Week 5 Flashcards
Acute care
Short period of time
Diagnosis and treat immediately
Mainly in hospitals
Acute illness
Last less the 3 months
Appears suddenly
Symptoms can be severe
Chronic (long-term) care
Longer period of time
Promote quality of life and trying to prevent complications
Long-term care facility or home care services
Chronic illness
Ongoing illness or disability
Slow or gradual onset
May or may not get worse over time
Sub-acute care
Also know as convalescent care or complex continuing care
Client is stable but still needs support
Palliative care
Care provided when there is no cure
Emphasizes clients goals, relief of pain and suffering and quality of life
End of life care
Support given people who have stopped treatment
Support family and client
Types of facility based settings
Hospitals, long-term care facilities, respite care, rehabilitation, residential facilities
Long term care facility are
Licensed
Not for profit(run by government) or privately owned
Respite care
Temporary care
caregivers a break
Rehabilitation
restoring and improving clients independence and functionality
Community based settings
Clients home, agency work, adult day program, group homes, supportive housing
Group homes
For special populations that need a supervised living environments
The current trend in hospitals
Decrease in hospital costs and increase in community-based services
Community based services
School boards
Community health centres
Doctors offices
Home care agencies
Day programs
Live-in facilities
