Term used to represent a range of services that address the health, social, and personal care needs of individuals delivered over a long period of time to persons who have never developed or have lost some capacity for self care.
Continuous care that provides help with daily activities, such as bathing, eating and walking. May include health care provided by skilled or semi-skilled health professionals.
Broad-based care (which may include custodial, rehabilitative, home-health or nursing home care) for the chronically ill or disabled.
therapeutic, rehabilitative maintenance or personal care services, delivered in a setting other than a hospital. For people needing assistance with the activities of daily living because of functional or cognitive impairments.
Care received in a nursing home. Medicare does not pay for long-term care unless you need skilled nursing or special rehabilitation.
Custodial care given in a person's home or in a nursing home when a person has a chronic disability or a long illness.
Custodial care provided by a rehabilitation facility, nursing home or mental hospital on a continuum basis for chronically ill, disabled or retarded individuals. The care may be on an inpatient, outpatient, or at-home basis.
Health care service provided to chronically ill or incompetent persons, whether provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis or at home.
Care given to patients with chronic illnesses and who are required a length of stay longer than 30 days.
A form of insurance protection that provides for the day-to-day care a patient (usually older than 65) receives in a nursing facility or in the place of residence. There are three basic forms of LTC plans: Skilled nursing care, intermediate care and custodial care.
Health care provided to individuals who do not require hospital care but who need nursing, medical and other health care services provided over time.
Service provided to a person with ongoing, chronic-care needs.
generic all-inclusive term for project work that relates to healthcare as it relates to a long-term stay, usually providing residential living accommodations in conjunction with meeting healthcare needs; i.e., skilled nursing home, assisted living facility, continuing care retirement communities, senior housing, housing for differently-abled.
Institutional and non-institutional assistance provided to people with chronic health conditions, physical disabilities and/or cognitive impairment, who are unable to fully care for themselves. Also called custodial care.
The provision of medical-care services on a repeated or continuing basis to people with chronic physical or mental disorders. Care can be given in a variety of settings.
Care which is provided for persons with chronic diseases or disabilities. The term includes a wide range of health and social services provided under the supervision of medical professionals.
A comprehensive range of medical, personal and social services coordinated to meet the physical, social and emotional needs of people who are chronically ill or disabled.
The medical and social care given to one who has a severe chronic impairment over a long period of time.
Health or personal services required on a continuing basis by people who are chronically ill, aged, disabled or retarded. Long-term care generally refers to care provided in an institution such as a nursing home, but it may also refer to continuing care provided in the patient's home.
health care that provides service to those with a disabling or chronic condition who can no longer care for themselves.
Refers to the broad range of medical and personal services for individuals who need assistance with daily activities for an extended period of time.
A unit/facility owned or operated by the hospital that primarily offers skilled nursing, intermediate care, personal care, or sheltered/residential care to a majority of all admissions.
Long-Term Care (LTC) is an umbrella term referring to comprehensive health care delivered to people with functional impairments over an extended time period. An important goal of LTC is to provide care in the least restrictive environment (e.g., a person's home).
an extended period -- either permanent or during recovery from a serious illness or injury -- of assistance with basic activities of daily living (sometimes called personal care), such as bathing, eating, dressing, and moving around. It includes monitoring of health and safety and may also include nursing care and physical or other therapy, meals, social activities, and housekeeping. Long-term care can be provided in a private home, organized senior residence, or nursing facility.
Care given in the form of medical and support services to persons who have lost some or all of their capacity to function due to an illness or disability. (from LTCInsurance)
Physical, mental and social assistance provided to people who are unable to provide for themselves as a result of disability or a prolonged illness. Care ranges from providing personal care at home, such as bathing and dressing, to skilled nursing services in a nursing home.
The range of services typically provided at skilled nursing, intermediate-care, personal care or elder-care facilities.
Custodial care given at home or in a nursing home. Medicare does not cover long-term care.
Assistance and care for persons with chronic disabilities. Long-term care's goal is to help people with disabilities be as independent as possible, thus it is focused more on caring than on curing. Long-term care is needed by a person who requires help with the activities of daily living (ADL) or who suffers from cognitive impairment. ajor Medical Expense Insurance – Policies designed to help offset the heavy medical expenses resulting from catastrophic or prolonged illness or injury. They generally provide benefits payments for 75 to 80 percent of most types of medical expenses above a deductible paid by the insured.
Long-term care is the daily assistance necessary when one contracts a serious disability that lasts for a period of time, and they are not able to care for themselves. Types of care include: home health care, home care, adult day health care, respite care, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities and hospice services.
personal care and other related services provided on an extended basis to people who need help with activities of daily living or who need supervision due to a severe cognitive impairment. It can be provided at home, in a nursing home, assisted living facility, or an adult day care center.
services needed by people with chronic health conditions.
