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| In medicine, places where health care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and treatment center. |
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| Chronic Condition (Chronic Illness) |
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| A Disease or condition that is long-term or long-lasting and requires management of symptoms. |
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| Health Maintenance Organization (HMOs) |
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| A method of health insurance in which a person has to use a particular doctor or group of doctors expect in case of emergency. |
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| Patient Centered Care (Person-Directed Care) |
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| A type of care that places the emphasis on the person needing care and his or her individuality and capabilities. |
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| Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) |
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| A speech-language pathologist, or speech therapist, identifies communication disorders, addresses factors involved in recovery, and develops a plan of care to meet recovery goal. |
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| Identifying with the feelings of others. |
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| Care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care. |
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| 24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses and injuries. |
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| Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) |
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| A network of providers taht contract to provide health services to a group of people. |
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| Physician or Doctor (MD [medical doctor]) |
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| A doctor diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment. |
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| Medical Social Worker (MSW) |
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| A medical social worker determines residents' needs and helps get them support services, such as counseling and financial assistance. |
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| Sharing in the feelings and difficulties of others. |
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Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist; is available 24 hours a day. |
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Serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating. |
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| Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) |
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Personal daily care task, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and nails, eating, drinking, walking, transferring, and elimination. |
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| Physician or Doctor (DO [doctor of osteopathy]) |
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| A doctor diagnoses disease or disability and prescribes treatment. |
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| Registered Dietitian (RD or RDN) |
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| A registered dietitian assesses a resident's nutritional status and develops a treatment plan to improve health and manage illness. |
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| Defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally allowed to do as permitted by state or federal law. |
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| A disease or condition that will eventually cause death. |
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| A system or strategy of managing health care in a way that controls costs. |
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| A term given to the process of transforming services for elders so that they are based on the values and practices of the person receiving care, core values include choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living. |
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| Physical Therapist (PT or DPT) |
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| Evaluates a person and develops a treatment plan to increase movement, improve circulation, promote healing, reduce pain, prevent disability, and regain or maintain mobility. |
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| Residence and Residence Family |
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The resident is an important member of the care team. The resident helps plan care and the resident's family may also be involved in these decisions. |
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The quality or state of being in accordance with the law. |
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