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Long Term Care Centers ✔✔Designed for persons who cannot care for themselves: Medical, nursing, dietary, recreational, rehabilitative, and social services are provided Residents ✔✔Persons ... in long-term care centers; Center is their permanent or temporary home; Most residents are older and have chronic diseases, poor nurtrition, or poor health; Some residents are disabled from birth defects, accidents, or diseases; Alert, oriented residents ✔✔Resident knows who & where they are, the year, and time of day. They have physical problems. Disability level affects the amount of care required. Some require complete care, others need help with daily activities Confused & disoriented residents ✔✔Resident is mildly to severely confused & disoriented. Some simply have trouble remembering where the dining room is, the month, or year. Others are more confused & disoriented--they do not know who or where they are. Sometimes the problem is short term. For others it is permanent and becomes worse [Show More]

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