Mixed Bag
Thank you for calling Valley Vista Senior Living, This is Jane, How may I help you?
What is, how to answer the phone?
A toddler needs one to keep their clothes free from food spills, but we never use this word for the elderly in our care.
What is bib?
This is the most commonly used term for the residential setting where we provide care and services for our residents.
What is Assisted Living?
This keep cool method can be had powered or electric.
What is a fan?
This is the legal term in California for the license issued to us by the Department of Social service.
RCFE (Residential Care Facility for the Elderly)?
Dizziness, dehydration, lethargy and confusion are signs of this three letter ailment.
What is U.T.I.?
Toddlers usually stop wearing these once they are potty trained. They are not for grown-ups.
What are diapers?
We prefer not to use the term "Facility" for our homelike environment that focuses on resident choice, preferences and dignity as a top priority. Instead we use this term.
What is community?
A few trees can provide this natural shelter from the sun.
What is shade?
True or false? Older adults have a harder time staying hydrated due to a decreased sense of thirst that occurs with age.
What is True?
This tiny fish are food for bigger fish, not residents we assist with dining.
What are feeders?
This team member is responsible for assisting residents with medications.
Who is the Med Tech?
After some time in the sun, a cool one of these can help cool the body down.
What is a shower?
Name one of the health conditions that can make one susceptible to heat-related illnesses?
What are
diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure?
We are not a hospital, so we don't refer to our residents as this.
What is patient?
This is the term or code we use for an elopement.
What is Code Orange!?
Try one of these soaked in cold water and placed around your neck for a quick cool down.
What is a towel?
Other than water, name another way to stay hydrated
What are fruit, juice, or popsicles?
This outdated term for persons living with dementia should never cross our lips.
What is Senile?
We use the term "resident" for the persons we serve. Not this clinical term.
What is "patient"?
Thank goodness for this system for controlling the humidity, ventilation, and temperature in a building or vehicle, typically to maintain a cool atmosphere in warm conditions.
What is air conditioning?