Which term refers to places that provide long-term personal and medical care?

• A. Hospice Care
• B. Nursing Facilities
• C. Pace
• D. Intermediate Care Facilities

Answer: (B)

Long-term care that combines ongoing personal assistance with medical supervision is provided in settings designed for continuous support. Nursing facilities (often called nursing homes) are built to deliver 24-hour supervision, help with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and eating, medication management, and access to skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. This mix of persistent personal care plus medical care is what defines these facilities for extended stays.

Hospice care focuses on comfort and palliative support for people at the end of life and can be delivered at home or in dedicated facilities; it isn’t intended as the general long-term residential care arrangement. Pace is a community-based program aimed at helping people stay in their own homes with services, not a fixed residential setting. Intermediate Care Facilities provide care that is less intensive than skilled nursing facilities and are typically for specific populations or conditions, not the broad long-term care described.

So, the term that best fits long-term personal and medical care is nursing facilities.