HSA 3222 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Long-Term Care
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Provide care for people needing assistance for activities of daily living. Cost effective alternative for those needing more than provided in nursing facilities. Providers are either categorized as institutional or noninstitutional. Hospice and assisted living can have a mix of both. Home care is generally less expensive then institutionalized care when used in moderation. Supply of services not likely to overtake growing demand. Institutional care provides security, supervision, medical, and oversight. Long term care as part of a continuum. May refer to overall system or a specific subsystem. Comprehensive care includes services and gaps in coverage are created if there are any missing services. Integration is more than a collection of fragmented services. Ladder was been the accepted model of health care. Suggests that everyone progresses or regresses from acute care to various other levels of the continuum. Is another frequently used means of visualizing continuum of care. Fails to take in many human dimensions involved.
