Long Term Care exam study guide 2024 with questions and answers already graded a+.

What is long term care (LTC)? Variety of services that help people with personal needs and activities of daily living (ADLs) over a period of time. Can be provided at home, in the community, or in facilities including nursing homes and assisted living facilities. What is skilled nursing? Skilled nursing care is provided by licensed medical professionals, and is care that is necessary to maintain the health of the patient or slow deterioration. Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen What is custodial care? Care that does not need to be provided by licensed professionals, including getting out of bed, eating, bathing, and other ADLs. The majority of LTC is helping patients with ADLs. Provide examples of different types of long term care settings. List different types of LTC institutions. Skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, assisted living facilities, hospital "step-down" units, DOC (department of corrections), I-DD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) facilities, and psychiatric facilities. Describe skilled nursing facilities. Nursing home that provides skilled nursing care . Get more payment from government. More RPh intervention. Describe intermediate care facilities. Nursing home that provides more custodial care than skilled nursing. Nursing homes can have beds for both skilled nursing and custodial care. Describe assisted living facilities. Designed for helping patients who aren't well enough to stay at home, but don't need the level of care of a person in a nursing home would need. They do not get payment from the government. Describe hospital step-down units. For patients who are not quite sick enough to be in the hospital, but need additional rehab/therapy. What chronic disease states are common in patients in skilled nursing facilities? HTN, incontinence, arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer, and Alzheimer's. Who is part of the SNF/ICF team? Family practice physicians, geriatricians, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, medication aids, nursing assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, dieticians, psychologists, administrator, owner, and qualified mental retardation professional. What is the role of a pharmacist on a SNF/ICF team? Review all patient's labs and meds at least once every month. What are the limitations of skilled nursing facilities in rural vs urban areas? There are more beds available in rural homes, but less skilled nursing available. Patients in rural areas also tend to be older and have greater disability than those in urban areas. How is a patient' s stay in a nursing facility paid for? If the patient enters a skilled nursing facility after hospitalization, Medicare Part A will pay for it. If they are moved to a "non-skilled" bed where they just receive custodial care, then payment moves to other payment type (Medicaid, private pay, insurance, etc.).