Type of Care Provided
This type of facility provides 24-hour skilled care for people who are no longer eligible for hospital care but are unable to care for themselves at home.
What is a long-term care facility? (or nursing home)
Residents are typically older adults with chronic conditions or otherwise unsafe at home.
What is a long-term care facility? (or nursing home)
Rooms are designed for short stays with sterile and clean environments.
What is a hospital?
Care at this type of facility includes meal preparation, cleaning, showering, grooming, or laundry and can be scheduled.
What is assisted living?
Those who are terminally ill and/or have a life expectancy of six months or less.
What is hospice?
This facility typically has both private and shared rooms, and residents are encouraged to have their own belongings.
What is a long-term care facility? (or nursing home)
This facility provides daily care and maintenance with mostly an oversight on safety.
What is a group home? (or adult family home)
Those who require short-term assistance, like wound care, or long-term assistance, like medication management.
What is home health?
Residents have a bedroom and access to the whole house.
What is a group home? (or adult family home)
This includes any assistance (nursing or ADLs) provided in someone’s home.
What is home health?
Residents here are typically 65 years or older and are medically stable but need some oversight for safety and home maintenance.
What is assisted living?
Each room is like an apartment with a small kitchen and entry doors that lock.
What is an assisted living facility?
This facility provides acute and specialty care for patients and emergency and urgent care.
What is a hospital?
Typically residents are adults with developmental disabilities or moderate dementia, or those recovering from substance use disorders.
What is a group home? (adult family home)
Care is available 24 hours, 7 days a week in a resident’s home, LTC facility, or hospital unit.
What is hospice?