Chapter 1: The Nursing Assistant in Long-Term Care

Long-term care is offered in

• Hospitals

• Adult day services facilities

• Skilled nursing facilities

• Ambulatory surgical centers

Residents in _______usually more independent and do not need skilled care.

• Acute care facilities

• Assited living facilities

• Subacute care facilities

• Hospice facilities

Which of the following types of health care is generally for people who will die in six months of less?

• Long-term care

• Outpatient care

• Intergenerational care

• Hospice care

______ is a federal health insurance program for people who are 65 years of age or older or people of any age with permanent kidney failure or certain disabilities.

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Health and Human Services

______ is a medical assistant program for people who have low income or certain disabilities

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• Department of the Treasury

• Committee on the budget

Medicare will pay for

• All care provided by the recipient

• All care request by the doctor

• All care requested by the facility

• Care that is determines to be medically necessary

The amount that Medicare and Medicaid will pay long-term care facilities for services is based on

• The residents background

• The residents need upon admission and throughout the stay

• The size of the facility

• The financial contributions from the residents family