What is Long-Term Care?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, and using the bathroom. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living or in nursing homes. It is important to remember that you may need long-tern care at any age.You may never need long-term care. This year, about nine million men and women over the age of 65 will need long-term care. By 2020, 12 million older Americans will need long-term care. Most will be cared for at home, family and friends are the sole caregivers for 70 percent of the elderly. A study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that people who reach age 65 will likely have a 40 percent chance of entering a nursing home. About 10 percent of the people who enter a nursing home will stay there five 5 years or more. The following outline sketches various options for long-term care:
ResourcesMedicare Counseling, Assistance, Publications, and Toolswww.medicare.gov/LongTermCare/Static/Counseling.aspCounseling and assistance resource will provide you with general long-term care information and details on specific long-term care topics such as housing services, insurance and loans. CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicarewww.cms.hhs.govThis link will help you with
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairswww.dva.state.wi.usWisconsin.gov Long Term Carewww.dhfs.wisconsin.gov/managedltc/generalinfo/index.htmGeneral information on Long Term Care Reform and Expansion articles. Great resource for Maps, Presentations, press releases, Aging and Disability Resource Center Development and Planning link, county by county information and more! Waukesha County Department of Senior Services1320 Pewaukee Rd. Suite 130 Waukesha, WI 53188262-548-7828 Milwaukee County Department of Aging414-289-6874 |
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