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11 Cards in this Set
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1. Variety of Services
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needs vary greatly from indiv to indiv over time
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2. Coordination of services
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help navigate complex system; matching of long term care and non long term care services to patient needs
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3. Designed for functionally impaired
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LTC most closely associated with person's inability to function independently; Activities of Daily Living - six basic tasks of daily living; used to evaluate a person's level of disability and the extent of assistance the person would need
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ADLs
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eating, dressing, bathing, toilet, traveling, bowel and bladder control, sometimes grooming and walking a distance of eight feet
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)
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measure of physical function, more easily supplemented than ADLs, ex cooking, shopping, housekeeping, money management, traveling alone; generally not used in institutional setting (people are not required to perform ADLs)
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4. Promoting functional independence
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main goal of long term care, teach adaptation, allow and motivate patient to do what he/she wants
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5. Extend period of time
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unlike acute care, LTC extends over a period of time
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6. Mental, social, physical, spiritual dimensions (holistic health)
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technical aspects of life, emotional well being (anxiety, depression, boredom), social (warm friendships), spiritual (services incorporate patients beliefs, values, and religious preferences)
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7. quality of life
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a comfortable, safe, and appealing living environment; enjoyable and meaningful activities; palliation (relief from pain and discomfort); human factors (caring and compassion, patient dignity, govern one's own affairs, privacy)
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Community Based LTC
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supplement informal care wherever necessary, delay or prevent institutionalization, provide respite to family members when necessary
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Sources of Funding for LTC
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Medicare and to a lesser extent Medicaid (home health care); Federal Administration on Aging; state units on aging; area agencies on aging (Older Americans Act of 1965, Ombudsman (responsible for investigating and resolving complaints from consumers and other members of the public))
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