Any facility providing care on an indefinite basis, may include homes for the aged. nursing homes or chronic care hospitals.
Generally synonymous with a nursing home, but could also describe any residential facility which is considered a permanent home (such as a board and care home), and in which some degree of medical attention is provided.
For the purpose of Medicare Part D, CMS defines a long-term care facility as a skilled nursing facility, nursing facility, or medical institution where payment is made for an institutionalized individual under Medicaid. This also includes Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded and psychiatric hospitals. Not included in CMS' definition of a long-term care facility are assisted living facilities, boarding homes, or residential care homes.
A facility that provides health care to people who are not able to care for themselves at home but are not sick enough to be in a hospital.
A facility or medical institution that meets criteria outlined by the Social Security Act and which cares for residents with Medicare and/or Medicaid. Includes primarily skilled nursing homes.
See Nursing Care Facility
A long-term care facility is a facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or residents in need of assistance with activities of daily living. Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, and long-term chronic care hospitals.
Generally the same thing as a nursing home. The term could also describe any residential facility considered to be a permanent home where some degree of medical attention is provided.