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| Places where care is delivered or administered including hospitals, long-term care, and treatment centers ( as in cancer) |
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| This means the conditions last a long period of time, even a lifetime. ( physical disabilities) |
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| Health Maintenance Organization |
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Example of managed care
limit's choice3 of healthcare providers and facilities. |
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| Emphasizes the individuality of ther person who needs care, recognizes and develops his or her capabilities. |
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| SLP (Speech-language pathologist) |
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| An SLP identifies communication disorders. addresses factors involved in recovery. |
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| Means Identifying with the feelings of others. |
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| Long term care is given in a long term care facility for people who need 24 hr care (skilled) |
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| Is medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist, available 24 hours a day |
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| This means that the Illness will eventually cause death |
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Is 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
For those who require short-term immediate care, for illness or injuries. |
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Is defined as the serious loss of mental abilities.
Thinking, remembering, reasoning and communication. |
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| Health insurance plans that employ cost-control strategies |
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| Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) |
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| Controls cost's by limiting the choice of healthcare providers and facilities |
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| ADL'S (Activities of daily living) |
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All of daily personal care. Bathing, skin,nail,hair,mouth,walking, eating, drinking, dressing transferring and elimination.
Also includes:
phyasica, occupational and speech therapy.
wound care,
Tubes, catheters to drain fluids or inject fluids.
nutrition, management of chronic diseases |
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| Is a term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on values and practices of the person receiving care. |
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A doctor diagnoses.
Disease or disability and prescribes treatment.
The doctor graduated from 4 years of medical school. |
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| DO ( Doctor of Osteopathy) |
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| The doctor diagnoses diseases and disabilities and prescribes treatment. |
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| PT or DPT Physical therapy or doctor of physical therapy |
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| A physical therapist evaluates a person & develops a treatment plan to increase movement. |
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| MSW ( Medical social worker) |
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| MSW determines residence' needs and helps with support services. Counseling and financial advice. |
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| RD (Registered Dietitian) |
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| An RD assesses a residence's nutritional status. Develops treatment plan to improve health, and manage illness |
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| Residence & Residence Family |
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Residences are important members of the care team, providing person-centered care, means placing the residence well being first, and giving them the right to make decisions.
Family may also be involved in these decisions. |
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| Means sharing the feelings and difficulties of others. |
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| Defines the task that health care providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law. |
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| The legal term means someone can be held responsible for harming someone else. |
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