HCA 210 Understanding the Continuum of Care

Understanding Continuum of Care Services

• What is long-term care? Provide an example.

Long-term care is a variety of services that includes medical and non-medical care to people who have a chronic illness or disability. Long-term care helps meet health or personal needs. Most long-term care is to assist people with support services such as activities of daily living like dressing, bathing, eating, and using the bathroom. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living or in nursing homes. Long-term care can be given at any age depending on the situation or disability. The type of long-term care an individual may receive depends on their current situation but all situations are subject to change. For example, my...