Long Term Care Residences (Hosted Feature Layer)

Licensed nursing homes, rest homes and assisted living residences in Massachusetts. Data on nursing homes and rest homes were provided by the Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification and the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health within the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). Information on assisted living residences was provided by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Dataset is based on listings as from October-November 2023. Long-term care residences provide housing and services for individuals who are managing illness and/or disability attributed to physical and/or mental health conditions. While terminology may vary, generally long-term care facilities are distinguished by the type of medical and custodial (non-medical services such as dressing, bathing, etc.) care they provide, the relative independence of their residents, and the types of on-site amenities. Furthermore, some facilities cater to specific patient populations (e.g. Alzheimer's patients). For the purposes of this datalayer, a nursing home is defined as a residential facility that provides 24-hour nursing care, rehabilitative services and activities of daily living to the chronically ill who require a relatively high level of institutional support. A rest home provides 24-hour supervision and supportive services for individuals who do not routinely need nursing or medical care. Similarly, assisted living residences provide residents with housing and various daily living support services, but usually do not offer medical care. Assisted living residences often emphasize greater autonomy and privacy for residents through individual apartment-style rentals.马萨诸塞州持照养老院、休养院及辅助生活居所数据集。其中，养老院与休养院的数据由马萨诸塞州公共卫生部（Massachusetts Department of Public Health, MDPH）下属的医疗保健设施许可与认证司以及气候与环境健康局提供；辅助生活居所的信息则由马萨诸塞州老年人事务执行办公室提供。本数据集基于2023年10月至11月的机构名录编制。 长期护理居所可为因躯体和/或精神健康状况引发疾病和/或残疾的人群提供住宿与配套服务。尽管术语表述存在差异，长期护理机构通常可通过其提供的医疗与生活照护（如更衣、沐浴等非医疗服务）类型、入住者的相对独立程度，以及现场配套设施类别进行区分。此外，部分机构会针对特定患者群体（如阿尔茨海默病患者）提供专属服务。 在本数据层的定义框架下，养老院指为需要较高水平机构照护的慢性病患者提供24小时护理、康复服务以及日常生活活动协助的居住型设施；休养院则为无需常规护理或医疗服务的人群提供24小时监护与支持性服务。同理，辅助生活居所为入住者提供住宿及各类日常生活支持服务，但通常不提供医疗护理服务。辅助生活居所通常采用独立公寓式租住模式，以强调入住者更高的自主性与隐私性。