Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.
Care, Long-Term,Long Term Care
D009735
Nursing Homes
Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.
Homes, Nursing,Nursing Home
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368
Aged
A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.
Elderly
D016224
Living Wills
Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by extraordinary means. (Bioethics Thesaurus)