Long-term Care

Question 1

Total Care

Answer 1

Requires that any healthcare need is recognized, evaluated, and addressed by appropriate clinical professionals

Question 2

Case Management

Answer 2

Key coordinating function in the Long Term Care system. Matches client needs with available services that are likely to best address those needs regardless of whether they are obtained within the LTC sector or from the non-LTC sector.

Question 3

Quality of Life

Answer 3

Multifaceted concept that recognizes at least 5 factors; lifestyle pursuits, living environment, clinical palliation, human factors, and personal choices.

Question 4

Palliation

Answer 4

Relieve from unpleasent symptoms such as pain, nausea, etc

Question 5

Respite Care

Answer 5

Intervention to address family caregivers’ feelings of stress and burden

Question 6

Paraprofessionals

Answer 6

Are certified nursing assistants and therapy aids

Question 7

Developmental Disability

Answer 7

Physical incapacity such children may face at a very early age

Question 8

Mental Retardation

Answer 8

Intellectual disability

Question 9

Personal Care

Answer 9

Light assistance with basic ADLs

Question 10

Custodial Care

Answer 10

Nonmedical care provided to support and maintain the patient’s condition and the essentials of daily living

Question 11

Restorative Care

Answer 11

Rehabilitation is to help regain or improve function

Question 12

Skilled nursing care

Answer 12

Medically oriented care provided mainly by a licensed nurse under the overall direction of a physician

Question 13

Sub acute care

Answer 13

Applies to post=acute services for people who remain critically ill during the postacute phase of illness or injury

Question 14

PERS

Answer 14

provides a cost-effective mechanism that enables at-risk elderly persons to summon help in an emergency

Question 15

Preadmission screening

Answer 15

Rules for need assessment and referral for community-based or institutional services

Question 16

S/HMO

Answer 16

Social health maintenance program which coordinates acute, chronic, LTC, and social services to address a patient’s comprehensive needs.

Question 17

Noncertified facilities

Answer 17

Do not participate in medicaid and medicare

Question 18

Private pay patients

Answer 18

Not covered by medicare or medicaid

Question 19

CCRC

Answer 19

Continuing care retirement communities integrate and coordinate independent living with assisted living and skilled nursing care

Question 20

Spend down

Answer 20

exhausting one’s assets and income to the medically needy levels to qualify for medicaid