Long Term Care: Home Based and Community Services
May 25, 2012 By Deborah Sexton Law Office, PA
Most people when they think of long-term care think of care in a nursing home. The majority of people only enter a nursing home when their needs can no longer be met outside of a treatment facility. Home based and community services are a range of services that allow people to remain in their homes and retain their independence for as long as possible.
The following is a list of some of the common types of Home based and community services:
Adult Day Service Programs is sometimes called adult daycare depending on the functional level of the person needing the service. It provides social interaction and allows family caregivers to continue to work. Most operate on a five-day workweek schedule.
Emergency Response Systems provide automatic emergency response through electronic monitoring. Persons that live alone wear a signaling device that you activate when needed.
Homemaker/Chore Services provide help with routine household chores such as food preparation, housekeeping and heavy household chores such as washing floors, windows or shoveling snow.
Respite Care provides relief for caregivers who must provide total care for family members who cannot care for themselves. Care can be given in a nursing home, residential care facility or the persons home.
Transportation Services provide transport to and from doctors appointments, shopping centers and other community services.
Meals Programs such as Meals on Wheels provides food for persons living on their own and sometimes in community settings.
Senior Centers provide information and referral to resources available to seniors as well as educational, social, nutritional, and recreational services.
Friendly Visitor/Companion Services volunteers who visit persons who live alone or maybe frail; consist of short visits of two hours or less on a regular basis.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Deborah Sexton
Experienced estate planning attorneys Fayetteville AR of the Deborah Sexton Law Office PA offers estate planning and business planning resources to residents of Fayetteville AR.
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Adult Day Service Programs is sometimes called adult daycare depending on the functional level of the person needing the service. It provides social interaction and allows family caregivers to continue to work. Most operate on a five-day workweek schedule.
Emergency Response Systems provide automatic emergency response through electronic monitoring. Persons that live alone wear a signaling device that you activate when needed.
Homemaker/Chore Services provide help with routine household chores such as food preparation, housekeeping and heavy household chores such as washing floors, windows or shoveling snow.
Respite Care provides relief for caregivers who must provide total care for family members who cannot care for themselves. Care can be given in a nursing home, residential care facility or the persons home.
Transportation Services provide transport to and from doctors appointments, shopping centers and other community services.
Meals Programs such as Meals on Wheels provides food for persons living on their own and sometimes in community settings.
Senior Centers provide information and referral to resources available to seniors as well as educational, social, nutritional, and recreational services.
Friendly Visitor/Companion Services volunteers who visit persons who live alone or maybe frail; consist of short visits of two hours or less on a regular basis.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Deborah Sexton
Experienced estate planning attorneys Fayetteville AR of the Deborah Sexton Law Office PA offers estate planning and business planning resources to residents of Fayetteville AR.
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Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication, it is not intended to provide legal advice as individual situations will differ and should be discussed with an expert and/or lawyer. For specific technical or legal advice on the information provided and related topics, please contact the author.
