HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
use (something) to bad ettect or for a bad purpose; mis-
abuse
use.
accessibility handiness: the quality of being at hand when needed
In a health care facility, such as a hospital, nursing home,
or assisted living, an incident report or accident report is
accident reporting a form that is filled out in order to record details of an
unusual event that occurs at the facility, such as an injury
to a patient.
accounting the action or process of keeping financial accounts.
Two primary accounting methods, cash and accrual basis,
accounting methods are used to calculate taxable income for U.S. federal in-
come taxes.
accounts receivable money owed to a company by its debtors.
a formal speech delivered to the statt as a result of troubles
addressing statt problems
brought up regarding the statt
Activities of Daily Living. Routine activities that people tend
ADL's do everyday without needing assistance. There are six
basic ADLs
the process or activity of running a business, organization,
administration
etc
the moral or legal obligations, responsibilities, that are
Administrator's duties done by a person (the administrator) responsible for run-
ning a business, organization, etc.
the moral or legal obligations, responsibilities, that are
administrator's responsibility done by a person (the administrator) responsible for run-
ning a business, organization, etc.
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the moral or legal obligations, responsibilities, that are
administrator's responsibilities done by a person (the administrator) responsible for run-
ning a business, organization, etc.
administrator's role the part the administrator is in charge of
the process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a
admission
place, organization, or institution.
A contract that is drawn up between the facility (commu-
nity) and the resident specifying the services that will be
admission agreement provided by the facility, the monthly rates, the house rules,
the visitor policy and conditions under which a resident
may be asked to leave the facility.
a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a
admission policies government, party, business, or individual in regards to
admission to a facility
a written statement of a person's wishes regarding med-
ical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure
advance directives
those wishes are carried out should the person be unable
to communicate them to a doctor.
a person who publicly supports or recommends a partic-
advocate
ular cause or policy.
Ageism, also called age discrimination is stereotyping of
and discrimination against individuals or groups because
age discrimination of their age. It is a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and
values used to justify age based prejudice and discrimi-
nation. This may be casual or systematic.
aging the process of growing old.
According to AIPatHome Aging in place (aka 'age in place')
aging in place
is the ability to live in one's own home - wherever that
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might be - for as long as confidently and comfortably
possible.
progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle
Alzheimer's or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain.
It is the most common cause of premature senility.
Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain
diseases. Alzheimer's disease (AD), is one form of demen-
Alzheimer's disease
tia that gradually gets worse over time. It attects memory,
thinking, and behavior.
approach to statt a way of dealing with the statt
he thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries,
arteriosclerosis
occurring typically in old age.
arthritis painful inflammation and stittness of the joints.
the evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability
assessment
of someone or something.
assets a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.
A reasonable and lawful ground for action. Appearing in
at will and just cause
statutes, contracts, and court decisions,
a statement of the assets, liabilities, and capital of a busi-
ness or other organization at a particular point in time,
balance sheet
detailing the balance of income and expenditure over the
preceding period.
Closing up of accounts at the end of an accounting period,
balancing books by bringing the totals of their debit and credit sides into
agreement
the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, esp. toward
behavior
others.
behavior management