Glossary of Care Types
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| | Elderly Care Homes |
| | | Elderly Care Homes are also known as Board and Care Homes, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) or Assisted Living Facilities:
Residential home or facility where the care level can range from
independent living to persons who require help with one or more
Activities of Daily L... |
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| | Adult Day Care |
| | | Three general categories exist, these include Adult Day Socialization, Adult Day Health Care and Alzheimers Care. Depending on the category, facilities may provide services that range from planned activities, to medication assistance, to mental health care for seniors or the disabled and opera... |
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| | Alzheimer/Memory Care |
| | | Facilities that care
for people with dementia/memory loss. They usually offer a high staff
to resident ratio with employees who have specialized training in
Alzheimer/memory loss behaviors. In addition to helping persons with
their Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) (i.e. bathing, e... |
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| | Skilled Nursing Facilities |
| | | Skilled Nursing Facilities are also known as Convalescent Homes, Nursing Homes and are sometimes referred to as SNF's
(pronounced “Sniffs”). They provide physician ordered care with a
licensed nurse on duty 24 hours a day. In addition to providing
skilled nursing care and assistance wit... |
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| | Child Day Care Providers |
| | | Two general categories exist; these include Child Daycare Centers and Child Daycare Homes.
Center based daycare can include preschools and head start programs
while daycare homes are located in a providers private residence. Both
types of care are fee based and can provide care for in... |
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| | Licensed Registered Nurse "RN" |
| | | An Individual who
has completed their states requirements of theory, clinical skills and
passing a required test to become a licensed Registered Nurse. They
are able to follow orders from a Medical Doctor such as monitoring
patients, administering medications, performing wound care and num... |
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| | Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse "LVN/LPN" |
| | | An individual who
has completed their states requirements of theory, clinical skills and
passing a required test to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed
Practical Nurse. Although there are two titles, both are considered
the same type of nurse, the title depends on what a states pre... |
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| | Certified Nurse Aide "CNA" and Certified Home Health Aide "CHHA" |
| | | A person who has completed their states requirements of theory, clinical skills and passing a test to become a Certified Nurse Aide. Schooling typically takes three to six months depending on the states requirements. CNA's usually work with patients in an acute care hospital or a skilled nursi... |
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| | Companion |
| | | A person who helps
with the non-medical care of an individual, usually in a private home.
Tasks may include help with errands, shopping, doctor's visits and
companionship. No formal training is required and availability may
include intermittent visits, part time, full time or as a Li... |
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| | Homes for the Developmentally Disabled |
| | | Homes for the Developmentally Disabled are also known as Group Homes or Adult Residential Facilities (ARF): Care can be in a residential home or a larger facility. They are specially equipped to provide care for the developmentally disabled population. Caregivers assist with Activities o... |
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| | Acute Care Hospital |
| | | A facility intended
for short term stays to care for people with disease, trauma or who are
in need of surgery and recovery. A variety of clinical personnel
provide care with the assistance of advanced technology,
pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, all with the direction of a
medical d... |
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| | Skilled Nursing Facilities |
| | | Some skilled nursing facilities offer rehabilitation care. Below are
some of the professionals that may assist one in the rehabilitation
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| | Physical Therapy |
| | | An Individual who has completed their states requirements of theory,
clinical skills and passing a required test to become a licensed
Physical Therapist. Physical Therapists help individuals improve
mobility, restore function, relieve pain and minimize further
immobility of per... |
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| | Occupational Therapist |
| | | An Individual who
has completed their states requirements of theory, clinical skills and
passing a required test to become a licensed Occupational Therapist.
Occupational Therapists help patients improve their ability to perform
tasks in their everyday lives that they are unable to, or hav... |
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| | Speech Therapist |
| | | Also known as a Speech-Language Pathologist:
An Individual who has completed their states requirements of theory,
clinical skills and passing a required test to become a licensed Speech
Therapist. A Speech Therapist helps assess, diagnose, treat and
prevent disorders related to speec... |
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| | Home Health Care Agencies |
| | | Offers skilled services to patients in their own home that may include the following disciplines; licensed nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, respiratory therapists and certified home health aides. All services are physician ordered and are designed to hel... |
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| | Nurse Staffing Agencies/Registries |
| | | An employment
company that helps place Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational
Nurses/Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nurse Aides, Certified Home
Health Aides and other health professionals in acute care hospitals,
skilled nursing facilities or private duty cases. They are often able
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| | Hospice Care |
| | | Services provided to
persons with life limiting illness that include care of the physical,
social and spiritual needs of the person. Although most care is
received in a patient's private home, hospice can come to where ever
the patient is. Intermittent visits are available from licen... |
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| | Dialysis Care |
| | | Is a procedure used
for people with end stage renal/kidney failure. Dialysis helps manage
blood pressure, manage certain chemicals and clean the blood of waste,
salt and extra fluid when the kidneys are unable to perform the way
they should. |
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