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Long Term Care Facilities

Long Term Care Facilities . By: Melanie Boushley , and Abby Tripp. Alexian Brothers Hospice Care. 800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL. Service Information . Types of employees: Nursing aids, Orderlies, And Attendants. Medium Salary: $60,822 per year.

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Long Term Care Facilities

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  1. Long Term Care Facilities By: Melanie Boushley, and Abby Tripp

  2. Alexian Brothers Hospice Care 800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL

  3. Service Information • Types of employees: Nursing aids, Orderlies, And Attendants. • Medium Salary: $60,822 per year. • Services provided to patients: To provide basic care for patients in hospitals and residents of long term care facilities such as nursing homes.

  4. Patients • Elderly patients • Cancer or terminal illness • Chronic medical conditions • Chronic servere pain • Permanent disablilities • Dementia or Alzheimers • On going need for help • Need for supervision

  5. Service Fees • Annual cost for nursing homes in 2013: • Semi private room: $69,350 • Private room: $77,745 • Annual cost for assisted living in 2013: • Private, one bedroom: $55,800 • Annual cost of at home care: • Home health aide: $50,222 • Homemaker services: $45,760

  6. Interesting Facts and National Data • Being cared for is extremely expensive based on the 2007 national average it will cost over $66,000 per year for a semi-private room in a nursing facility. • The average cost of a nursing home for one year is more than the typical family has saved for retirement in a 401K or an IRA. • Not fully covered by medicare or other mdical plans. • Average length of stay in a nursing home is 2.4 years. • After the age of 65 years, about 43 of 100 people will spend some time in a nursing home.

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