HOME HEALTH AIDE ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ facilities.
Answer: are places where care is delivered or administered,
including, hospitals, long-term care facilities or nursing homes, and
treatment centers.
◉ Payers.
Answer: people or organizations paying for healthcare services
◉ long term care (LTC).
Answer: facilities, also called "nursing homes," "skilled nursing
facilities," and "extended care facilities" are for people who need 24-
hour skilled care.
◉ Skilled care.
Answer: is medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or
therapist. Lo0ng-term care assists those with on-going conditions
◉ Assisted living.
Answer: facilities are residences for people who need some help
with daily care, such as showers, meals, and dressing
,(HHA typically work here)
◉ Adult day services.
Answer: are for people who need some help and supervision during
certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is
provided
◉ Acute care.
Answer: 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory
surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care
for illnesses or injuries
◉ Subacute care.
Answer: Is care given in a hospital or in a long term care facility. It is
used for people who need less care than acute (sudden onset short-
term) illness, but more care than for a chronic (long-term) illness.
◉ Rehabilitation.
Answer: is care given by specialists. Physical, occupational, and
speech therapists help restore or improve function after an illness or
injury.
◉ Hospice Care.
,Answer: is given in facilities or homes for people who have
approximately six months or less to live
◉ traditional insurance companies.
Answer: offer plans that pay for the heath care of plan members.
Most people covered by traditional insurance are part of plan at
their place of work. The costs are paid for by the employer, the
employee, or shared by both.
◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO).
Answer: Alternative means of health care in which people or their
employers are charged a set amount and the HMO provides health
care and covers hospital costs. You must use a particular doctor or
group of doctors except in the case of an emergency.
◉ Preferred Provider Organization (PPO).
Answer: a group of doctors and hospitals that agree to provide
health care at rates approved by the insurer
◉ Managed care.
Answer: Cost-control strategies for health care (HMOs and PPOs).
They replace traditional insurance plans.
◉ Medicare.
, Answer: A program added to the Social Security system in 1965 that
provides hospitalization insurance for the elderly and permits older
Americans to purchase inexpensive coverage for doctor fees and
other health expenses.
(4 Parts)
A: Helps pay for care in hospital or skilled nursing facility or for care
from a home health agency or hospice.
B: Helps pay for doctor services and other medical services and
equipment
C: Allows private health insurance companies to provide medicare
benefits.
D: Helps pay for medications prescribed for treatment.
-Covers more than 43 million people
-Pays for 37% of all home care
-Only pays for services if medically necessary
-Usually people that just got home from the hospital
◉ Medicaid.
Answer: Is a medical assistance program for low income people. It is
funded by both the federal government and each state. People must
qualify for this program.
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ facilities.
Answer: are places where care is delivered or administered,
including, hospitals, long-term care facilities or nursing homes, and
treatment centers.
◉ Payers.
Answer: people or organizations paying for healthcare services
◉ long term care (LTC).
Answer: facilities, also called "nursing homes," "skilled nursing
facilities," and "extended care facilities" are for people who need 24-
hour skilled care.
◉ Skilled care.
Answer: is medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or
therapist. Lo0ng-term care assists those with on-going conditions
◉ Assisted living.
Answer: facilities are residences for people who need some help
with daily care, such as showers, meals, and dressing
,(HHA typically work here)
◉ Adult day services.
Answer: are for people who need some help and supervision during
certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is
provided
◉ Acute care.
Answer: 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory
surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care
for illnesses or injuries
◉ Subacute care.
Answer: Is care given in a hospital or in a long term care facility. It is
used for people who need less care than acute (sudden onset short-
term) illness, but more care than for a chronic (long-term) illness.
◉ Rehabilitation.
Answer: is care given by specialists. Physical, occupational, and
speech therapists help restore or improve function after an illness or
injury.
◉ Hospice Care.
,Answer: is given in facilities or homes for people who have
approximately six months or less to live
◉ traditional insurance companies.
Answer: offer plans that pay for the heath care of plan members.
Most people covered by traditional insurance are part of plan at
their place of work. The costs are paid for by the employer, the
employee, or shared by both.
◉ Health Maintenance Organization (HMO).
Answer: Alternative means of health care in which people or their
employers are charged a set amount and the HMO provides health
care and covers hospital costs. You must use a particular doctor or
group of doctors except in the case of an emergency.
◉ Preferred Provider Organization (PPO).
Answer: a group of doctors and hospitals that agree to provide
health care at rates approved by the insurer
◉ Managed care.
Answer: Cost-control strategies for health care (HMOs and PPOs).
They replace traditional insurance plans.
◉ Medicare.
, Answer: A program added to the Social Security system in 1965 that
provides hospitalization insurance for the elderly and permits older
Americans to purchase inexpensive coverage for doctor fees and
other health expenses.
(4 Parts)
A: Helps pay for care in hospital or skilled nursing facility or for care
from a home health agency or hospice.
B: Helps pay for doctor services and other medical services and
equipment
C: Allows private health insurance companies to provide medicare
benefits.
D: Helps pay for medications prescribed for treatment.
-Covers more than 43 million people
-Pays for 37% of all home care
-Only pays for services if medically necessary
-Usually people that just got home from the hospital
◉ Medicaid.
Answer: Is a medical assistance program for low income people. It is
funded by both the federal government and each state. People must
qualify for this program.
