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Nursing Home/Long-term Care Defined

Defined as a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods of time. Nursing homes are long-term care facilities licensed by the state that offer 24 hour room and board as well as health care services, including basic and skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, and a full range of other therapies.


Nursing Home/Long-term Care Definitions

Adult day care - non-residential facilities specializing in providing activities for elderly and/or handicapped individuals.

Inpatient services - facilities that provide 24 hour nursing care to patients, particularly the elderly and disabled with medical conditions that do not require the services of an acute care hospital.

Long-term acute care - facilities that provide patients with medical problems that require intense, special acute medical services for along time (usually more than 28 days).

Medical rehabilitative services - provides on-site services to support recovery and activities following acute care/hospitalization.

Respite care - provides temporary care to relieve a person's regular caregivers from the responsibilities of caring for individuals with physical or mental disabilities.