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Care In A Facility

Care At Home

When looking for long term health care, you have many options. The first consideration is always whether to remain at home and have care come to you, or to move into a facility. Here you can learn about the variety of options to find the right kind of care for your situation.

Below is a table that generally compares the main types of care in terms of intensity of medical needs, costs range, forms of payment accepted, setting, and quality assurance.

Type of Care	Medical Needs	Cost Range	Payments Accepted	Setting	Quality Monitoring
Nursing Homes	Medium High	$$ $$$	Medicare Medi-Cal Private pay	Facility	Licensing & inspections
Assisted Living	Low Medium	$$$	Private pay	Facility	Licensing & inspections
Congregate Living Health Facility	High	$$$	Private pay	Facility	Monitoring, but no licensing or inspections
Continuing Care Retirement Community	Low Medium High	$$$	Private pay	Facility	Monitoring, but no licensing or inspections
Home Health Care	Low Medium High	$ $$	Medicare Medi-Cal Private pay	Home	Licensing
Hospice	Medium High	$ $$	Medicare Medi-Cal Private pay	Primarily home	Licensing & inspections
Adult Day Health Care	Low Medium	$	Medi-Cal Private pay	Daytime facility	Licensing
Adult Day Care	Low	$	Private pay	Daytime facility	Licensing is optional

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Taking Care of Tomorrow -- A Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care