HSEII Chapter 1- Understanding Healthcare Settings

Another name for a long-term care facility is:

• Extended care facility/nursing home

• Home health care facility

• Assisted living facility

• Adult day services facility

Assisted living facilities are initially for

• people who need 24 hour intensive care

• people who need limited assistance with ADL's

• people who will die within 6 months

• people who need acute care

Which of the following statements is true of adult day services?

• This type of care is for people who need to live in the facility where care is provided

• This type of care is for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hours

• Most people who need adult day services are seriously ill or disabled

• Many types of surgery are performed at adult day services center

Care given by specialists to restore or improve function after an illness or injury is called

• acute care

• subacute care

• rehabilitation

• hospice care

Care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live is called

• acute care

• subacute care

• rehabilitation care

• hospice care

Home health aides

• may clean or shop for groceries

• have no contact with the client's family and/or friends

• do not have any supervision

• are not allowed to provide personal care

People who live in long-term care facilities are usually called ______ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay.

• patients

• healthcare providers

• regulators

• residents

Most conditions in long-term care are chronic. This means that

• the conditions require immediate treatment at a hospital

• the conditions last a long time

• the conditions last a short time

• the conditions will usually cause death within three months

True or False: Long-term care facilities may offer assisted living, subacute care, or specialized care.

• True

• False

True or False: Facilities that offer specialized care must have specially trained employees.

• True

• False