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. 4' <br /> care services, personal care, and nursing care. Require payment of a monthly fee and <br /> possibly a large lump-sum entrance fee. (Licensed as nursing homes/residentia/ care ' <br /> facilities or as homes for the aging.) <br /> Continuum of Care <br /> The entire spectrum of specialized health, rehabilitative, and residential services available to <br /> the frail and chronically ill. The services focus on the social, residential, rehabilitative and. <br /> supportive°needs of individuals as well as needs that are essentially medical in nature. <br /> Group Home - _ , <br /> (Also called adu/t care home or board and care home.) Residence which offers housing <br /> and personal care:services for 3 to 16 residents. Services (such as meals, supervision, and <br /> transportation) are usually provided by the owner or manager. May be single family home. <br /> (Licensed as adult family home or adult group home.) . <br /> Hospice <br /> A program which provides palliative and supportive care for terminally ill patients and their <br /> families, either directly or on a consulting basis with the patient's physician or another <br /> � community agency. The whole family is considered the unit of care, and care extends <br /> through their period of mourning. (Information about hospice can be located on our Site <br /> Index.) ' <br /> Hospice Care . � <br /> Services for the terminally ill provided in the home, a hospital, or a long-term care facility.�: <br /> Includes home health services, volunteer support, grief counseling, and pain management. <br /> Intermediate Care ` <br /> Occasional nursing and rehabilitative care ordered by a doctor and performed or supervised <br /> by skilled medical personnel. <br /> Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) � <br /> A nursing home, recognized under the Medicaid program, which provides health-related <br /> care and services to individuals who do not require acute or skilled nursing care, but who, <br /> because of their mental or physical condition, require care and services above the level of <br /> � room and board available only through facility placement. Specific requirements for ICF's <br /> vary by state. Institutions for care of the mentally retarded or people with related conditions <br /> (ICF/MR) are also included. The distinction between "health-related care and services" and <br /> "room and board" is important since ICF's are subject to different regulations and coverage <br /> requirements than institutions which do not provide health-related care and services. <br /> Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) <br /> An ICF which cares specifically for the mentally retarded. <br /> Level of Care (LOC) <br /> Amount of assistance required by consumers which may determine their eligibility for <br /> programs and services. Levels include: protective, intermediate, and skilled. <br />