Nurb Test 1: Aging in Place Flashcards
Provide supervision and care for the elderly or disabled person: social activities, meals, assistance with personal needs, health education and supervision in a safe environment on a temporary basis. Generally open Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
Adult day care.
Assistive devices, adaptive aids, controls or appliances which enable a patient to increase his ability to perform activities of daily living at home.
Assistive technology
Provide at least one-third to two-thirds of the current daily recommended dietary allowance. Ex: meals on wheels, deliver restaurant food
Home-delivered meals
General household activities and chores: sweeping, mopping, dusting, making the bed, washing dishes, personal laundry, ironing, mending and meal preparation and/or education about the preparation meals. Also grocery shopping, having prescriptions filled, etc
Homemaker services.
offers relief for home caregivers by providing services to individuals unable to care for themselves. are provided on a short-term basis to individuals in their home. Ex: an evening or vacation
In-home respite care
Installation of home mobility aids such as ramps, rails, non-skid surfacing, grab bars and other devices that facilitate mobility, modifications to the home to enhance safety. Ex: life alert
Minor home modifications
intermittent provision of direct assistance with activities such as toileting, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, eating, meal preparation, budget management, attending appointments and interpersonal and social skill building to enable the patient to live in a community setting.
Personal care attendant services
assist individuals with the activities of daily living and related essential household tasks, such as making the bed or washing soiled linens or bedclothes that require immediate attention. This also includes cleaning and maintaining a safe home environment.
Personal care services
Emergency Response Systems (PERS) allow for individuals to secure help in an emergency through electronic devices and a response center. The individual may wear a portable “help” button which signals a response center.
Personal Emergency Response Systems.
Provide room and board as well as some assistance with personal needs: eating, bathing, hair and nail grooming; dressing; laundry. No medical care provided. Resident must be physically and mentally capable of finding his way to safety in the event of an emergency without assistance. Not licensed to provide nursing care
Residential homes
provide skilled nursing and rehabilitative care, such as physical, occupational and speech therapy. Personal services, such as assistance with bathing and grooming, are also available.
Home Health Care
Group living for security and social purposes is offered
Typically complexes of apartments or condominiums, are facilities in which seniors live independently. Recreational opportunities commonly are available as well as certain support services such as meals and transportation.
sometimes adjoin nursing homes as part of what is called a “continuing care” campus providing a number of different services within the continuum of long-term care.
Retirement communities
