Long Term Care

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Long-term care is a range of services and supports you may need to meet your personal care needs. Most long-term care is not medical care, but rather assistance with the basic personal tasks of everyday life, sometimes called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), such as:

• Bathing

• Dressing

• Using the toilet

• Transferring (to or from bed or chair)

• Caring for incontinence

• Eating

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Other common long-term care services and supports are assistance with everyday tasks, sometimes called Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) including:

• Housework

• Managing money

• Taking medication

• Preparing and cleaning up after meals

• Shopping for groceries or clothes

• Using the telephone or other communication devices

• Caring for pets

• Responding to emergency alerts such as fire alarms

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What are my long-term care choices?

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Long-term care services and support typically come from:

• An unpaid caregiver who may be a family member or friend

• A nurse, home health or home care aide, and/or therapist who comes to the home

• Adult day services in the area

• A variety of long-term care facilities

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Visit LongTermCare.gov for more information and resources to help you and your family plan for future long-term care needs.

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To learn more about Long Term Care and your options call
the Minnesota Aging Pathways at (800) 333-2433!

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