When considering a facility or care provider, one must determine what level of care is needed.
Can the person be cared for at home with community services such as home health care and/or adult day care, or do they need placement in a facility? Depending upon their assessed needs, there are various care choices to consider.
For information on community-based care services (such as transportation, meals and chores assistance), to help individuals remain at home, contact your local Area Agency on Aging.
Types of Care Facilities
Nursing Homes
Nursing Homes are live-in health care facilities where nursing care is provided on a continuous basis. It includes assistance with the activities of daily living and the administration of care and treatments prescribed by a physician.
Assisted Living Facilities
Assisted Living Facilities are residential settings that provide or coordinate personal and health care services, 24-hour supervision, and assistance with activities of daily living.
- Licensed assisted living facilities
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Continuing Care Retirement Communities
CCRCs are residential communities that provide housing for various levels of care needs. As residents need more assistance, they can move from an independent living section to a section offering assisted living level of care, for instance, without moving out of the community.
Hospice Care
Hospice Care provides end-of-life care, including physical, emotional and spiritual support, for the care recipient and their family. Hospice care can be provided at home or in a facility.
Adult Day Care Centers
Adult Day Care Centers are non-residential centers that provide supervision, social, health and related support services during part of the day to adults who live elsewhere.
- Licensed assisted living facilities
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Home Health Care
Home Health Care providers send staff into your home to provide medically-related services under a physician’s order. Providers can offer therapies, rehabilitative services, respiratory care, pain management, infusion therapy and other more.
Additional Resources
This program is managed by the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.