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Dear John,
A common misconception is that long-term care is solely a permanent, end-of-life arrangement designed
to keep individuals comfortable as they decline. In reality, a significant portion of both institutional and
community-based care is recuperative and rehabilitative in purpose.
When a person temporarily loses the ability to perform two or more Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) -
such as bathing, dressing, toileting, or transferring - the primary goal is often restoration, not merely
maintenance. For those recovering from major events like joint replacements, strokes, heart attacks,
or other serious illnesses, short-term dependency is common. Rather than accepting it as permanent,
care teams implement focused, time-limited therapeutic programs to rebuild independence.
Physical, occupational, and speech therapists design intensive, personalized regimens that retrain muscle
memory, restore functional movement, and rebuild strength specifically targeted at regaining the ADLs.
These interventions capitalize on the body’s natural healing capacity during the critical recovery window
following trauma or surgery. This proactive approach shifts the narrative of care from "managing decline"
to "facilitating a comeback," enabling individuals to safely return home and resume their independent lives.
As always, we can help you with Christ-centered estate planning. In fact, FRC has put together an estate
planning process for our partners that will help make it easier, faster, and less confusing to achieve your
long-term objectives. Go here to sign up for our webinar, which is offered at no cost to you, and launch
into the high-quality and painless system we have developed for our partners to help get their estate
plan and documents in place. If you have any questions, we'd love to hear from you. Just email us at
[email protected] and you can also call our Strategic Giving line at (877) 372-0804.
Our best days are ahead!
Dr. Randy Foret
National Director of Strategic Giving
Family Research Council
801 G Street NW | Washington, DC 20001
Cell 214-562-5556 | Office 202-637-4676
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Our vision is a prevailing culture in which all human life is valued, families flourish, and religious liberty thrives.
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