By definition long term (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or  who are disabled and needs care over a long period of time. When I hear the phrase LTC I think about my nursing rotations in the nursing homes. Working in the nursing homes changed my outlook on long term health care. After working in many different types of nursing homes I came to the conclusion that no matter what I would never put any of my family member s in a nursing home. One of the main problems in the nursing home is that the nurses and CNAs have too many patients to take care therefore the care of the patients are rushed. I would rather hire a live – in nurse to stay with them that why I can know that my family well be taking care of.  Hopefully one day I can be the beginning of a change and open my own LTC facility. That way I can prove to people that all nursing homes don’t have to have a certain smell and the patients and their will have a feeling of security and know that their family member will be well taken care of.