What is the difference between low and high care (hostel and nursing home)?
As a general explanation: Low care (hostel) tends to be for a person who may require some degree of assistance, care or services — eg: assistance in showering and dressing, assistance with medication, may have a health condition that requires some ongoing support services, may require regular guidance because they are forgetful but may still be able to undertake many tasks with some level of independence. High care (nursing home) accommodation is for the person who has a significant level of frailty and requires a high level of nursing care. This is a very simplified definition of the two levels as there are varying degrees of individual needs which can cross over into each level.
