What is a long-term care pharmacy?
An LTC pharmacy is a pharmacy supporting residential facilities that serve seniors or adults who need ongoing care and support. Long-term care pharmacies:
- Provide prescription processing
- Handle dispensing and delivery
- Offer medication and administration management
- Provide compliance packaging
- Provide eMARs or Paper MARs
What facilities are served?
Most people are familiar with nursing homes and senior living facilities, but there are a variety of long-term care facilities. Long-term care pharmacies may cater to the needs of the following facilities:
- Nursing homes
- Assisted living facilities
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Mental health facilities
- Home health agencies
- Hospice care
- Correctional institutions
- Rehabilitation centers
- Pain management facilities
- Adult day programs