Term
|
Definition
Places where health care is delivered or administered
i.e. Hospitals, long term care facilities, and treatment centers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Care given in long term care facilities for people who need 24 hour skilled care |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A disease or condition that eventually will cause death |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A disease or condition that is long lasting and requires management of symptoms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 24 hour care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short term , immediate care for illnesses and injuries |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| General term that refers to to a serious, progressive loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A system or strategy of managing health care in a way that controls cost |
|
|
Term
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMOs) |
|
Definition
| form of healthcare insurance in which the cost of care is covered only when a person uses a particular doctor or group of doctors except in cases of emergency; seeing specialist generally requires referrals from the primary doctor |
|
|
Term
| Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) |
|
Definition
| form of health insurance in which patients are encouraged to receive care from a network of approved providers at additional cost; patients usually choose their providers, including specialist, without being referred to a doctor |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Activities of daily living |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 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 ; core values include choice, dignity, respect, self determination, and purposeful living |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A type of care that places the emphasis on the care of the person needing care and the persons individuality and capabilities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| speech-language pathologist |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Resident and Resident's Family |
|
Definition
| a doctor who has finished medical school and is in a post-graduate training program called a residency |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Advanced practice registered nurses |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Identifying with the feelings of others |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| sharing in the difficulties and feelings of others |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the roles, responsibilities and procedures that are within the knowledge, training and legal definition of a profession |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the quality or state of being in accordance with the law |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An approach to a patient care that recognizes that people may have experience trauma in their lives so their trauma, experiences, and preferences should be considered while providing care |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A medical condition determined by a doctor |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Residences for people who do not need 24 hour skilled care , but do require some help with daily care |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| for the people that need some assistance and supervision during certain hours but do not live in the facility where that care is provided |
|
|
