What Are The Most Common Types of Facility Based Long Term Care Services?

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON FACILITY BASED LONG TERM CARE SERVICES?

Adult Foster Care: This is provided to group of people or to the individuals who can not live safely on their own or need help function. License requirements and terminology used for this type of facilities vary in a great deal from one state to another.

Board and Care Homes: These are smaller private facilities (generally 20 or fewer residents) and also called residential care facilities or group homes. Staff is available for 24 hours a day where meals and personal care is provided on the premises (nursing and medical attention usually not provided on the premises). License requirements and terminology used for this type of facilities vary in a great deal from one state to another.

Assisted Living: This is the facility for people who need to live in a community setting and may need (or expected to need) assistance functioning, yet do not need as much care as in a nursing home. These facilities may range from 20 people to 120 or more units where residents generally live in their own apartments and receive support services such as meals, personal care, help with medication, laundry, social programs, etc.

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC): These facilities are also called life care communities and offer several levels of care in one location from little or no care to assisted living or nursing facilities. The fee structure of these facilities varies depending on the community where there may also be a one-time entrance fee.

Nursing Homes: These facilities are also called Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) or convalescent care facilities. They provide wide range of services such as rehabilitation services with physical, speech therapy, as well as assistance with ADLs. Some people need to stay in these facilities for a short time where some people may stay longer due to chronic physical health or cognitive conditions that require constant supervision.