Long Term Care

A nursing expert with relevant qualifications may evaluate nursing assessments, care planning, medication administration, monitoring, documentation, changes in condition, and the delivery of nursing care. The analysis should account for the care setting and requirements applicable at the time, while facility administration, physician-level diagnosis, or services outside nursing practice may require other qualified experts.

Long-term care is a broad category of services and supports that may be provided at home, through community programs, in assisted living, or in nursing facilities. Nursing-home expertise is more specific to care and operations within the nursing-facility setting, including resident assessments, care plans, staffing, nursing services, medication practices, and facility processes when those subjects fall within the expert’s qualifications.

Activities of daily living include basic personal tasks such as bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, and eating. Documentation of a person’s ability to perform these activities, the assistance required or provided, and changes over time can help assess functional support needs and whether the level of assistance changed during the period under review.