons without professional skills or training, such as assistance in walking, dressing, bathing, eating, preparation of special diets and taking medication. Custodial care is not covered by Secure Health or Original Medicare unless provided with skilled nursing care and/or skilled rehabilitation services.

Services that can be given safely and reasonably by a non-medical person, designed mainly to assist with ADLs, including bathing, eating, dressing and other routine activities.

Non-medical care, such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping. Medicare generally does not cover custodial care.

Care is considered Custodial when it is primarily to help with daily living activities or meeting personal needs and can be provided safely and reasonably by people without professional medical skills or training. For example, Custodial Care includes help with walking, getting in and out of bed, bathing, dressing, eating and taking medications. The Plan does not provide coverage for Custodial Care. If a Member is in a Participating Hospital or Skilled Nursing Facility, the Plan will cover the Skilled Nursing services, but will not cover Custodial Care if that is the only care needed.

care that provides for daily needs and bodily maintenance (e.g., feeding, hygiene) rather than attempting to provide a cure.

care furnished in home primarily for supervisory care or supportive services, or in a facility primarily to provide room and board (which may or may not include nursing care, training in personal hygiene and other forms of self care or supervisory care by a doctor of Medicine).

This is supervision and/or assistance of activities of daily life offered in the home environment. This typically is a 24-hour program for an individual who does not desire to live in a congregate home.

Custodial care helps a person accomplish the activities of daily living (ADLs). Custodial care can also include preparing special diets and giving medications.

Personal care, such as bathing, cooking, and shopping.

services aimed at maintaining your health and/or preventing deterioration in your functional status, provided on an extended basis. Long-term care includes custodial care.

Services that can be given safely and reasonably by a trained or capable non-medical person.

Care furnished mainly to train or assist in personal hygiene or other activities of normal daily living such as dressing, feeding, and walking rather than to provide medical treatment.

Board, room, and other personal assistance services (including assistance with ADLs, taking medicine, and other similar personal needs), that do not include a health care component and may be provided by people without medical skills or training.

The level of care required by a majority of all nursing home and home care recipients. This is normally defined as assistance with activities of daily living, taking medications and other personal needs.

Care provided primarily to meet the personal needs, including help in walking, bathing or dressing.

Also known as Maintenance or Personal Care.  Provides assistance with personal needs such as bathing, dressing, and eating.

In the context of long-term care or Medicare, refers to assistance requiring the lowest level of skills, helping with activities of daily living, but not with medical care. Can be provided by people who have no medical training, sometimes by aides trained in caregiving skills and frequently provided informally by family members or other unpaid volunteers. Custodial care services, which may be performed in a nursing home, the individual's home, or some other setting, are the most common type of services required by the elderly and the disabled.

level of care that provides supervision and assistance.

Care provided primarily to meet the personal needs of the Participant. This includes help in walking, bathing, dressing, preparing food or special diets, feeding, administration of medicine which is usually self-administered or any other care which does not require continuing services of medical personnel.

Care that provides a level of routine maintenance for the purpose of meeting personal needs. Custodial care includes help in walking, getting into or out of bed, bathing, dressing, eating, and other functions of daily living.

Non-medical care that addresses personal needs, and is available to a chronically ill individual.

Refers to a particular level of care an individual may need. Help in eating, toileting, bathing, dressing, etc. - any activities that usually do not require a professional such as a nurse or a therapist.

Care to help individuals meet personal needs such as bathing, dressing, and eating. Care may be provided by someone without professional training.

Personal care administered with a doctor's recommendation but possibly carried out by nonmedical staff.

Care which helps individuals meet basic personal needs such as bathing, dressing, and eating.

Care that does not require the knowledge, training or skill of a licensed nurse. The care may range from the non-hands-on care of a companion/sitter/homemaker or hands-on care of a CNA/home health aide.

Board, room and other personal assistance services (including assistance with activities of daily living, taking medicine and similar personal needs) that may not include a skilled nursing care component.

Care provided by people without professional skills or training to help a patient with activities of daily living.

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Assistance in meeting daily living activities not requiring the continued attention and assistance of licensed medical or trained paramedical personnel. Some examples include assistance in walking and getting in and out of bed; aid in bathing, dressing, feeding; preparation of special diets; and supervision of medication which can usually be self administered. Return to

In long-term care (LTC) insurance, care that is largely of a non-medical nature, in which a patient receives assistance with activities of daily living provided by nurses or other qualified persons at a nursing home or a similar facility.

Care to help individuals meet personal needs such as bathing, dressing, eating, and other non-medical care that most people do themselves, such as using eye drops. Someone without professional training may provide this type of care. Medicare does not pay for custodial care and Medicaid pays very little.