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Needs of resident in longterm care facility

Special medical care, special diets, personal care, specific therapies, nursing care, and recreational/ social activities

Team members responsible for resident's medical care

Physician, pharmacist, DON, charge nurse, and med nurse

Who is responsible for resident's nutrition

Dietitian

Who is responsible for resident's personal care, therapy, and recreation?

Nurse and nursing assistants, physical and occupational therapists, and activity coordinator+residents friends, family, and nursing staff

Who is longterm care for?

Older patients, as well as younger adults w injuries or disabilities

Goals of longterm care

Provide necassary physical care, medical care, rehab, and social activities that promote health & wellbeing of each resident

Hospital

All types of medical care

Subacute care

Pts recovering from illness or surgery

Longterm care

Provides nursing 24 hours a day

Board and care

Offers some care and supervision, residents usually ambulatory, some nursing provided but not 24 hours a day

Assisted living

Provides meals, laundy, transport. Usually no nursing

Adult day care

Provides meals and activities, no living situation. Residents stay daytime only

Mental health facility

Care for mentally ill, now becoming more outpatient

Hospice

24 hours care for the terminally ill

Homecare

Healthcare provided at home, less costly

OBRA

Omnibus budget reconciliation act: defines rights of residents, passed in 1987, sets standards for quality of care, training

Why cnas have at least 75 hours of education

Medicare

Fed. Program paying for some healthcare for 65+ and permanently disabled, covers only limited long term care expenses

Medicaid

Fed program gives states money to pay fornsome healthcare of people who cant afford it

HMO

Health maintenence org.: agrees to provide all of a persons healthcare forna single agreed amount

PPO

Prefferred provider org: pay healthcare as long as you choose from physicians a part of their plan

Disease management

Plan covering a specific chronic disease

DRGs

Diagnosis related groupings: plans intro'd by govt that cover specific conditions or diseases, institution decides how to spend set amount govt gives