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Both facilities provide medical care to patients. Although some facilities care for more specific conditions, they all do the same thing in that they help people get better or stay better.

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Independent living and assisted living facilities: allow individuals who can care for themselves to rent or purchase an apartment in the facility; provide services such as meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, social events, and basic medical care

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Extended care facilities or skilled care facilities: designed to provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care to prepare patients or residents for return to home environments or other long-term care facilities; some have subacute units designed to provide services to patients who need rehabilitation to recover from a major illness or surgery, treatment for cancer, or treatments such as dialysis for kidney disease or heart monitoring

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Residential care facilities (nursing homes or geriatric homes): provide basic physical and emotional care to individuals who can no longer care for themselves; help individuals with activities of daily living, provide a safe and secure environment, and promote opportunities for social interactions

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University or college medical centers: provide hospital services along with research and education; can be funded by private and/or governmental sources

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Government hospitals: operated by federal, state, and local government agencies; provide care for government service personnel and their dependents;
Ex:

Veterans Administration hospitals

State psychiatric hospitals

State rehabilitation centers

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Specialty hospitals: provide care for special conditions or age groups;
Ex:

burn hospitals,

oncology hospitals,

pediatric hospitals,

psychiatric hospitals,

orthopedic hospitals

rehabilitative hospitals

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General hospitals: treat a wide range of conditions and age groups; usually provide diagnostic, medical, surgical, and emergency care services

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There are  different types of Long-Term Care Facilities .

Residential care facilities

Extended care or skilled care facilities

Independent living and assisted living facilities

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There are different types of hospitals.

General hospitals

Speciality hospitals

Government hospitals

University or college medical centers