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do not cover long-term care; they only pay for short-term home health and nursing home care ... correct answer is Assisted living centers are found in large apartment buildings and homes ... long-term care; aging and health; caregivers; nursing home; health care facility;

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. This can help you pay for nursing home care, medical equipment, assisted living, and home care ... healthcare or a living will, make sure that your wishes related to your health are known to others ... retirement; living will; advanced directive; healthcare decisions; assisted living; nursing home

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*Long Term Care Planning ... types of residential-care facilities: Assisted-living communities. These offer different levels of ... levels of care that residents can move through.  Nursing homes or skilled-nursing facilities ... long-term care;long-term care planning;Assisted-living communities;Nursing homes;skilled-nursing facilities;elder care;1437

sessions held? OTs and OTAs work with people in many different settings, such as assisted living centers ... or painful for an older adult to do on their own due to an injury or health condition, disability ... Occupational Therapy;OT;rehabilitation;OT assistant;OT aide;625

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Home Care ... , occupational, or speech therapy Medical social services Care from home health aides Homemaker ... provide home healthcare. They include: Home health agencies Homemaker and home care aide agencies ... home health;home health care;home care;P00611

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Detailed information on home health, hospice, and elder care, including types of provides, paying ... for care, and choosing a provider Topic Index Home Health Care Overview Hospice Care ... home health, home health care, hospice, hospice care, elder care

*Chronic Health Condition Stress ... Chronic Health Condition: Stress ... include home health aides and visiting nurses. A social worker can help you check your health ... control stress does take effort. But reducing stress can help you stay healthy. Living ... 84293;living with a chronic health condition, reducing stress;chronic health condition, stress reduction