Question

1. Veterans and children may also need long-term care. How do their needs compare to those of the elderly? How are long term services paid for among these special groups?

2. What role does rehabilitation play in the long term care system?

Answer 1

1. Veterans and children’s may also need long term care. How do their need compare to those of the elderly? How are long term services paid for among these special groups?

Paediatric and geriatric patients have the same needs as other patients: confidence and reassurance, safety and security, and comfort and competent care. It is in the ways these needs are met that their requirements differ.

Long-term care involves a variety of services designed to meet a person's health or personal care needs during a short or long period of time. These services help people live as independently and safely as possible

Compared to elderly, children’s needs differ in:-

· Children’s need more care and love when compared to elderly

· Children tend to be more intuitive than adults.

· Difficult to gain a child’s trust, your interest and concern.

· Children are more likely to have a positive attitude than adults

· Require somewhat different approaches to care and communication.

· Special sensitivity is required to deal with the emotional needs of younger adolescents.

· The care taker should be very loving and caring.

· The care taker should avoid any hurting situations

· Nutritious and protein rich food should be given to children’s

· Communication skill is very risk in case of infants and neonatal babies

Long term service payment

Long term services are paid based on the treatment plan, and also based on the class of patients. More payments are given in cases of paediatrics and elderly patients. Because it’s very difficult to take care of this class of patents. Minimum of advance payment should be done before the long term treatment. The payments are calculated based on the:-

· Number of days

· Treatment plan

· Class of patient

2. What role does rehabilitation play in the long term care system?

Rehabilitation is care that can help you get back, keep, or improve abilities that you need for daily life. These abilities may be physical, mental, and/or cognitive (thinking and learning). You may have lost them because of a disease or injury, or as a side effect from a medical treatment. Rehabilitation can improve your daily life and functioning.

ROLE OF REHABILITATION IN LONG TERM TREATEMENT

When you get rehabilitation, you often have a team of different health care providers helping you. They will work with you to figure out your needs, goals, and treatment plan. The types of treatments that may be in a treatment plan include

· Assistive devices, which are tools, equipment, and products that help people with disabilities move and function

· Cognitive rehabilitation therapy to help you relearn or improve skills such as thinking, learning, memory, planning, and decision making

· Mental health counselling

· Music or art therapy to help you express your feelings, improve your thinking, and develop social connections

· Nutritional counselling

· Occupational therapy to help you with your daily activities

· Physical therapy to help your strength, mobility, and fitness

· Recreational therapy to improve your emotional well-being through arts and crafts, games, relaxation training, and animal-assisted therapy

· Speech-language therapy to help with speaking, understanding, reading, writing and swallowing

· Treatment for pain

· Vocational rehabilitation to help you build skills for going to school or working at a job

Depending on your needs, you may have rehabilitation in the providers' offices, a hospital, or an inpatient rehabilitation centre. In some cases, a provider may come to your home. If you get care in your home, you will need to have family members or friends who can come and help with your rehabilitation.