Many people without realizing it have already tapped into the long term Health Care System. THAT DOES NOT MEAN A NURSING HOME!!
We think of lond term care as only Senior Citizens but the term has a broader legal meaning. It could be that you become cognitively impaired
The Government has measurements called ADL's 6 activities of daily living
BATHING
DRESSING
TIOLETING
TRENSFERRING
CONTINENCE
EATING
If you have the expectation of not being able to manage at least two of these six activities you fall into the criteria Legal quidelines set out by law is the determination and determined by Madicaid or your private insurer Most of us associate nursing homes with long term care. this could be the last sad stop. there are also skeilled nursing care facilities,(assisted living centers) rehablilitation units, short term geriatrics centers and preferably for the majoirity of Seniors choice home based care from a variety of community, medical and religous agencies
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