Chapter 1 - Understanding Healthcare Settings

Another name for a long-term care facility

(LTCF) is

• Nursing home

• Home health care

• Assisted living facility

• Adult daycare facility

Assisted living facilities are initially for

• People who need around-the-clock intensive care

• People who need some help with daily care

• People who will die within six months

• People who need to be in an acute care facility

Which of the following statements is true of adult daycare?

• It takes place in the person’s home.

• It takes place in a facility during daytime working hours.

• Most people in adult daycare are seriously ill or disabled.

• Most serious surgeries are performed at adult daycare centers.

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

• Acute Care

• Subacute Care

• Rehabilitation

• Hospice

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

• Acute Care

• Subacute Care

• Rehabilitation

• Hospice Care

Home Health Aide

• May clean or shop for groceries along with giving care

• Have no contact with the client’s family and/or friends

• Do not have any supervision

• Do not provide personal care

People who live in LTC facilities are usually called __________ because it is where they live for the duration of their stay.

• Patients

• Healthcare providers

• Regulators

• Residents

Most conditions seen in long-term are chronic. What does this mean?

• 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.

HMOs (health maintenance organizations)

• People or organizations that provide health care

• People or organizations paying for healthcare services

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

• Places where care is delivered or administered

• A health plan that states that clients must use a particular doctor or group of doctors

Facilities

• People or organizations that provide health care

• People or organizations paying for healthcare services

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

• Places where care is delivered or administered

• A health plan that states that clients must use a particular doctor or group of doctors