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| Places where care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long term care facilities, and treatment centers (such as for cancer) |
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| Given in long term care facilities for people who need 24 hour skilled care |
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| Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist; it is available 24hrs a day |
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| An illness that will eventually cause death |
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| Conditions lasting a long period of time, even a lifetime |
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| 24hr skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short term, immediate care for illnesses or injuries. People are also admitted for short stays for surgery |
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| The serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating |
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| Seeks to control costs by limiting plan members' choice of health care providers or facilities |
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| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) |
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| Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO) |
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| Activities of Daily Living; can include personal care such as bathing, skin, nail, and hair care, mouth care, assistance with walking, eating, and drinking, dressing, transferring, and eliminations |
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| The process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care |
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| Emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care, and recognizes and develops his or hers capabilities (Also known as person directed care) |
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| Physical Therapist; Doctor of Physical Therapy |
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| Speech language pathologist |
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| Residence and Residence Family |
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| The resident helps plan care and the residents family may also be involved with these decisions |
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| Identifying with the feelings of others |
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| Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others |
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| The tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law |
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| The quality or state of being in accordance with the law |
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