Home Care Aide - Medical Terminology #1 with Complete Solutions

Assessment - ANSWER-Gathering information to determine what help a client needs Boarding home - ANSWER-Larger, residential facility licensed to care for 7 or more people Care plan - ANSWER-A written plan that outlines everything the care team is to do to support a client Care setting - ANSWER-Where a client lives (adult family home, boarding home, or in-home) Care team - ANSWER-Everyone who provides care and services for a client, including professionals, relatives, and the person receiving care Developmental Disability - ANSWER-A condition beginning before the age of 18, that is expected to last a person's lifetime and substantially limits him/her in some of these areas: self-care; communication; learning; mobility; self-direction (e.g. mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and autism) DSHS plan of care - ANSWER-A plan of care (care plan) written by a DSHS representative for a DSHS client Personal care services - ANSWER-Tasks done to help a client with his/her activities of daily living Abandonment - ANSWER-Leaving or deserting a person without a way or ability to care for themselves Abuse - ANSWER-A willful action or inaction that leads to harm Confidential - ANSWER-Not revealing any personal information Grievance - ANSWER-A formal complaint