Long-term care to me is a person requiring individual care for a sustained period of time. This type of care includes; personal, mental, social, medical/nursing oversight, and also rehabilitation. When people think of long-term care they immediately visualize a nursing home as the only option. This is incorrect. There are multiple facilities that will accommodate you and your loved one. Nursing facilities, subacute care, assisted living, elderly housing, community based services, home healthcare, adult day-care, and hospice are all examples of long-term care providers.
My favorite program for long-term care individuals is the adult day-care. This facility provides help for the care-taker, giving them time to themselves without the stress of taking care of their loved one. My grandmother takes care of my sick grandfather everyday. I have explained to her on numerous occasions that the stress of being with him and taking care of him everyday is not healthy. I also have looked into adult day-care's in the area, however she does not want to leave him for any length of time. I talk to her daily, and their outing of the day is riding up to the mailbox or getting ice cream! I feel she needs someone to either come to the house or take him to an adult day-care. His disease is only worsening, making it even harder for her. This week I am going to get more information on home healthcare services in our area. Hopefully this will allow her to have time to herself and re-group.
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