Types of Long-Term Care
Type | Services | Typical Living Arrangement | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
Meals (in a common dining room or in the person’s room) Social and recreational activities Help with daily activities In some facilities, monitoring for emergencies (such as intercoms and personal emergency response systems), services of nurses and physical therapists, and 24-hour supervision if needed | Apartments or occasionally just a bedroom with a private bath | Mostly private funds or long-term care insurance Help from Medicaid in some states | |
Meals (typically in a common dining room or, in special circumstances, the person’s room) Transportation to medical appointments or shops Social activities Help with personal care and sometimes help with taking medications (for example, reminding people to take their medications) | Rooms on a common hallway | Mostly private funds | |
Meals (usually in a common dining room, except for residents who need more care and who have meals in their room) Transportation Social and recreational activities As much help with daily activities and health care as needed | Varied arrangement according to need | Mostly private funds Help from Medicare and Medicaid for skilled nursing care when it is needed | |
Meals Help with daily activities 24-hour skilled nursing care Rehabilitation (physical, occupational, respiratory, and speech therapies) Hospice care Oversight by a doctor | Rooms on a common hallway | Private funds Medicaid Medicare for skilled care for a short time in certified nursing homes if care is needed daily after a hospital stay lasting 3 days or more (waiver of the 3-day hospital stay available in some cases, including with some Medicare Advantage plans) |