Long Term Care (7)
Continuing care retirement community (CCRC) - answer a type of long-term care setting
that provides many different levels of care and multiple services on the same campus
Continuing care accreditation commission (CCAC) - answer an independent, non-profit
organization that sets national standards for continuing care retirement communities
(CCRS), as well as for some other types of organizations that provide long-term care
services.
Continuum of care - answer the delivery of health care over time as a person moves
from being independent to needing assistance with personal care, medical care, or both
Free-standing facility - answer Independently owned and operated
Chain facility - answer Owned and operated by a corporation that owns multiple
facilities. Facilities that are part of the chain tend to be very similar to each other. Each
facility in the chain follows the same corporate policies and procedures
Social security act (1935) - answer Retired or unemployed were entitled to receive a
pension
Pension - answera regular payment made during a person's retirement from an
investment fund to which that person or their employer has contributed during their
working life.
Balanced Budget Act - answeran act signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1997,
that created significant changes in the medicare and medical programs, including a
major decrease in funding for medicare, and the establishment of the prospective
payment system
Pioneer Network - answera small group of professionals working in a long-term care
that began meeting in 1997 to share ideas and create a new vision for the future of
long-term care
Pioneer Models for culture change - answermodels for improving the delivery of long-
term care, developed by the pioneer network, that emphasized providing individualized
care to the maximum extent possible in a homelike environment
Culture Change - answeran ongoing process that focuses on changing attitudes, goals,
and practices in order to improve the long-term care environment and the way care is
delivered
Continuing care retirement community (CCRC) - answer a type of long-term care setting
that provides many different levels of care and multiple services on the same campus
Continuing care accreditation commission (CCAC) - answer an independent, non-profit
organization that sets national standards for continuing care retirement communities
(CCRS), as well as for some other types of organizations that provide long-term care
services.
Continuum of care - answer the delivery of health care over time as a person moves
from being independent to needing assistance with personal care, medical care, or both
Free-standing facility - answer Independently owned and operated
Chain facility - answer Owned and operated by a corporation that owns multiple
facilities. Facilities that are part of the chain tend to be very similar to each other. Each
facility in the chain follows the same corporate policies and procedures
Social security act (1935) - answer Retired or unemployed were entitled to receive a
pension
Pension - answera regular payment made during a person's retirement from an
investment fund to which that person or their employer has contributed during their
working life.
Balanced Budget Act - answeran act signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1997,
that created significant changes in the medicare and medical programs, including a
major decrease in funding for medicare, and the establishment of the prospective
payment system
Pioneer Network - answera small group of professionals working in a long-term care
that began meeting in 1997 to share ideas and create a new vision for the future of
long-term care
Pioneer Models for culture change - answermodels for improving the delivery of long-
term care, developed by the pioneer network, that emphasized providing individualized
care to the maximum extent possible in a homelike environment
Culture Change - answeran ongoing process that focuses on changing attitudes, goals,
and practices in order to improve the long-term care environment and the way care is
delivered
