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What Is Long-Term Care?
When a person requires someone else to help him with his physical or emotional needs over an extended period of time, this is long-term care. This help may be required for many of the activities or needs that healthy, active people take for granted and may include such things as:
 
The need for long-term care help might be due to a terminal condition, disability, illness, injury or the infirmity of old age. Estimates by experts are that at least 60% of all individuals will need extended help in one or more of the areas above during their lifetime. The need for long-term care may only last for a few weeks or months or it may go on for years. It all depends on the underlying reasons for needing care.

• Temporary long term care (need for care for only weeks or months)
• Rehabilitation from a hospital stay
• Recovery from illness
• Recovery from injury
• Recovery from surgery
• Terminal medical condition
• Ongoing long term care (need for care for many months or years)
• Chronic medical conditions
• Chronic severe pain
• Permanent disabilities
• Dementia
• Ongoing need for help with activities of daily living
• Need for supervision
• Long-term care services may be provided in any of the following settings:
• In the home of the recipient
• In the home of a family member or friend of the recipient
• At an adult day services location
• In an assisted living facility or board-and-care home
• In a hospice facility
• In a nursing home​

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