Care and assistance for patients who require help with day-to-day living, including those with chronic disabilities. The aim is to help the patients become as independent as possible. Some plans cover long-term care only under certain circumstances.
The type of care received when someone needs assistance with daily living due to an accident, illness, cognitive impairment or advancing age. Care is provided either in a facility or at home. Long-term care may include a range of formal and informal services for health, personal care and social needs. Often thought of only as nursing home institutionalization, long-term care can be provided both formally, by medical and health professionals, and informally, by personal, unskilled caregivers.
A continuum of maintenance, custodial, and health services for the chronically ill or disabled'such services may be provided on an inpatient (rehabilitation facility, nursing home, mental hospital) or outpatient basis or at home.
A variety of services that help people with health or personal needs and activities of daily living over a period of time. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, or in various types of facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Most long-term care is custodial care. Medicare doesn't pay for this type of care if this is the only kind of care you need.
Long-term care (LTC) is an umbrella term that encompasses many varieties and levels of care and services provided to both temporarily and chronically impaired persons over an extended period of time. LTC may overlap with primary and/or acute care. By the same token, the rehabilitation of an individual might require more than one type of service. LTC should be well integrated within the rest of the healthcare system. Ideally, an individual requiring different types of care should be able to transition back and forth easily between different levels of care. Although the majority of recipients of LTC are the elderly, young people with temporary or permanent physical limitations require LTC services as well. The goal of LTC is to help an individual maintain maximum functional independence. LTC could be preventive or therapeutic, acute or chronic, mental or social, institutional or community based.
Range of medical and/or social services designed to help people who have disabilities or chronic care needs. Services may be short- or long-term and may be provided in a person's home, in the community, or in residential facilities (e.g., nursing homes or assisted living facilities).
Includes all forms of services, both institutional and noninstitutional, that are required by all people with chronic health conditions.
The broad spectrum of medical and support services provided to persons who have lost some or all capacity to function on their own due to a chronic illness or condition, and who are expected to need such services over a prolonged period of time. Long-term care can consist of care in the home by family members who are assisted with voluntary or employed help, adult day healthcare, or care in assisted living or skilled nursing facilities.
Care for patients with chronic diseases or disabilities including home health care, adult day care, hospice care, respite care, and intermediate care but not hospital care.
Extended care, including both medical and non-medical services, provided to a person who is chronically ill.
Services that assist individuals with long-term medical and personal needs. Long-term care may include medical services, physical therapy, custodial care, and assistance with activities of daily living (dressing, eating, bathing, etc.). Long-term care may be provided at home, in the community, or in facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Medicare will not pay exclusively for custodial care.
Services to help people in their daily activities over a long period of time as well as provide for health and personal assistance. Examples include: nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and types of custodial care For more information on Long-Term Care, click here
A variety of services provided over an extended period of time to people who need help to perform normal activities of daily living because of cognitive impairment or loss of muscular strength or control. Care may include rehabilitative therapies, skilled nursing, and palliative care, as well as supervision and a wide range of supportive personal care and social services. It may also include training to help older people adjust to or overcome many of the limitations that often come with aging. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, or in various types of facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Regardless of where it is provided, most long-term care is custodial care, the type of care that is not paid for by Medicare.
Provision of services to persons of any age who are afflicted with chronic health impairments.
A comprehensive range of medical, personal, and social services coordinated to meet the physical, social, and emotional needs of people who are disabled or ill for extended periods of time.
Also called custodial care. Assistance, expected to be provided over a long period of time, to people with chronic health conditions and/or physical disabilities who are unable to care for themselves without the help of another person.
Necessary diagnostic, preventative, therapeutic, curing, treating, mitigating, rehabilitative services and maintenance and personal care services, required by a chronically ill individual pursuant to a plan of care prescribed by a licensed health care practitioner. These services are not limited to a facility. This definition is similarly identified as "qualified long-term care services" in the Internal Revenue Service code.
Any type of health or medical support or care needed over an extended period.
A variety of services aimed at helping people with chronic conditions compensate for limitations in their ability to function independently. It is for people with a prolonged physical illness, disability or cognitive disorder (such as Alzheimer's disease). [152
The services required over a lengthy period of time due to an insured's chronic illness or disability. It may include skilled nursing care and custodial care, or adult day care or house care servers.
A wide range of medical and non-medical services ranging from custodial help with activities of daily living to occasional nursing care to skilled nursing services provided to people who are physically or mentally unable to provide independent care for themselves. Usually used to describe care for the elderly although younger disabled persons also utilize long-term care services. Care may be needed while recovering from an accident or illness, during an extended period of disability, or simply as a result of the normal aging process. Home health care, adult day care, respite care and nursing home stays fall into the category of long-term care.
The care of broad-ranged maintenance and health services to the chronically ill or disabled. Services may be provided on an inpatient (rehabilitation facility, nursing home, mental hospital), outpatient, or at-home basis. Most long term care premiums are level.
Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical need of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods of time.