There are many types of long term care besides home care. This is a discussion of some of those types of care and how they differ from each other.
Often times people contact us because they are not sure of the type of care their loved one needs. They may have been living independently for a long time and suddenly something happened and they can no longer manage on their own or they are disabled and need assistance with daily living activities. This doesn't necessarily mean that your loved one has to go to a nursing home or other type of long-term care facility, but they may simply need some help to along the way.
There are more options today for the person in need of care and they are as follows:
- Assisted Living Facility - a residential care setting that combines housing, support services, and health care for people.
- Continuing Care Retirement Community - a residential care setting that usually has an independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing facility on site.
- Nursing Home - a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living.
- Home Care - care delivered in the home to assist people with the instrumental activities of daily living, activities of daily living or limited skilled care.
