HCAD 222 FINAL EXAM question & answers 2023/2024

HCAD 222 FINAL EXAMLongevity challenges - correct answers 1. Coping with and aging body 2. Maintaining a valued place 3. Individuals grow older in the wider contest of an entire society that is undergoing a transition to population aging Questions about modern societies values toward old age Are the old less valued than the young? Where will we get resources to help the elderly? Could medical breakthroughs have unforeseen consequences for society, either for good or ill? Challenges people face as they grow older - correct answers Questions about modern societies values toward old age Are the old less valued than the young? Where will we get resources to help the elderly? Could medical breakthroughs have unforeseen consequences for society, either for good or ill? "Reimbursement Driven" - correct answers Term meaning that the amount and type of care received by a long-term care consumer is dependent on that individuals reimbursement coverage Post Acute Care - correct answers Include long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehab facilities, skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies DRG's/"Quicker & sicker discharges" - correct answers DRG-Statistical System of classifying any inpatient stay into groups for the purposes of payment. ADL's - correct answers Activities of daily living Goals of LTC (vs. acute) - correct answers -Improve/ slow deterioration -Meet needs for care and assistance -Enhance social and psychological well-being -Maximize independence -Integrated setting -Promote a meaningful life LTC Continuum - correct answers Long term care is encompasses a continuum of services Nursing Homes - correct answers Touchstone for LTC -Misnomer Dula constituencies -PAC -LTC Average age: 79 Activity levels are higher than ever before assisted living Assisted Living - correct answers -Typical demographic: 87 year old white female -Residential environment that enhances functioning and is homelike 1. residential environment: private space and public space 2. Philosophy of consumer control over space, care and lifestyle 3. Service capability -Routine services -Specialized services -Term has many meanings -Housing with (separate) services -Congregate care with single staff -Need for uniform classification system to allow consumers to make informed comparisons