Facilities

In medicine, places where health care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and treatment centers.

Chronic Condition

A disease or condition that is long-term or long-lasting and requires management of symptoms.

Health Maintenance Organization

A method of health insurance in which a person has to use a particular doctor or group of doctors except in case of emergency. 

Patient Centered Care

SLP-Speech Language Pathologist

Empathy

Identifying with the feelings of others.

Long Term Care

Long-term care is given in long-term care facilities to people who need 24-hour skilled care.

Acute Care

Is 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries. 

Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO)

 A network of providers that contract to provide health services to a group of people.

MD 

Medical Doctor, Physician or Doctor or DO Doctor of osteopathy

A doctor diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment. Graduated from a four-year medical school, which they attend after receiving bachelor's degrees.

MSW 

Medical Social Worker

Determines residents' needs and helps get them support services, such as counseling and financial assistance, obtain clothing and personal items, book appointment and transportation. 

Sympathy

Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others.

Skilled Care

Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist; it is available 24 hours a day.

Dementia

Is defined as the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.

ADL's

Activities of Daily Living

Personal daily care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and nails, eating, drinking, walking, transferring, and elimination.

DO

Doctor of osteopathy

RD

Registered Dietitian or RDN

Assesses a resident's nutritional status and develops a treatment plan to improve health and manage illness.

Scope of Practice

Defines the task that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law.

Terminal Illness

An illness that will eventually cause death.

Managed Care 

_{A system or strategy of managing health care in a way that controls costs.}

Cultural Change

A term given to the process of transformation services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care.

PT or DPT

Physical Therapist

Evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain or maintain mobility. 

Residence and Residence Family

 The resident is an important member of the care team. Providing person-centered care means placing the resident's well-being first, and giving her the right to make decisions and choices about her own care. The resident helps plan care and the resident's family may also be involved in these decisions.

Legality

Pert. to or according to the law. (Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Edition 19. F. A. Davis)