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The branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people is known as:
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Geriatrics
Histology
Old-Old is a real vocabulary word...it is used to describe patients STARTING AT and over the age of:
65
75
85
95
Degenerative brain disease and most common form of dementia: early symptoms are decline in cognitive function that affects memory, language, and problem solving. Later stages require complete care.
Neuritis
Alzheimer's disease
Hydrocephalus
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
The set of key capabilities used to evaluate the need for personal care assistance for older or disabled persons: include bathing, self-feeding, and toileting.
Continuing Care Community
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
This is a nursing home that provides the level of care closest to hospital care.
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Urgent Care Facilities (UCF)
Ambulatory Care Centers
Long Term Care Facilities
Division within HHS Administration for Community Living: provides a variety of home- and community-based services for older adults and disabled persons.
US Public health Service (PHS)
Vulnerable Populations Council
US Administration on Aging (AOA)
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Health insurance purchased by Medicare beneficiaries to cover the cost of copayments for hospital and outpatient health services is AKA:
TriCare
Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance
Medicare/Medicaid Expansion Services
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Agency with US Dep't of HHS that manages Medicare/Medicaid and strives to ensure effective, up-to-date healthcare coverage and to promote quality care for beneficiaries.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
Social Security Act of 1965
This program provides comprehensive preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services so older individuals with chronic care needs can continue living in their community.
Aging Network (AN)
Long-Term services and support (LTSS)
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Area Agency on Aging (AAA)
An individual, often an unpaid family member, who provides personal care for a disabled, ill, or elderly person.
Caregiver
Certified Midwife
Clinician
Family service worker
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