Basics Chapter 1 Questions and
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Long-term care - Answer: Given in long term care facilities for persons who need 24-hour skilled care
Skilled care - Answer: Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist
Length of stay - Answer: Number of days a person stays in a care facility
Terminal illness - Answer: An illness that will eventually cause death
Chronic condition - Answer: A condition lasting a long period of time, even a lifetime
Diagnoses - Answer: Medical conditions determined by a doctor
Home health care - Answer: Provided in a person's home
Assisted living - Answer: Residences for people who need some help with daily care
Adult day services - Answer: people who need some help and supervision during certain hours
Acute care - Answer: 24 hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Subacute care - Answer: Care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility
Outpatient care - Answer: Usually given for less than 24 hours
, Rehabilitation - Answer: Care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or
injury.
Hospice care - Answer: Given in facilities or homes for people who have about six months or less to live
ADL's - Answer: Activities of Daily Living
Culture change - Answer: A term given to the process of transforming services for elders so they are
based on the values and practices of the person receiving care
Person-directed care - Answer: Emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care and seeks to
build community by recognizing and developing each person's capabilities
Assistive or Adaptive Devices - Answer: Equipment to assist in ADL's
Chain of command - Answer: Describes the line of authority and helps to make sure that residents get
proper health care
Scope of practice - Answer: Tasks that health-care providers are allowed to do and how to do them
correctly
Medicare - Answer: A federal health insurance program established in 1965 for people aged 65 or older,
also covers people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities
Medicaid - Answer: Medical assistance program for low-income people as well as for people with
disabilities.
Care plan - Answer: Developed to achieve the goals of care
Policy - Answer: A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs