Is long term hospital care the same as hospice care?

I have a dear friend that is about to enter "long term care" as compared to the care she has received at a MAJOR hospital here in Houston. Is this the same as hospice care?

No, they are not necessarily the same. Long term care might be what formerly was called a "nursing home" - or even an Adult Foster Home. It's a type of care not carried out in the home.

Hospice frequently also cares for people in long term care, if they meet the other criteria.

yes

hospice care is for people that are dying, long-term care may be for someone that has a condidtion that requires monitoring but they can survive

Not necessarily - though similar. Hospice is usually a treatment and support plan for patients and their families for cancer or terminally ill patients. A long term care facility provides more advanced care than in a nursing home, but less than a full service hospital - it is usually for patients that are very sick but stable. An example would be someone that is dependent on a ventilator. Strangely enough, these facilities are often on another floor or wing of a hospital.
I think to a degree that long term care facilities - known as LTACs were created in part because of the medicare DRG payment system - and lack of reimbursement for care being paid to hospitals. Hospitals can't provide the service if they are not paid - and service is very expensive.

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