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What is LTC?
Long Term Contract
Long Term Care
Late Term Care
Light Team Commitment
Long Term Care is for people who...
are mostly independent
need 24 care
need skilled care
have an ongoing condition
require only some supervision
what is home health care?
care given in a LTC facility
care provided in an assisted living facility
care provided in a person's home for people older or chronically ill. Sometimes after recent hospital stay
care provided only by family members within one's home
What kind of care is provided in assisted living facilities?
24 hour skilled care for people with ongoing conditions
care provided in a person's home who is chronically ill or elderly
care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
care for people who need some help with daily care, however do not need 24 hour skilled care
what services to adult day services provide?
24 hour skilled care for short term care
care given by specialists to help restore body after injury
some assistance and supervision during certain hours
care for people who have approximately six months or less to live
who is acute care for?
people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries. People also admitted for short stays for surgery
people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries and need short-term skilled care
people who need some assistance and supervision
people who do not need 24 hour skilled care, yet they live in a living facility
What's subacute care for?
For people who live in a long term facility and require 24 hour care
people with approximately six months or less to live.
people who need short term skilled care following a surgery
people in hospitals or long term facilities who need less care than acute care
What is hospice?
care given by specialists. Physical, occupational, and speech therapists help restore or improve function after injury/illness
care given in hospitals or surgical centers for immediate care for illness or injury
care given in facilities or homes for people who have approx 6 months or less to live. Physical and emotional care and comfort are high priority to resident and support to families
Select all services commonly offered in a long term care facility
assisted living housing
Dementia care
subacute care
Personal care, wound care, catheters
nutrition therapy
Who makes up the majority of residents in long-term care- men or women?
men
women
What are some general categories of residents who stay in a care facility for less than six months?
terminal care
rehabilitation
temporary illness
those who require 24 hour skilled care
Common Policy: True or False-
All resident information must remain confidential
True
False
Common Policy: True or False
Nursing assistants can do tasks that are not included in the job description
True
False
Common Policy: True or False-
Nursing assistants must report important events or changes in residents to a nurse
True
False
Common Policy: True or False-
Nursing assistants should not discuss personal problems with residents or their families
True
False
Common Policy: True or False-
Nursing assistants may take money or gifts from residents or their families if they insist
True
False
Common Policy: True or False-
Nursing assistants must be on time for work and dependable
True
False
When surveyors visit a facility, what do they study and observe?
how well staff care for residents
staff completing nutritional, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs
review resident charts
break room environment
Who does Medicare insurance cover?
People 65 and older. Also covers people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities
people with low-income and are qualified based on special circumstances
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