LTC 4-8 UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Special care units in nursing facilities may be created based on: - CORRECT ANSWER -
either of the above
The term "nursing facility": - CORRECT ANSWER - came from OBRA legislation
In long-term care, family members are: - CORRECT ANSWER - usually involved.
How has the ACA impacted the ownership of nursing facilities? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Affiliations between hospital systems and long-term care facilities have increased.
Rising acuity levels in long-term care facilities refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER - caring
for sicker patients/residents.
An admission to a nursing facility for a consumer who cannot remain at home because of
disabilities or care needs would best be categorized as a: - CORRECT ANSWER - need-
driven admission.
The largest single source of financing for most nursing facilities today is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Medicaid.
In most nursing facilities, the biggest group of staff is: - CORRECT ANSWER - certified
nurse aids.
A patient receiving hospital-based non-acute care for complex medical problems over a longer
period of time before going home or moving on to another level of care would be included in
which category of subacute care? - CORRECT ANSWER - long-term transitional subacute
care
, Since long-term care facilities serve consumers with a wide range of conditions, including
medical, social, and financial, it makes most sense that the philosophy of care be based on a: -
CORRECT ANSWER - multidisciplinary approach.
Subacute care is generally provided in: - CORRECT ANSWER - either of the above.
Outcomes management ends: - CORRECT ANSWER - the end of the care planning
program.
A patient receiving hospital-based non-acute care for complex medical problems over a longer
period of time before going home or moving on to another level of care would be included in
which category of subacute care? - CORRECT ANSWER - long-term transitional subacute
care
The largest source of reimbursement for subacute care is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Medicare.
The four generally agreed-upon categories of subacute care are transitional, general, chronic,
and: - CORRECT ANSWER - long-term transitional
A postacute patient with a medically complex condition requiring extended medical and
rehabilitative care over a stay of 25 days or more is an ideal consumer for a(n): - CORRECT
ANSWER - long-term care hospital.
Case management is primarily concerned with: - CORRECT ANSWER - the cost-
effectiveness of care received.
Why does subacute care appeal to reimbursers such as Medicare, MCOs, and private insurance
companies, as an option to hospitalization? - CORRECT ANSWER - They provide
required services for consumers at a lower cost.
CORRECT Answers
Special care units in nursing facilities may be created based on: - CORRECT ANSWER -
either of the above
The term "nursing facility": - CORRECT ANSWER - came from OBRA legislation
In long-term care, family members are: - CORRECT ANSWER - usually involved.
How has the ACA impacted the ownership of nursing facilities? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Affiliations between hospital systems and long-term care facilities have increased.
Rising acuity levels in long-term care facilities refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER - caring
for sicker patients/residents.
An admission to a nursing facility for a consumer who cannot remain at home because of
disabilities or care needs would best be categorized as a: - CORRECT ANSWER - need-
driven admission.
The largest single source of financing for most nursing facilities today is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Medicaid.
In most nursing facilities, the biggest group of staff is: - CORRECT ANSWER - certified
nurse aids.
A patient receiving hospital-based non-acute care for complex medical problems over a longer
period of time before going home or moving on to another level of care would be included in
which category of subacute care? - CORRECT ANSWER - long-term transitional subacute
care
, Since long-term care facilities serve consumers with a wide range of conditions, including
medical, social, and financial, it makes most sense that the philosophy of care be based on a: -
CORRECT ANSWER - multidisciplinary approach.
Subacute care is generally provided in: - CORRECT ANSWER - either of the above.
Outcomes management ends: - CORRECT ANSWER - the end of the care planning
program.
A patient receiving hospital-based non-acute care for complex medical problems over a longer
period of time before going home or moving on to another level of care would be included in
which category of subacute care? - CORRECT ANSWER - long-term transitional subacute
care
The largest source of reimbursement for subacute care is: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Medicare.
The four generally agreed-upon categories of subacute care are transitional, general, chronic,
and: - CORRECT ANSWER - long-term transitional
A postacute patient with a medically complex condition requiring extended medical and
rehabilitative care over a stay of 25 days or more is an ideal consumer for a(n): - CORRECT
ANSWER - long-term care hospital.
Case management is primarily concerned with: - CORRECT ANSWER - the cost-
effectiveness of care received.
Why does subacute care appeal to reimbursers such as Medicare, MCOs, and private insurance
companies, as an option to hospitalization? - CORRECT ANSWER - They provide
required services for consumers at a lower cost.
