HAS 3000 – Chapter 9 – Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes the informal long-term care system?
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care and assistance provided in the home by family members and friends
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The major distinction between skilled-nursing and residential care facilities is that skilled nursing facilities:
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provide care primarily for people requiring intensive nursing, rehabilitation, or related services
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A long-term care innovation, "naturally occurring retirement community," is best defined as:
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apartment complexes, neighborhoods, or sections of communities where residents have opted to age-in-place
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The enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 affected the long-term care industry in many ways. Which of the following was not an effect of the Medicare and Medicaid enactment on the long-term care industry?
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Prohibition of for-profit providers' participation in Medicare and Medicaid long-term care reimbursement
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Long-term care is best described as:
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services provided in both home and institutional settings for persons of all ages with varying levels of medical, social, and personal care needs
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The US history of institutional long-term care began with:
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communal care settings operated by charitable community members and government supported almshouses
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Which of the following societal factors increases the need for formal long-term care services:
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(All of the above)
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Respite care is best defined as:
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services that temporarily relieve informal caregivers through assistance in the home or through institutional placement on a temporary basis
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The hospice movement is concerned with care for terminally ill patients. Which of the following is not a major goal of hospice care?
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decreasing costs of care for the terminally ill by avoiding use of expensive technology
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Long-term care and nursing-home reform legislation of the 1970s occurred as a response to which of the following:
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(A and C)
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Which of the following was not a driver of expanded home care services during the 1980s through the 1990s?
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audits documenting significant fraud and abuse of Medicare billing
