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Aging in Place A process whereby individuals remain in their living
environment despite the physical and/mental
decline and growing needs for supportive services
that may occur in the course of aging.
ADLs (Activity of Daily Living) The functions or tasks for self-care, which are
performed either independently or with
supervision or assistance, such as: dressing,
bathing, toileting, transfer, locomotion, bed
mobility, and eating.
Assisted Living A coordinated array of supportive personal and
health services 24 hours per day, to residents who
have been assessed to need these services
including persons who require nursing home level
care. It promotes resident self direction and
participation in decisions that emphasize
independence, individuality, privacy, dignity, and
homelike surroundings.
,Bounded Choice Limits places on a resident's choice as a result of an
assessment, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36-5.18,
which indicates that such resident's choices or
preference place the resident or others at a risk of
harm or lead to consequences which violate the
norms of the facility or program or the rights of
others.
CPCH (Comprehensive Personal A facility which is licensed by the Department of
Care Home) Health and Senior Services to provide room and
board and to assure that assisted living services are
available when needed, to four or more adults
unrelated to the proprietor. Residential units in this
type of facility have no more than two residents
and have a lockable door on the unit entrance.
CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement A facility that has received a certificate of authority
Community) pursuant to the _________ and Financial Disclosure Act,
N.J.S.A. 52:27D-300 et seq.
Customized Resident Medication A unit-of-use package prepared by a pharmacist
Package for a specific resident comprising a series of
containers and containing two or more prescribed
sold oral dosage forms, and so designed or
labeled as to indicate the day and time, or period
of time, that the contents within each container are
to be taken.
Guardian A person appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to handle the affairs and protect the
rights of any resident of the facility who has been
declared a mental incompetent. This does not
include a person affiliated with the facility, its
operations or personnel, unless so ordered by the
court.
, Health Care Service Any service provided to a resident of an assisted
living or comprehensive personal care home that is
ordered by a physician and required to be
provided or delegated by a licensed, registered or
certified health care professional.
Hospice A program of palliative and supportive services
provided to terminally ill persons and their families
in the form of physical, psychological, social, and
spiritual care.
Managed Risk The process of balancing resident choice and
independence with the health and safety of the
resident and other persons in the facility or
program. If a resident's preference or decision
places the resident or others at risk and is likely to
lead to adverse consequences, such risks or
consequences are discussed with the resident, and,
if the resident agrees, a resident representative,
and a formal plan to avoid or reduce negative or
adverse outcomes is negotiated, in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:36-5.18.
Manage Risk Agreement The written formal plan developed in consideration
of shared responsibility, bounded choice and
assisted living values and negotiated between the
resident and the facility or program to avoid or
reduce the risk of adverse outcomes which may
occur in an assisted living environment.
Medication Administration A procedure in which a prescribed medication or
biological is given to a resident by an authorized
individual in accordance with all laws and
regulations governing such procedures.
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Terms in this set (357)
Aging in Place A process whereby individuals remain in their living
environment despite the physical and/mental
decline and growing needs for supportive services
that may occur in the course of aging.
ADLs (Activity of Daily Living) The functions or tasks for self-care, which are
performed either independently or with
supervision or assistance, such as: dressing,
bathing, toileting, transfer, locomotion, bed
mobility, and eating.
Assisted Living A coordinated array of supportive personal and
health services 24 hours per day, to residents who
have been assessed to need these services
including persons who require nursing home level
care. It promotes resident self direction and
participation in decisions that emphasize
independence, individuality, privacy, dignity, and
homelike surroundings.
,Bounded Choice Limits places on a resident's choice as a result of an
assessment, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36-5.18,
which indicates that such resident's choices or
preference place the resident or others at a risk of
harm or lead to consequences which violate the
norms of the facility or program or the rights of
others.
CPCH (Comprehensive Personal A facility which is licensed by the Department of
Care Home) Health and Senior Services to provide room and
board and to assure that assisted living services are
available when needed, to four or more adults
unrelated to the proprietor. Residential units in this
type of facility have no more than two residents
and have a lockable door on the unit entrance.
CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement A facility that has received a certificate of authority
Community) pursuant to the _________ and Financial Disclosure Act,
N.J.S.A. 52:27D-300 et seq.
Customized Resident Medication A unit-of-use package prepared by a pharmacist
Package for a specific resident comprising a series of
containers and containing two or more prescribed
sold oral dosage forms, and so designed or
labeled as to indicate the day and time, or period
of time, that the contents within each container are
to be taken.
Guardian A person appointed by a court of competent
jurisdiction to handle the affairs and protect the
rights of any resident of the facility who has been
declared a mental incompetent. This does not
include a person affiliated with the facility, its
operations or personnel, unless so ordered by the
court.
, Health Care Service Any service provided to a resident of an assisted
living or comprehensive personal care home that is
ordered by a physician and required to be
provided or delegated by a licensed, registered or
certified health care professional.
Hospice A program of palliative and supportive services
provided to terminally ill persons and their families
in the form of physical, psychological, social, and
spiritual care.
Managed Risk The process of balancing resident choice and
independence with the health and safety of the
resident and other persons in the facility or
program. If a resident's preference or decision
places the resident or others at risk and is likely to
lead to adverse consequences, such risks or
consequences are discussed with the resident, and,
if the resident agrees, a resident representative,
and a formal plan to avoid or reduce negative or
adverse outcomes is negotiated, in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:36-5.18.
Manage Risk Agreement The written formal plan developed in consideration
of shared responsibility, bounded choice and
assisted living values and negotiated between the
resident and the facility or program to avoid or
reduce the risk of adverse outcomes which may
occur in an assisted living environment.
Medication Administration A procedure in which a prescribed medication or
biological is given to a resident by an authorized
individual in accordance with all laws and
regulations governing such procedures.
