dynamics 4 Flashcards
(22 cards)
What will be the most important future disabilities?
Chronic diseases
Why are Americans living longer?
Effective diagnosis’s and treatments for heart disease and cancer
What is the Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)
A federal requirement to ensure that individuals are not inappropriately placed in a nursing home for long-term care
What is a skilled nursing facility?
A nursing home that provide the level of care closest to hospital care
What are nursing facility services provided from?
Medicaid certified nursing homes that provide three types of services.
What are residential care communities/assisted living facilities?
Non-medical facilities that provide a room or apartment, meals, housekeeping, medication management, and assistance with ADL’s
What does hospice do?
Hospice helps manage pain and other symptoms associated with dying when conventional treatment is no longer of value.
What are other hospice services?
Emotional, psychological, and spiritual support for the patient and family.
What is necessary to coordinate the care of older adults with multiple health problems?
Case management
Why do older adults purchase a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance(Medigap)
To cover deductibles and copayments
Institutional services refer to specific benefits authorized under what?
Social security act
What is Part C and Part D?
medicare advantage and Prescription medications
What was added to the 1978 amendment to the OAA?
Native American aging programs
What is health literacy?
The degree to which individuals have the capacity to understand and obtain health information needed to make decisions
What is Medicare A?
Hospital care
What was enacted in response to the poor quality of care and inadequate regulation in U.S. nursing homes?
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
What is an evaluation of ADL’s?
Bathing, eating, and dressing are used to measure physical and cognitive function for users of long term services
What is hospice?
Something operated on the principle that the dying have special needs that hospital personnel are too busy to handle
What is available to individuals 55 years of age or older who are certified by their state to need nursing home care but able to live safely in the community?
PACE
What is available to individuals in need of active treatment that consists of a program of specialized and generic training, treatment, and health services?
ICFs
What are two ways to improve health literacy?
Use basic language and keep ideas organized
When were nursing homes first established ?
In the 19th century to cre for the poor and provide food, shelter, and clothing
