Care
Terms
Terms
Care that takes place in a person’s home.
Home Health Care
The number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility.
Length of Stay
People or organizations paying for healthcare services.
Payers
Care given in a hospital or in a long-term care facility for people who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a chronic illness.
Subacute Care
What are the four parts of Medicare?
Part A, B, C, & D
Holistic, compassionate care given to dying people and their families.
Hospice Care
Daily personal care tasks, such as bathing; caring for skin, nails, hair, and teeth; dressing; toileting; eating and drinking; walking; and transferring.
Activities of daily living (ADLs)
A method, or way, of doing something.
Procedure
A system or strategy of managing health care in a way that controls costs.
Managed Care
What should an NA do if she/he does not know the answer to a surveyor’s question?
I'm not sure, but I will got ask or find the answer for you.
Care is given in hospitals for people who require immediate care.
Acute Care
Physicians’ determinations of an illness.
Diagnoses
A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs.
Policy
A core value associated with culture change
Promoting self-determination and personal choice
The group with the longest average stay in long-term care facilities
Developmentally disabled
Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist; is available 24 hours a day.
Skilled Care
Care given in facilities or homes by a specialist to restore or improve function after an illness or injury.
Rehabilitation
Regular inspections performed in facilities to make sure they are following state and federal regulations
Surveys
An independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations.
Joint Commission
How does someone qualify for Medicaid?
Low-income
Care given for less than 24 hours for people who have had treatments or surgery and need short-term skilled care.
Outpatient Care
The serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.
Dementia
In a long-term care facility, to find a problem through a survey.
Cite
A federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid, among many other responsibilities.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
How does someone qualify for Medicare?
65 years or older
Disabled
Kidney (Renal) failure (Permanent)