Long Term Care Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Long-term care is a range of services and supports you may need to meet your personal care needs. Most long-term care is not medical care, but rather assistance with the basic personal tasks of everyday life, sometimes called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), such as:
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Bathing
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Dressing
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Using the toilet
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Transferring Moving into and out of a bed, chair, or wheelchair.
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Caring for incontinence
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Eating




Other common long-term care services and supports are assistance with everyday tasks, sometimes called Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) including:
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Housework
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Managing money
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Taking medication
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Preparing and cleaning up after meals
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Shopping for groceries or clothes
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Using the telephone or other communication devices
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Caring for pets
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Responding to emergency alerts such as fire alarms.