The Long-term care  is an extra hospital structure that houses elderly people with various problems. The main objective is to provide hospitality, health care services and psycho-physical recovery activities. They are turning to these structures all those people who, in certain conditions, and in old age, can not count on family support. And then, at the same time, they have no way of receiving social assistance services at home. LTC are generally located in urban centers, where it is possible to organize specific activities which would also include the patient’s reintegration into the social context.

Health care services: types and organization of LTC

LTC are not all equal. The first diversification takes place according to the type of hosted patients. In addition, there are different types of services and organizational models.

In general, we can distinguish two types of LTC:

–          Long-term care basic care

–          Long-term care and recovery

Structures can be organized in modules or cores.

The current regulations governing the social assistance services requires that each form of a LTC can be up to a maximum of 20 beds. However, the regional regulations may change this underlying condition.

Below, we go into the details of the services offered by LTC:

–          Assistance for daily activities

–          Basic medical care

–          Nursing care (night and day)

–          Specialist care

–          Psychological care

–          Psycho-physical rehabilitation

–          Hotel services

–          Transport:

LTC: health and social staff

A LTC can be a public facility, but also private. In both cases, there are many people who work within the site. Nurse-coordinators, passing for those involved in the canteen and cleaning. Many other professionals in the medical field and not.

For a LTC offering social assistance private services, the recruitment  of a competent work team is essential. Not only for its success in economic terms. But also for the welfare of guests. Obviously, an LTC must also take account of the operating costs.

In recent years, many structures have been able to point to the success and quality, thanks to the Outsourcing. Gruppo La Meridiana plays a leading role at the national level also

in the sector of health and social services.

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