Custodial care,

Definition of Custodial care:

1. Custodial care is non-medical care that helps individuals with their daily basic care, such as eating and bathing. Custodial care for an individual is generally recommended by authorized medical personnel, but providers of custodial care are not required to be medical professionals.

2. Some people with certain medical, physical, or mental conditions are unable to perform activities of daily living on their own and require assistance. These activities, such as eating, using the toilet, bathing, getting dressed or out of bed, moving around, etc. can reasonably and safely be provided by caregivers with no medical or nursing training. Beneficiaries who are in the care of non-medical aides are said to be in custodial care.

3. Assistance with personal care, for example, eating, bathing, and dressing. This type of care must be given per doctors orders, but does not require that a medical professional be the one providing the care.

4. Supervision and care, in a residential institution, of people with a mental or physical disorder or disability; (later also) non-medical care, especially assistance with the basic activities of daily living, provided for people with a mental or physical disorder or disability, typically on a long-term basis.

How to use Custodial care in a sentence?

1. Custodial-care services may include bathing, cooking, cleaning, and other necessary functions.
2. Medicare and Medicaid both partially cover custodial care services, but only in specific situations and conditions.
3. Custodial care is non-medical care provided to assist people with daily living.