Long-Term Care - Services provided to those entitled to a long-term care benefit

According to the Long term Care Insurance Law, a person who is entitled to long-term care receives services that will help him and his family to perform routine tasks, run the household, and provide him with care and supervision - all as required by the insured and as he chooses with in the framework of his entitlement.

The following services are available to a person entitled to a long-term care benefit as long as they are available in his area of residence and can be provided to him:

         Assistance provided by a caregiver in the home of the insured.
        Care provided in a day care center for the elderly.
        Provision of disposable absorbent products.
        A distress call transmitter.
        Laundry services

The services are provided as decided by the local professional committee on long-term care.

No services are provided for the medical care of the insured, or services designed to change his living conditions, or assistance with purchasing home equipment, or personal aids, etc.

The local committee (composed of a social worker, nurse and NII employee) determines which services will be provided to a person entitled to receive a long-term care benefit, as well as who will provide the services, according to the rate of the benefit established by the National Insurance Institute, and according to the opinion of the professionals handling the case of the insured (the social worker and the nurse).

In order to determine which long-term care services are suitable for the insured and his family, and who will provide the services, a social worker acting on behalf of the local welfare services or a health fund nurse pays a visit to the home of the insured. The long-term care services are provided by companies and organizations that have been recognized as service providers.