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LONG TERM CARE EXAM QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
What is long-term care (LTC)? - ANSWER Over time, a variety of services are
provided to assist people with their requirements and activities of daily living
(ADLs). Can be done at home, in the community, or facilities like nursing
homes and assisted living centres.
What is skilful nursing? - ANSWER Skilled nursing care is delivered by
licensed medical experts and is important to keep the patient healthy or slow
their decline.
What is custodial care? - ANSWER Non-licensed professional care, such as
getting out of bed, eating, bathing, and other activities of daily living. The
majority of LTC involves assisting patients with ADLs.
Provide instances of various long-term care facilities. - ANSWER
List the various sorts of LTC facilities. - ANSWER Skilled nursing facilities,
intermediate care facilities, assisted living facilities, hospital "step-down" units,
DOC (Department of Corrections), I-DD (Intellectual and Developmental
Disability) facilities, and psychiatric hospitals.
Describe skilled nursing facilities. - ANSWER Nursing homes that offer skilled
nursing care. Get extra money from the government. Increased RPh
intervention.
Describe the intermediate care facilities. - ANSWER Nursing homes that offer
more custodial care than expert nursing. Nursing facilities may provide beds for
both professional nursing and custodial care.
Describe the assisted living facilities. - ANSWER Designed to assist patients
who are not well enough to stay at home but do not require the kind of care that
a person in a nursing home does. They do not receive government payments.
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