Continuing Care – Nursing Homes
The main purpose of nursing homes is to care for people who cannot take care of themselves. It may be short-term condition, while recovering from an illness or injury, or long-term one, due to either physical or mental incapacitation that makes it impossible for you to look after yourself. They offer 24 hour health care which may be:
Skilled nursing care – care given for medical conditions in which the patient is recuperating from, needing qualified personnel to do the job;
Intermediate care – providing therapy or training for the rehabilitation of the patient
Custodial care – assisting the patient in his personal requirements: bathing, eating, dressing, usually performed by caregivers.