CHLH 210 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what is long term care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅providing health care services to an individual for
MORE THAN 90 DAYS
examples of long term care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nursing homes, live in care, assisted living
stigma associated with LTC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅positive- can help keep us out of nursing home,
keeps us as independent as possible
neg- people who live there are misreable
why should we study LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-effects all of us and effects our families
-costs a lot of money, if you don't have preventative wellness and making sure that costs arent
impacting society in a negative way
why is long term care important to community health organizations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅baby
boomer generations, increased life expecancy
-elderly in general need more care
-keep elderly healthier with earlier wellness prevention and at home longer means being more
comfortable
-advancement in disease treatment
why is LTC important to CHOs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one of fastest growing sectors in health care
-ppl over the age of 85 will double by 2030
-elderly in general need more care
-keep elderly healthier with earlier wellness prevention
-advancement in disease treatment
largest type of LTC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unpaid caregivers
ex) family, friends
,who needs LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅anyone with chronic condition
-- could be anyone and everyone
who uses LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-older adults
- don't have assistance at home
- diseases for the elderly
- arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, alzheimers
who uses the most LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅elderly, 80%
children, 17%
disabled, 19%
veterans
**care taker burnout is a real thing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅...
qualifications for LTC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-chronic condition- illness for MORE THAN 90 DAYS
- ADL's
- IADLs
activities of daily living (ADL's) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mobility, eating, dressing, continence, and
bathing
(mobility= can you get from bed to chair)
instrumental activities of daily living (IADL's) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅grocery shopping, managing bills,
paying rent,
- community resources can help with these
ADL's need assessment in 4 categories - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- totally independent
- requiring mechanical assistance only- such as a cane, hearing aid, adaptive eating utensils
, - requiring assistance from another person- need LTC
-unable to do the activity at all
continuum of care philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅we want a health care system that meets the
needs of any person, with ADLs and IADLs, holistic wellness approach
**WELLNESS MODEL not medical model (current approach)
--- everything costs too much money, large disconnect
nursing homes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅facility with 3 or more beds that is licensed as suring home-
certified as a medicare facility
- represent 4.1% of care given
nursing home trends in the past - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅small, family owned, 24/7 care for elderly and
individuals with disabilities
nursing home trends now - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅corporation- multilevel (people at all levels of LTC)
- more than 1000 beds
types of nursing homes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅proprietary( for profit)- 62%
voluntary, nonprofit- 30%
gov and other- 7.7%
nursing home categories - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅extended care facility, intermediate care facility,
intermediate care for the mentally retarded, skilled nursing facilty
extended care facility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assisting with critical ADLs like eating and toileting- need
more help than at home but not too much help
what is long term care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅providing health care services to an individual for
MORE THAN 90 DAYS
examples of long term care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nursing homes, live in care, assisted living
stigma associated with LTC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅positive- can help keep us out of nursing home,
keeps us as independent as possible
neg- people who live there are misreable
why should we study LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-effects all of us and effects our families
-costs a lot of money, if you don't have preventative wellness and making sure that costs arent
impacting society in a negative way
why is long term care important to community health organizations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅baby
boomer generations, increased life expecancy
-elderly in general need more care
-keep elderly healthier with earlier wellness prevention and at home longer means being more
comfortable
-advancement in disease treatment
why is LTC important to CHOs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one of fastest growing sectors in health care
-ppl over the age of 85 will double by 2030
-elderly in general need more care
-keep elderly healthier with earlier wellness prevention
-advancement in disease treatment
largest type of LTC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unpaid caregivers
ex) family, friends
,who needs LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅anyone with chronic condition
-- could be anyone and everyone
who uses LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-older adults
- don't have assistance at home
- diseases for the elderly
- arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, alzheimers
who uses the most LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅elderly, 80%
children, 17%
disabled, 19%
veterans
**care taker burnout is a real thing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅...
qualifications for LTC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-chronic condition- illness for MORE THAN 90 DAYS
- ADL's
- IADLs
activities of daily living (ADL's) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mobility, eating, dressing, continence, and
bathing
(mobility= can you get from bed to chair)
instrumental activities of daily living (IADL's) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅grocery shopping, managing bills,
paying rent,
- community resources can help with these
ADL's need assessment in 4 categories - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- totally independent
- requiring mechanical assistance only- such as a cane, hearing aid, adaptive eating utensils
, - requiring assistance from another person- need LTC
-unable to do the activity at all
continuum of care philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅we want a health care system that meets the
needs of any person, with ADLs and IADLs, holistic wellness approach
**WELLNESS MODEL not medical model (current approach)
--- everything costs too much money, large disconnect
nursing homes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅facility with 3 or more beds that is licensed as suring home-
certified as a medicare facility
- represent 4.1% of care given
nursing home trends in the past - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅small, family owned, 24/7 care for elderly and
individuals with disabilities
nursing home trends now - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅corporation- multilevel (people at all levels of LTC)
- more than 1000 beds
types of nursing homes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅proprietary( for profit)- 62%
voluntary, nonprofit- 30%
gov and other- 7.7%
nursing home categories - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅extended care facility, intermediate care facility,
intermediate care for the mentally retarded, skilled nursing facilty
extended care facility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assisting with critical ADLs like eating and toileting- need
more help than at home but not too much help
