Caregiver Resources

Long-term care is ongoing help with daily living, supervision or health-related needs that can be provided at home, in the community or in a residential facility.

A continuing care retirement community, often called a life plan community, offers multiple levels of senior living and care within one organization or campus.

Home health care is skilled nursing, therapy or related medical care delivered at home for eligible patients under a clinical plan of care.

Home care provides non-medical or personal assistance in a person’s home, such as bathing help, meal preparation, companionship and supervision.

Adult day care provides supervised daytime support, activities and often meals or health-related services while the participant continues living at home.

Respite care is temporary care that gives a family caregiver a planned or emergency break while the older adult continues receiving needed support.

Independent living is senior housing designed for people who can largely manage daily life on their own but want convenience, community and fewer home-maintenance responsibilities.

Memory care is specialized residential care for people with dementia who need structure, safety and staff support designed around cognitive change.

Assisted living combines housing, meals, personal-care help and supervision for older adults who need support but not continuous nursing-home care.

Compare home care with adult day care by schedule, supervision, transportation, social activity, caregiver respite, personal care, costs and uncovered hours.