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adult foster care Answer - - LTC service
- small, family-operated homes
- residential communities
- provide room, board, and varying levels of supervision, oversight, and
personal care
- non-related adults
aging-in-place Answer - - Older people's preference and expectation to stay in
one place for as long as possible
- delay or avoid transfer to an institution where the acuity level of patients is
higher
Alzheimer's Answer - - progressive degenerative disease of the brain
- loss of memory, confusion, irritability, severe
loss of functioning, and ultimately death
- named after German neurologist, Alois Alzheimer
assisted living facility Answer - - residential setting
- provides personal care services, 24-hour supervision, scheduled and
unscheduled assistance, social activities, and some health care services.
, brokerage model Answer - - model of LTC case management
- patients' needs are independently assessed by a freestanding case manager
who then arranges services through other providers.
case management Answer - An organized approach to evaluating and
coordinating care, particularly for patients who have complex, potentially costly
problems that require a variety of services from multiple providers over an
extended period.
custodial care Answer - - Non-medical care
- provided to support and maintain the patient's condition
- generally requiring no active medical or nursing treatments
dementia Answer - - general term
- progressive and irreversible decline in cognition, thinking, and memory
- Alzheimer's disease is one disorder that leads to severe dementia.
developmental disability Answer - - physical incapacity
- generally accompanies mental retardation
- often arises at birth or in early childhood
distinct part Answer - - section of a nursing home that is distinctly certified
from the rest of the facility
- generally refers to an SNF distinct part.
dual certification Answer - - Both SNF and NF certifications
- allows a facility to admit both Medicaid and Medicare patients