What is long term care?

Long term care is the kind of care that you would need to help you perform daily activities if you had an ongoing illness or disability. It also includes the kind of care you would need if you had a severe cognitive illness like Alzheimer's disease or severe dementia. It is help with all the day to day things that could become difficult to do without assistance, such as eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, etc. This type of care isn't provided in a hospital they only provide acute care. It is chronic care that you might need for the rest of your life.